| Sanchong | |
| Official Name: | Sanchong District |
| Other Name: | Sanchung, San Chung |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sanchong in Taiwan |
| Coordinates: | 25.0622°N 121.4872°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Taiwan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Special municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | New Taipei |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1947 |
| Leader Title: | District Chief |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.3170 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 380699 |
| Population As Of: | February 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 241 |
| Area Code: | 02 |
Sanchong District is a district in the western part of New Taipei City, Taiwan. With an area of 16.32 km2 and a population of 380,699 people (February 2023), it has the fourth highest population density in Taiwan and 23rd highest in the world,[2] with over 23,900 people per km2.
Sanchong is bounded to the north and northwest by Luzhou, Wugu, the west by Xinzhuang, and is separated from Taipei City by the Tamsui River.
Sanchong was called Satengpo, which literally means "The Third Plain" by the early settlers. The settlers from the modern-day Xinzhuang area moved up north and named the plains they settle as "The First Plain" (頭前埔, located in modern-day Xinzhuang District), "The Second Plain" (二重埔, located in modern-day Sanchong) and The Third Plain.
The district has been an important suburb of Taipei. On 1 April 1962, Sanchong was upgraded from an urban township to be a county-administered city. On 25 December 2010 with the creation of New Taipei City from former Taipei County, Sanchong City was upgraded into a district.
As of October 2015, there were 388,550 people living in the district.[3]
The 2010 Population Census[4] reported that Sanchong has a population of 390,904. The population density was 24,172.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The district is served by the Taipei Metro Zhonghe-Xinlu Line at Sanchong Elementary School Station, Sanhe Junior High School Station, Taipei Bridge Station, Cailiao Station, Sanchong Station, and Xianse Temple Station. The Taoyuan Airport MRT also stops at Sanchong station.
The district is accessible by National Highway No. 1, Provincial Highway No. 1 and No.1A, and Provincial Highway No. 64. The district is connected to Taipei via Chongyang Bridge, Taipei Bridge, Zhongxiao Bridge, and Zhongxing Bridge. It is also connected to Xinzhuang, Luzhou, Wugu, and Banqiao District.