Nangang District Administration Center, Taipei City 20161031

Nangang, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency District (), also Nankang, is a southeastern

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 ...

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

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 seat of the

Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, la, 1=Academia Sinica, 3=Chinese Academy; ), headquartered in Nangang, Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. Founded in Nanking, the academy supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ...

Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (), also known as TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall or TaiNEX, is a superimposed purpose-built exhibition complex in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan. It consists of two exhibition halls and is located to the northeas ...

, and

Nankang Software Park The Nankang Software Park (NKSP; ) is located in the 87-hectare Nangang Trade and Economic Park, Taipei, Taiwan. Location The Nankang Software Park is located on east side of Taipei City. The park is accessible by three highways, one expressway, ...

(NKSP).

History

Nangang was settled in 1735 by

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...

ese, especially in the present villages of Nangang, Sanchong, and Dongxin. The placename was ' (), Nangang-Sanchong Port (). The Qing era name of Lamkang'a (), refers to its position on

Keelung River The Keelung River () is a river in northern Taiwan. The Keelung River originates in the mountains west-northwest of the town of Jingtong in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, flows down to a rift valley and then flows ENE to Sandiaoling. Then ...

. In 1920, during the

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, Nangang was part of , ,

Taihoku Prefecture Taihoku Prefecture (台北州; ''Taihoku-shū'') was an administrative division of Taiwan created in 1920, during Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Keelung, New Taipei City, Taipei and Yilan County. Its government office, ...

. In December 1945, after the handover of Taiwan to the Kuomintang, the administrative levels were changed to Neihu Township (), Qixing District (),

Taipei County New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, b ...

. July 6 the following year, as proposed by Mayor Que Shankeng (), Nangang was separated into its own township (). In 1968, it became a district of Taipei.

Administration

Government institutions

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Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica (IEAS; ) is an economic research organizations in Taiwan. Early in its history, it focused on local issues, and later, expanded to explore more theoretical issues. History The organization was established i ...

Education

China University of Science and Technology China University of Science and Technology (CUST; ) is a private university located in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan. History CUST was originally established in 1968 as China Junior College of Technology. In 1994, it was renamed to China J ...

Economy

National Biotechnology Research Park The National Biotechnology Research Park () is an industrial park in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The area where the industrial park stands today used to be the site for the 202nd arsenal of Ministry of National Defense. Later on ...

Miscellaneous

* Xintian Temple () here is dedicated to the goddess Matsu. *

Hu Shih Hu Shih (; 17 December 1891 – 24 February 1962), also known as Hu Suh in early references, was a Chinese diplomat, essayist, literary scholar, philosopher, and politician. Hu is widely recognized today as a key contributor to Chinese libera ...

died here.

Tourist attractions

Lingnan Fine Arts Museum The Lingnan Fine Arts Museum () of the Academia Sinica is an art museum in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The museum was established in June 2002 by the Academia Sinica after receiving various art works from inside and outside of ...

Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (), also known as TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall or TaiNEX, is a superimposed purpose-built exhibition complex in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan. It consists of two exhibition halls and is located to the northeas ...

* Nanhu Riverside Park * Nanxing Park * Nangang Park * Shanshuilu Eco Park * Taipei Nangang Sports Center

Transportation

Nangang Station Building face to Zhongxiao East Road 20160723b

Metro

Nangang Software Park metro station The Taipei Metro Nangang Software Park station is located in the Nangang District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Brown Line. Station overview This two-level, elevated station features two side platforms, two exits, and a platform el ...

* Houshanpi metro station *

Kunyang metro station The Taipei Metro Kunyang station is a station on the Bannan line located in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan. Station overview The two-level, underground station and has one island platform and four exits. It is located beneath Zhongxiao East R ...

Nangang station Nangang () is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, Taiwan Railways Administration and Taipei Metro. The station is served by the fastest HSR express services of the ''1 series''. History Nangang S ...

Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center metro station Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a terminal station on both Wenhu line and Bannan line, and serves the Nangang, Neihu, and Xizhi districts. Station overview The station i ...

Highways and Roads

* Freeway 3 * Freeway 5 * Provincial Highway 5 * Huandong Boulevard * City Route 109

Notable natives

Roy Chiu Roy Chiu (; born 14 October 1981) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and racing driver. He earned two Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor nominations for his performances in ''Dear Ex ''Dear Ex'' () is a 2018 Taiwanese comedy-drama film co- ...

, actor, singer and racing driver

References

External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of Taipei