Shiding | |
Official Name: | Shiding District |
Other Name: | Sekitei |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 25°N 160°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Subdivision Type2: | Special municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | New Taipei City |
Population Total: | 7251 |
Population As Of: | March 2023 |
Timezone: | +8 |
Shiding District is a rural district in southern New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Shiding used to be a thriving town during the Qing Dynasty due to its geographically favorable condition as a resting place on the way to Yilan and its coal mine resources and tea trading. Shiding was a rural township of Taipei County until the upgrade of the county to become the New Taipei municipality on 25 December 2010, Shiding became a district.
144.35 km2
7,251 people (March 2023)
The district is accessible by bus from Jingmei Station of Taipei Metro.[1]