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New Taipei City was known as Taipei County before its promotion to special municipality status in 2010. The name of the new municipality (新北市, literally "New Northern City") was at first rendered in English as Xinbei City via pinyin romanization, [6] [7] but both candidates for the city's first mayoral election opposed the name.
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It is composed of 3 administrative divisions: Taipei, New Taipei City and Keelung. The region encompasses an area of 2,457.13 square kilometers (948.70 sq mi) and a population of 7,034,084 as of 2019.
Taipei (/ ˌ t aɪ ˈ p eɪ / ⓘ; Chinese: 臺北; pinyin: Táiběi), [4] officially Taipei City, [I] is the capital [a] and a special municipality of Taiwan. [7] [8] Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung.
Banqiao District office. Banqiao District (Chinese: 板橋區; pinyin: Bǎnqiáo Qū) Banciao, Panchiao or Pan-ch'iao is a district and the seat of New Taipei City, Taiwan.It has the third-highest population density in Taiwan, with over 24,000/km 2 (62,000/sq mi).
Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei: Xindian: 新店市: Sin-tiàm-chhī: Taipei: 1980-01-15: 2010-12-25: Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei: Xinzhuang: 新莊市: Sin-chng-chhī: Taipei: 1980-01-15: 2010-12-25: Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei: Tucheng: 土城市: Thô͘-siâⁿ ...
Sanchong District (Chinese: 三重區; pinyin: Sānchóng Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sam-tiông-khu) is a district in the western part of New Taipei City, Taiwan.With an area of 16.32 km 2 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 km 2.
Shimen District (Chinese: 石門 區; pinyin: Shímén Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chio̍h-mn̂g-khu), also known as Sekimon, is a sparsely populated rural district in the northern part of New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. It is part of the North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area and includes Taiwan's northernmost point, Cape Fugui.