North District () is a
district
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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 ...
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Taiwan
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. North District is the
city
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seat of Hsinchu City. It is the smallest of the three districts in Hsinchu City.
Geography
* Area:
* Population: 149,300 (January 2016)
Administrative divisions
The district consists of Ximen, Rende, Qianyuan, Zhongyang, Chongli, Shifang, Xingnan, Beimen, Zhongxing, Datong, Zhongshan, Zhanghe, Xinmin, Minfu, Shuitian, Wenya, Guangtian, Shilin, Fulin, Guxian, Nanya, Jiushe, Wuling, Nanliao, Jiugang, Kangle, Gangbei, Zhongliao, Haibin, Keya, Yuying, Quxi, Xiya, Nanshi, Dapeng, Jingfu, Panshi, Xinya, Guanghua, Jinhua, Jinzhu, Nanzhong, Jinya, Taixi and Zhongya Village.
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Government institutions
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Hsinchu Air Base
Hsinchu Airport ( zh, 新竹機場, ) is an airport and military airbase in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It was constructed during the era of Japanese rule on 19 May 1936 and was named . As of the late 1990s, the longest runway at H ...
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Hsinchu City Government
The Hsinchu City Government (HCCG; ) is the municipal government of Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
History
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in October 1945, the Hsinchu Prefecture Caretaker Commission was established on 9 ...
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Hsinchu City Council
The Hsinchu City Council () is the elected city council of Hsinchu City, Republic of China. The council composes of 33 councilors lastly elected through the 2018 Taiwanese local elections, 2018 Republic of China local election on 24 November 2018 ...
Infrastructures
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Hsinchu City EPB Incinerator Plant
The Hsinchu City EPB Incinerator Plant () is an incinerator in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
History
The construction plan of the plant was approved by Environmental Protection Administration on 2 September 1991. The architect of the ...
Tourist attractions
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Hsinchu City Fire Museum
The Hsinchu City Fire Museum () is a museum about firefighting in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
History
The museum building was originally built as a fire station in 1937. The building was then converted into a museum in order to prese ...
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Hsinchu Chenghuang Temple
The Chenghuang Temple of Hsinchu is a temple located in Hsinchu, Taiwan and was built during the time of the Kingdom of Tungning. It is dedicated to City God or Cheng Huang Ye (城隍爺), who is believed in Chinese religion to record the good an ...
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Hsinchu CKS Baseball Stadium
Hsinchu Baseball Stadium () is a baseball stadium in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It hosted occasional games for Taichung Agan and Taipei Gida in the defunct Taiwan Major League. The stadium is now the ball park for Wei Chuan Dragons o ...
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Hsinchu Fish Harbor
The Hsinchu Fish Harbor () or Nanliao Harbor () is a fishing port in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
History
The harbor was originally built in the 1980s to give conveniences to the local fishermen to catch fishes. However, due to the dec ...
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Hsinchu Museum of Military Dependents Village
The Hsinchu Museum of Military Dependents Village () is a museum about the Military dependents' village in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
History
The museum was established by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Hsinchu City Government on 28 ...
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Hsinchu Performing Arts Center
The Hsinchu Performing Arts Center () is an art center in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
History
The center was originally established as the Hsinchu City Performance Hall. It was then placed under the Performing Arts Section of the Bur ...
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral, also known as the Vimalagiri Cathedral or as ''Angathattu Palli'' located at Kottayam is the cathedral of the Diocese of Vijayapuram. Built in the Gothic architectural style, the church has a 172-foot ta ...
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St. John Church
References
External links
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Districts of Hsinchu
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