Sanzhi District
Appearance
Sanzhi
三芝區 Sanchih, Sanjhih, Sanshi | |
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Sanzhi District | |
![]() Beach in Sanzhi | |
![]() Sanzhi District in New Taipei City | |
Coordinates: 25°14′12″N 121°31′31″E / 25.23667°N 121.52528°E | |
Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Region | Northern Taiwan |
Special municipality | New Taipei City |
Area | |
• Total | 65.9968 km2 (25.4815 sq mi) |
Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 22,190 |
Time zone | UTC 8 (CST) |
Postal code | 252 |
Area code | 02 |
Website | www |
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Chinese | 三芝區 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sanzhi District (Chinese: 三芝區; pinyin: Sānzhī Qū) is a rural district in northern New Taipei, Taiwan. It is notable as the hometown of the former president Lee Teng-hui.
History
[edit]During the period of Japanese rule, Sanshi Village (三芝庄), and was governed under Tamsui District (淡水郡) of Taihoku Prefecture.
Administrative divisions
[edit]The district administers thirteen urban villages:[1][2]
- Baxian (八賢里), Putou (埔頭里), Guzhuang (古庄里), Xinzhuang (新庄里), Puping (埔坪里), Maochang[3][4] (茂長里), Hengshan (橫山里), Xiban (錫板里), Houcuo (後厝里), Fude (福德里), Yuanshan (圓山里), Dianzi (店子里) and Xinghua (興華里) Village.
Education
[edit]Tourist attractions
[edit]Transportation
[edit]The main road route through Sanzhi is the Provincial Highway No. 2. There are also a number of county-level highways within the district.
Notable natives
[edit]- Chiang Wen-yeh, musician and composer active mainly in Japan and the People's Republic of China[5]
- Lee Teng-hui, former ROC president, spiritual leader of the Taiwan Solidarity Union
- Lu Hsiu-yi, former Democratic Progressive Party politician and member of the Legislative Yuan
- Tseng Wen-hui, former First Lady of the Republic of China, wife of former President Lee Teng-hui
- Tu Tsung-ming, founder of Kaohsiung Medical University and the first Taiwanese PhD
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 行政區域. Sanzhi District Office New Taipei City 新北市三芝區公所 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 24 April 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
新庄里 古庄里 埔頭里 橫山里 茂長里 後厝里 埔坪里 錫板里 八賢里 福德里 圓山里 店子里 興華里
- ^ "2018 Local Elections". Central Election Commission. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
Baxian Vil. Putou Vil. Guzhuang Vil. Xinzhuang Vil. Puping Vil. Maozhang[sic] Vil. Hengshan Vil. Xiban Vil. Houcuo Vil. Fude Vil. Yuanshan Vil. Dianzi Vil. Xinghua Vil.
, Chinese version: [1] - ^ 1060713 茂長里門面綠美化 馬賽克磚牆打造藝術村. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Every time '茂長' is spoken aloud in this video, it seems to be read as 'Màocháng'.
- ^ Maochang Cun (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "江文也 (Jiang Wen-ye)" (in Chinese). Sanzhi District Government.
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