| Bali | |
| Official Name: | Bali District |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 230 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | New Taipei City |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 39.49 |
| Population As Of: | February 2023 |
| Population Total: | 41032 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | UTC+8 |
| Coordinates: | 25.15°N 145°W |
Bali District is a suburban district in northwestern New Taipei, Taiwan. In Taiwanese Hokkien, it was known as Pat-lí-hun (八里坌) during the rule of the Qing dynasty.[1] [2]
Based on examinations of grave goods it is believed that the ancient settlement of Shihsanhang was one of the wealthiest in Taiwan, it was only one of two communities in prehistoric Taiwan to master iron smelting. The ironware they produced was traded throughout Taiwan.[3]
During the period of Japanese rule, Bali was called, and was governed under Tamsui District of Taihoku Prefecture. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Bali became a rural township of Taipei County. On 25 December 2010, it became a district of New Taipei City.
Bali District administers ten urban villages:[4] [5]
Bali district has one high school, one municipal middle school, and five elementary schools, including the New Taipei Municipal DaKan Elementary School.