Xinzhuang District
Xinzhuang District is a district in the western part of New Taipei in northern Taiwan. It has an area of and a population of 421,248 people.
History
A former name of the area is Pulauan. On 15 January 1980, Xinzhuang was upgraded from an urban township to be a county-administered city of Taipei County. On 25 December 2010, Taipei County was upgraded to New Taipei City, and Xinzhuang City was upgraded to a district.Overview
The district is bordered by Wugu and Taishan to the north, Sanchong to the east, Banqiao and Shulin to the south, and Taoyuan City to the west.Government agencies
- Council of Indigenous Peoples
- Hakka Affairs Council
- Ministry of Culture
Educational institutions
Colleges
- Fu Jen Catholic University
Senior High Schools
- New Taipei Municipal DanFeng High School
- New Taipei Municipal Hsinchuang Senior High School
- Heng Yee Catholic High School
- National Xinzhuang High School
Infrastructures
Hospitals
- Taipei Hospital
Tourist attractions
- Cihyou Temple
- Losheng Sanatorium
- Siangrenhe Clock and Drum Workshop
- Temple to Erudition Deity
- Temple to the Martial Deity
- Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium
- Xinzhuang Culture and Arts Center
Transportation
Taipei Metro
- Danfeng metro station
- Fu Jen University metro station
- Huilong metro station
- Touqianzhuang metro station
- Xinzhuang metro station
- Xingfu metro station
- New Taipei [Industrial Park metro station]
Taoyuan Airport MRT
- New Taipei Industrial Park metro station
- Xinzhuang Fuduxin metro station
Notable natives
- Bamboo Chen, actor, acting coach and producer
- Cheng Yu-cheng, member of Legislative Yuan
- Guo Qiusen, former writer
- Jolin Tsai, singer-songwriter and actress
- Timi Zhuo, singer and actress