Wuri District () is a suburban

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 southern

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 ...

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 ...

. Both of the two north–south freeways (

National Freeway 1 National Freeway 1 (), also known as Sun Yat-sen Freeway (), is a freeway in Taiwan, the first freeway built in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung at the intersection of Xiao 2nd Road and Zhong 4th Road and ends in Kaohsiung at the intersection of Zh ...

and

National Freeway 3 National Freeway 3 (), also known as Formosa Freeway (), is a freeway in Taiwan. It is the second north–south freeway in Taiwan, beginning in Keelung City at Jijin Interchange on the provincial highway 2 (Jijin Road) and ending in Linbian, Ping ...

) pass through Wuri. Wuri is also home to a large military training centre, Chengkungling, as well as

Taichung HSR station Taichung HSR () is a railway and metro station in Wuri District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is served by Taiwan High Speed Rail and the Green Line of the Taichung Metro. The station is adjacent to Xinwuri Station of Taiwan Railway Administration. ...

Administrative divisions

Wuri, Huri, Sanhe, Rongquan, Xuetian, Jiude, Rende, Qianzhu, Wuguang, Guangming, Tungyuan, Xiju, Luotan, Beili, Nanli and Xiwei Village.http://vote2014.nat.gov.tw/en/TV/nm400000900000000.html

Geography

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: 43.4032 km² *

Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

: 77,468 people (August 2022) Wuri District borders Dadu,

Nantun Nantun District () is an urban district in Taichung, Taiwan. It was a part of Taichung before the City and County were amalgamated in 2010. History The district used to be part of Taichung provincial city before the merger with Taichung County ...

South South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

, Dali, and Wufeng districts of

Taichung City 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 Tai ...

, as well as

Changhua City Changhua (Hokkien POJ: ''Chiong-hòa'' or ''Chiang-hòa''), officially known as Changhua City, is a county-administered city and the county seat of Changhua County in Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. For many centuries the site was h ...

and Fenyuan Township of

Changhua County Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...

Education

Senior high schools

* Mingdao Senior High School

Junior high schools

Wurih Junior High School Wuri District () is a suburban district in southern Taichung, Taiwan. Both of the two north–south freeways (National Freeway 1 and National Freeway 3) pass through Wuri. Wuri is also home to a large military training centre, Chengkungling, as we ...

* Guangde Junior High School * Shinan Junior High School * Mingdao Senior High School Junior High Department

Elementary schools

* Wurih Elementary School * Jiude Elementary School * Qiaoren Elementary School * Wuguang Elementary School * Xuguang Elementary School *

Dongyuan Elementary School Dongyuan may refer to the following locations in China: *Dongyuan County (东源县), Heyuan, Guangdong * Dongyuan railway station (东园站), station on the Beijing–Baotou Railway in Beijing * Dongyuan (Hebei), a former town in Zhengding Co ...

* Ka Li Elementary School *

Xiwei Elementary School Xiwei may refer to: *Western Wei (535–557), a dynasty in Northwest China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period * Xiwei Bridge, bridge across the Dadu River in Taiwan * Xiwei, Jilin (西苇), a town in Yitong Manchu Autonomous County, ...

Experimental schools

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Public library

Taichung Public Library 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 Tai ...

Wuri Branch

Native products

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Tourist attractions

Chengkungling History Museum The Chengkungling History Museum () is a museum in Chengkungling, a military training centre in Wuri District, Taichung, Taiwan. See also * List of museums in Taiwan This is a list of museums in Taiwan, including cultural centers and arts c ...

* Greater Taichung International Expo Center

Transportation

THSR 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 ...

Taichung Station * TRA Wuri, Xinwuri and Chenggong Stations *

Taichung Metro The Taichung MRT (also called Taichung Mass Rail Transit or Taichung Metro) is a rapid transit system in Taichung, Taiwan. In addition to Taichung, it may serve Changhua and Nantou counties in the future. Taichung Metro's first route, the Green ...

Jiuzhangli, Jiude, Wuri and HSR Taichung Stations * Sun Yat-sen Freeway, No.1 *

Formosa Freeway National Freeway 3 (), also known as Formosa Freeway (), is a freeway in Taiwan. It is the second north–south freeway in Taiwan, beginning in Keelung City at Jijin Interchange on the provincial highway 2 (Jijin Road) and ending in Linbian, Ping ...

, No.3 * Provincial Highway 1 * Provincial Highway 74

References

External links

* Districts of Taichung {{Taiwan-geo-stub