Taishan District, New Taipei

Taishan District (Chinese: 泰山區; pinyin: Tàishān Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thài-san-khu) is a district home to 77,169 people in New Taipei, Taiwan.[1]

Taishan
泰山區
District
Taishan District
Taishan District in New Taipei City
Taishan District in New Taipei City
Coordinates: 025°05′N 121°26′E
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Special municipalityNew Taipei City
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total77,169
Time zone+8
Websitewww.taishan.ntpc.gov.tw (in Chinese)
Taishan District Office

History

Taishan was formally a rural township. On December 25, 2010, after Taipei County was upgraded to New Taipei City, Taishan Township was upgraded to Taishan District.

Geography
  • Area: 19.16 km2
  • Population: 77,169 people (February 2023)

Taishan borders Wugu, Linkou, and Xinzhuang districts of New Taipei City, as well as Guishan District of Taoyuan City.

Infrastructures
  • Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital

Government agencies
  • Freeway Bureau

Education

Higher education
  • Lee-Ming Institute of Technology
  • Ming Chi University of Technology

High school
  • New Taipei Municipal Taishan Senior High School (新北市立泰山高級中學) [2]

Junior high school
  • New Taipei Municipal Taishan Junior High School (新北市立泰山國民中學)
  • New Taipei Municipal Yi Shiue Junior High School (新北市立義學國民中學)

Elementary school
  • New Taipei Municipal Taishan Elementary School (新北市立泰山國民小學)
  • New Taipei Municipal Ming-Zhi Elementary School (新北市立明志國民小學)
  • New Taipei Municipal Tong-Zong Elementary School
  • New Taipei Municipal Yi Shiue Elementary School

Library
  • New Taipei City Library Taishan Guizi Branch
  • New Taipei City Library Taishan Branch
  • New Taipei City Library Taishan Parent-Child Reading Room

Tourist attractions
Upper Taishan Temple
  • Mingzhi Academy
  • Cultural and Historical Image Park
  • Ci Xiu Park
  • Taishan Doll Museum
  • Upper Taishan Temple
  • Yihuekeng Natural Ecological Park
  • Fu-Da Night Market (Near the backdoor of Fu Jen Catholic University)

Transportation
Taishan metro station
  • Taishan is served by the National Highway No. 1.

Taipei Metro
  • Danfeng Station

Taoyuan Airport MRT
  • Taishan metro station
  • Taishan Guihe metro station

Notable natives
  • Lee Hong-yuan, Minister of the Interior (2012-2014)

See also
  • New Taipei City

References
  1. "Taishan (City District (Qu), Taiwan) - population statistics, map and location". Citypopulation.de. 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  2. http://210.71.107.5/newweb/english/
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