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Shulin District

Coordinates: 24°59′N 121°25′E / 24.99°N 121.41°E / 24.99; 121.41
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Shulin
樹林區
Shulin District
Shulin District in New Taipei City
Shulin District in New Taipei City
Coordinates: 24°59′N 121°25′E / 24.99°N 121.41°E / 24.99; 121.41
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Special municipalityNew Taipei City
Area
 • Total33.1288 km2 (12.7911 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2016)
 • Total184,329
Time zone+8
Websitewww.shulin.ntpc.gov.tw
Shulin District office

Shulin District (Chinese: 樹林區; pinyin: Shùlín Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhiū-nâ-chhī) is an inner city district in southwestern New Taipei City, Taiwan.[1]

Name

The area was named Shulin by the daily business commuters after seeing the sights of abundance of woods and trees in the region.

History

Shulin was upgraded to a county-controlled city of Taipei County on 4 October 1999 from a township, and to a district of New Taipei City on 25 December 2010.

Administrative divisions

Sanxing, Sanfu, Sanduo, Sanlong, Qiangliao, Guangxing, Jinliao, Tande, Wenlin, Baoan, Zunan, Zunfu, Zunmin, Zunsheng, Shude, Shufu, Shuxi, Shuxing, Shuren, Yuying, Shunan, Ponei, Shutung, Shubei, Pengfu, Heping, Pengxing, Pengcuo, Datong, Zhonghua, Taishun, Tungsheng, Tungyang, Tungshan, Shanjia, Zhongshan, Leshan, Ganyuan, Xiyuan, Nanyuan, Tungyuan and Beiyuan Village.

Infrastructures

Transportation

Shulin Station

See also

References