East District () is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

in east

Hsinchu City Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan Province not among the special municipalities, with estimated 450,655 inhabi ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. It is the second largest of the three districts in Hsinchu City. The East District is home to the

Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park The Hsinchu Science Park (HSP; ) is an industrial park established by the government of Taiwan on 15 December 1980. It straddles Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County in Taiwan. History The idea of the establishment of the Hsinchu Science Park was ...

Geography

* Area: * Population: 208,122 (January 2016)

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Nanmen, Fude, Nanshi, Guandi, Tungmen, Rongguang, Chenggong, Xiazhu, Zhulian, Siqian, Yuxian, Zhongzheng, Gongyuan, Dingzhu, Nanda, Zhenxing, Qinren, Wenhua, Fuzhong, Sanmin, Tungyuan, Tungshi, Guangfu, Fenggong, Wugong, Lushui, Tungshan, Guangzhen, Xinxing, Zhaiqiao, Gaofeng, Xiangong, Guangming, Ligong, Jungong, Jiangong, Qianxi, Shuiyuan, Qianjia, Puding, Longshan, Xinzhuang, Xianshui, Jinshan, Guantung, Keyuan, Jianhua, Xinguang, Fuxing, Jinhua, Hubin, Minghu and Guanxin Village.https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm10018000100000000.html

Government institutions

National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center The National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC; ) synchrotron radiation facility at the Hsinchu Science Park in East District, Hsinchu, East District, Hsinchu, Hsinchu City, Taiwan as the agency under the Ministry of Science and Techn ...

National Space Organization The National Space Organization (NSPO or NSO) is the national civilian space agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan), part of the National Applied Research Laboratories under the auspices of the Ministry of Science and Technology. NSPO is ...

National Applied Research Laboratories The National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs; ) is a research institution in Taiwan resulted from the combination of national laboratories into an independent nonprofit institute. It is located in Taipei. History NARLabs was establishe ...

Education

Universities

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU; ) is a public research university in Taiwan. It was created in 2021 through the merger of National Yang-Ming University and National Chiao Tung University. At present, there are 19 colleges, 74 un ...

National Tsing Hua University National Tsing Hua University (NTHU; ) is a public research university in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. National Tsing Hua University was first founded in Beijing. After the Chinese Civil War, the then-president of the university, Mei Yiqi, and othe ...

High schools

Hsinchu American School Hsinchu American School (HAS; ) is private, international school with a largely based American curriculum located in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It was founded in 2004 by Glory Yeh, a Taiwanese real estate developer. HAS offers instruc ...

* Hsinchu Pei Ying Junior High School * National Hsinchu Girls' Senior High School *

National Hsinchu Senior High School National Hsinchu Senior High School () is a high school in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. Student enrollment averages around 2200. Although traditionally an all-boy institution, National Hsinchu Senior High School started admitting femal ...

* International Bilingual School at Hsinchu Science Park

Tourist attractions

* 18 Peaks Mountain Park * Aqueduct Museum of Hsinchu City *

Black Bat Squadron Memorial Hall The Black Bat Squadron Memorial Hall () is a memorial hall dedicated to Black Bat Squadron Black Bat Squadron (), formally the 34th Squadron, was a squadron of CIA reconnaissance plane pilots and crew based in Taiwan during the Cold War. C ...

* Cheng Huang Temple *

Glass Museum of Hsinchu City The Glass Museum of Hsinchu City () is a museum of glass art in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. History The museum building was originally constructed in 1936 for lodging and resting of Japanese royal family and government officials when ...

Green Grass Lake Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combin ...

* Guan Di Temple * Gu Qi Feng Cultural Museum *

Hsinchu City Art Site of Railway Warehouse The Hsinchu City Art Site of Railway Warehouse () is a historical warehouse in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China ...

* Hsinchu Taiwan Pavilion Expo Park *

Hsinchu Zoo The Hsinchu Zoo () is a zoo in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. History Established in 1936, the zoo is the oldest zoo in Taiwan. The zoo went under reconstruction and was reopened in December 2019. Architecture * Children's Zoo ** Chinchi ...

Image Museum of Hsinchu City The Image Museum of Hsinchu City () is a museum about cinema in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. History The museum building was initially built in 1933 as the Hsinchu Municipal Theater or Yule Theater. It was the first luxury theater at ...

* Jin Shan Temple * Jinshi Mansion * Lake Placid * Lee Tze-fan Memorial Art Gallery *

National Hsinchu Living Arts Center The National Hsinchu Living Arts Center (NHLAC; ) is an arts center in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. History The center building was originally constructed in 1921 during the Japanese rule. The center was officially opened on 6 March ...

Transportation

Rail

The

Taiwan Railway Administration Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is a railway operator in Taiwan. It is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, responsible for managing, maintaining, and running conventional passenger and freight railway services ...

serves East District via four stations:

Hsinchu Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan Province not among the special municipalities, with estimated 450,655 inhabi ...

, North Hsinchu, Shibo and Xinzhuang.

Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is the high-speed railway of Taiwan consisting of one line that runs approximately along the west coast, from the capital Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung. With construction and operations managed by a pri ...

also passes through the eastern part of East District, but no station is currently planned.

Road

Hsinchu Bus Terminal, Hsinchu Bus 20111107

Bus station in the district is Hsinchu Bus Station of Hsinchu Bus.

References

{{Districts in Taiwan Districts of Hsinchu