Pushpin Map: | Taiwan |
Shalu | |
Official Name: | Shalu District |
Native Name: | 沙鹿區 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-tw |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Location |
Subdivision Name: | Taichung, Taiwan |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Liao Tsai-chung (廖財崇;) |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 40.46 |
Population As Of: | February 2023 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 97408 |
Population Rank: | 12 out of 29 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Shalu District (; lit: Sand Deer) is a suburban district in central Taichung City, Taiwan.
Originally a settlement of the Papora people, this region was named . During the Kingdom of Tungning (1662-1683), the Taiwanese Plains Aborigines were driven away or sinicized, and the area became a Han settlement. In 1731 during Qing rule, Tamsui Subprefecture extended from the Tai-kah River northward up to Kelang (; Keelung).
In 1920, during Japanese rule, the written name was changed to Sharoku (Chinese: 沙鹿). Administratively, Sharoku was under, Taichū Prefecture. In Taiwanese Hokkien, the old name is still used.
In 1945 the village was changed to a township, and was upgraded to a district in 2010.
Juren, Luoquan, Shalu, Meiren, Xingren, Xingan, Doudi, Lufeng, Luliao, Zhulin, Lifen, Fuxing, Beishi, Jinjiang, Liulu, Nanshi, Puzi, Sanlu, Gongming, Qingquan and Xishi Village.