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 county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

in the

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

ese city of

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Ce ...

. 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 (Taiwan), county in central Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Yuanlin Township before 1950 and Fengyuan District, Fongyuan City after 1950. History Taichung County was established on 26 November ...

to form Taichung special municipality 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

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 Education ...

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, North District, Taichung, Taiwan. In Taiwan it is also known as 台中科大 (). The university began as ...

* China Medical University

High schools

* Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School * 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 industry, water utility providing water supply to most of Taiwan and offshore islands. The company is headquartered in North District, Taichung, North District, Taichung. History On 16 ...

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, Gl ...

and Taichung Botanical Garden * 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 styl ...

* Taichung Martyrs' Shrine * Taichung Mayor's House * Taichung Park * 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 street located in 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), Yucai South St.(育才南街) and Yucai Nor ...

External links

* {{Taichung Districts of Taichung