Nangang District, Taipei
Nangang
南港區 | |
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| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Eastern Taipei |
| Divisions | List
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| Area | |
• Total | 21.8424 km2 (8.4334 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 5th of 12 |
| Population | |
• Total | 122,296 |
| • Rank | Ranked 12th of 12 |
| • Density | 5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 115 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 南港區 | ||||||||||||||
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Nangang District (Chinese: 南港區) is a southeastern district of Taipei, Taiwan. It is the seat of the Academia Sinica, Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall, and Nankang Software Park (NKSP).
Administration
The following placenames are romanized in Hanyu Pinyin, with Wade-Giles in parentheses, which is the legacy standard spelling:
- Baifu (百福)
- Chengfu (成福)
- Dongxin (東新 Tunghsin)
- Dongmin (東明 Tungmin)
- Hecheng (合成 Hoch'eng)
- Hongfu (鴻福)
- Jiuzhuang (舊庄 Chiuchuang)
- Jiuru (九如 Chiuju)
- Liancheng (聯成 Liench'eng)
- Nangang (南港 Nankang)
- Renfu (仁福 Jenfu)
- Sanchong (三重 Sanch'ong)
- Wanfu (萬福)
- Xinfu (新富 Hsinfu)
- Xinguang (新光 Hsinkuang)
- Xixin (西新 Hsihsin)
- Yucheng (玉成 Yüch'eng)
- Zhongnan (中南 Chungnan)
- Zhongyan (中研 Chungyen), which was part of Jiuzhuang until December 1974, contains the Academia Sinica.
History
Nangang was settled in 1735 by Fujianese, especially in the present villages of Nangang, Sanchong, and Dongxin. The placename was Great Jia'na Fortress (大加蚋堡), Nangang-Sanchong Port (南港三重埔). The Qing era name of Lamkang'a (南港仔; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-káng-á; lit. 'southern port'), refers to its position on Keelung River.
In 1920, during the Japanese era, Nangang was part of Naiko Village (内湖庄), Shichisei District (七星區), Taihoku Prefecture. In December 1945, after the handover of Taiwan to the Kuomintang, the administrative levels were changed to Neihu Township (內湖鄉), Qixing District (七星區), Taipei County. July 6 the following year, as proposed by Mayor Que Shankeng (闕山坑), Nangang was separated into its own township (南港鎮). In 1967, it became a district of Taipei.
Education
Miscellaneous
- Xintian Temple (信天宮 "Faith in Heaven") here is dedicated to the goddess Matsu.
- There are 25 parks here, such as Nanxing Park and Nanhu Riverside Park.
- Hu Shih died here.
Transportation
See also
