North District () is an urban

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 counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

in the

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 ...

ese city of

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiw ...

. It was a part of Taichung before the City and County were amalgamated in 2010. The North District is one of Taichung's major developed shopping, education, and cultural areas.

History

The district was a part of Taichung provincial city before the merger with

Taichung County Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Yuanlin Township before 1950 and Fongyuan City after 1950. History Taichung County was established on 26 November 1945 on the territory of Taichū P ...

to form Taichung

special municipality Special municipality may refer to: * Special municipality (Netherlands) There are twelve provinces of the Netherlands (), representing the administrative layer between the national government and the local municipalities, with responsibility fo ...

on 25 December 2010.

Administrative divisions

Zhongzheng, Liuge, Guangda, Wenzhuang, Dahu, Wuchang, Jinping, Xinbei, Xinxing, Leying, Jincun, Jiancheng, Jiande, Jinzhou, Jinxiang, Jinhua, Jinlong, Qiucuo, Jianxing, Dingcuo, Chongde, Laicuo, Laifu, Laixing, Laiwang, Laiming, Meichuan, Laicun, Yude, Dangou, Jianhang, Mingde, Mingxin, Zhangjing, Liren and Zhongda Village.

Education

National Taichung University of Science and Technology front gate

Universities

National Taiwan University of Sport The National Taiwan University of Sport (NTUS; ) is a public university specialized in sports in Taichung, Taiwan, and a member of the National University System of Taiwan. NTUS once been merged with the National College of Physical Educatio ...

National Taichung University of Science and Technology National Taichung University of Science and Technology (NTCUST; ) is a technical vocational university located in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. In Taiwan it is also known as 台中科大 (). The university began as two separate universities, ...

* China Medical University

High schools

Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School The Taichung Municipal T̲aic̲hung F̲irst S̲enior H̲igh School (TCFSH; , simply as ) is a High school in the United States, senior high school in North District, Taichung, North District, Taichung, Taiwan. TCFSH was the first high school fo ...

* National Taichung Second Senior High School * Stella Matutina Girls' High School * Shin Min High School * Kuang-Hwa Vocational High School of Technology

Institutions

* Headquarter of

Taiwan Water Corporation The Taiwan Water Corporation (TWC; ) is a state-owned water utility providing water supply to most of Taiwan and offshore islands. The company is headquartered in North District, Taichung. History On 16 December 1972, President Chiang Ching-k ...

Tourist attractions

National Museum of Natural Science The National Museum of Natural Science () is a national museum in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. Overview The museum covers and is a six-venue complex housing: the Space Theater, Science Center, Life Science Hall, Human Cultures Hall, G ...

and Botanical Gardens * Taichung Broadcasting Bureau *

Taichung Confucian Temple The Taichung Confucian Temple () is a Confucian temple in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. History The construction of the temple began in 1972 and completed in 1976. Architecture The temple was constructed in Song Dynasty architectural sty ...

* Taichung Martyrs' Shrine * Taichung Mayor's House *

Taichung Park The Taichung Park () is an urban park in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is the oldest park in Taichung. It was built when Taiwan was under Japanese rule and is also called “Chungshan Park” (). History The park, originally called , ...

* Wen Ying Hall *

Yuanbao Temple Yuanbao Temple ( zh, t=元保宮, p=Yuánbǎo Gōng) is a temple located in North District, Taichung City, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to the Taoist deity Baosheng Dadi. History Historically, the area around Yuanbao Temple was known as ...

Shopping

Yizhong Street Yizhong Street () is a pedestrian mall, pedestrian street located in North District, Taichung, North District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is located between Sanmin Rd. (三民路), Yizhong St.(一中街), Taiping Rd.(太平路), Yucai St.(育才街), Y ...

External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of Taichung