Taishan District, New Taipei Explained

Taishan
Official Name:	Taishan District
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Subdivision Type2:	Special municipality
Subdivision Name2:	New Taipei City
Population As Of:	February 2023
Population Total:	77169
Timezone:	+8
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Coordinates:	25.0833°N 147°W

Taishan District is a district home to 77,169 people in New Taipei, Taiwan.^[1]

History

Taishan was formally a rural township. On December 25, 2010, after Taipei County was upgraded to New Taipei City, Taishan Township was upgraded to Taishan District.

Geography

• Area

19.16 km²

• Population

77,169 people (February 2023)Taishan borders Wugu, Linkou, and Xinzhuang districts of New Taipei City, as well as Guishan District of Taoyuan City.

Infrastructures

• Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital

Government agencies

• Freeway Bureau

Education

Higher education

• Lee-Ming Institute of Technology
• Ming Chi University of Technology

High school

• New Taipei Municipal Taishan Senior High School (新北市立泰山高級中學) ^[2]

Junior high school

• New Taipei Municipal Taishan Junior High School (新北市立泰山國民中學) http://www.ttcjh.ntpc.edu.tw/
• New Taipei Municipal Yi Shiue Junior High School (新北市立義學國民中學)

Elementary school

• New Taipei Municipal Taishan Elementary School (新北市立泰山國民小學) http://www.tses.ntpc.edu.tw/
• New Taipei Municipal Ming-Zhi Elementary School (新北市立明志國民小學) http://www.mjes.ntpc.edu.tw/
• New Taipei Municipal Tong-Zong Elementary School http://www.tres.ntpc.edu.tw/
• New Taipei Municipal Yi Shiue Elementary School http://www.yses.ntpc.edu.tw/

Library

• New Taipei City Library Taishan Guizi Branch
• New Taipei City Library Taishan Branch
• New Taipei City Library Taishan Parent-Child Reading Room

Tourist attractions

• Mingzhi Academy
• Cultural and Historical Image Park
• Ci Xiu Park
• Taishan Doll Museum
• Upper Taishan Temple
• Yihuekeng Natural Ecological Park
• Fu-Da Night Market (Near the backdoor of Fu Jen Catholic University)

Transportation

• Taishan is served by the National Highway No. 1.

Taipei Metro

• Danfeng Station

Taoyuan Airport MRT

• Taishan metro station
• Taishan Guihe metro station

Notable natives

• Lee Hong-yuan, Minister of the Interior (2012-2014)

See also

• New Taipei City

Notes and References

1. Web site: Taishan (City District (Qu), Taiwan) - population statistics, map and location . Citypopulation.de . 2014-02-21 . 2014-05-15.
2. http://210.71.107.5/newweb/english/