Beitun District (; lit: northern camp) is a district in Taichung, Taiwan. Located in the northern part of the city, it is a half mountainous, half urban area. Though Beitun District used to be considered part of the countryside, the new Taiyuan Station has urbanized it considerably. The highest point of Taichung City is located in Beitun, Douliu Hill (859 m).

History

The district used to be part of Taichung provincial city before the merger with Taichung County to form Taichung

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on 25 December 2010.

Administrative divisions

Beitun District is divided into 42 Li (里, or villages):

Education

* Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology * Morrison Academy TIBS

Spots

* Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium

Tourist attractions

* Beitun Wenchang Temple * Dakeng hiking and biking trails * Songzhu Temple *

Taichung Folklore Park The Taichung Folklore Park () is a cultural center in Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. History The construction of the park started in 1984 by Taichung City Council and opened in March 1990. Architecture The park spans over an area of 1.6 he ...

* Taichung Military Kindred Village Museum * Yide Mansion

Transportation

Railway

* Songzhu railway station * Taiyuan railway station

Taichung Metro

* Beitun Main metro station * Jiushe metro station * Songzhu station * Sihwei Elementary School metro station * Wenxin Chongde metro station

Roads

* Provincial Highway No. 1A * Provincial Highway No. 3 * Provincial Highway No. 74

Notable natives

Dewi Chien Dewi Chien (born 9 March 1992) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. She is member of musical duo Dears. She is known for her role as Tao Min-min in the 2015 film ''Our Times''. Filmography Television series * ''The Devil Punisher'' (2020) as Se ...

, singer * Joe Cheng, model, actor and singer

References

External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of Taichung