Zhongzheng District or Jhongjheng District () is a

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Keelung City Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipe ...

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. The district is the city seat of Keelung City.

Geography

Zhongzheng District includes

Hoping Island Heping Island Park () is a park in Heping Island, Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan. History Strong wind over the years had eroded the coastal area of Heping Island, forming rocks with special shapes. The park used to be under military cont ...

( 和平島) and the nearby

Keelung Islet Keelung Islet (, also , in Taiwanese Hokkien: 雞籠杙/Ke-lâng-khit) is a small island in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan and away from the Port of Keelung. It has an area of or . It is in length, and in width including the artificial h ...

, as well as the more distant

Pengjia Islet Pengjia Islet (), also known as P'eng-chia Hsü, Hōka-sho, Agincourt, Dashihshan Islet, Chaolai Islet, P'eng-chia Yü or Pengchia Islet, is an islet north of Taiwan and is administered under Zhongzheng District, Keelung City. It is under Taiwan ...

Mianhua Islet Mianhua Islet () is a high island in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan, located in the East China Sea. Pingfong Rock, just east of the islet, is the easternmost point under the actual control of Taiwan (ROC). ...

and

Huaping Islet Huaping Islet (), Taiwanese Hokkien: () is an high island in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan located in the East China Sea. The islet is long and wide with an elevation of . ' Pyroxene and andesite are the major rock types of the islet. ...

. Pingfong Rock (), just east of Mianhua Islet, is the easternmost point under the actual control of Taiwan (ROC).

Administrative divisions

Zhongzheng District is made up of twenty-six urban villages: * Deyi (), Zhengyi/Jhengyi (), Xinyi/Sinyi (), Yizhong/Yijhong (), Gangtong (), Zhongchuan/Jhongchuan (), Zhengchuan/Jhengchuan (), Ruchuan (), Zhongsha/Jhongsha (), Zhengsha/Jhengsha (), Zhensha/Jhensha (), Shawan (), Jianguo (), Zhongbin/Jhongbin (), Seashore (''Haibin'') (), Sheliao (), Hexian/Hesian (), Pingliao (), Badou (), Bisha (), Changtan/Zhangtan (), Shazi/Shazih (), Zhongzheng/Jhongjheng (), Zhengbin/Jhengbin (), Xinfeng/Sinfong (), Xinfu/Sinfu Village ()

Government institutions

Keelung City Government The Keelung City Government (KLCG; ) is the municipal government of Keelung, Taiwan. Organization * Chief Secretary * Department of Civil Affairs * Department of Finance * Department of Economic Affairs * Department of Education * Department ...

Keelung City Council The Keelung City Council or Keelung Municipal Council (KMC; ) is the elected city council of Keelung City, Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and Sout ...

Education

National Taiwan Ocean University National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU; ) is a national university in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan. NTOU is a member of University System of Taipei. History NTOU was originally established as the Provincial Taiwan Maritime Technology C ...

Tourist attractions

Badouzi Fishing Port The Badouzi Fishing Port () is a fish harbor in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan. History The fish harbor was established in 1975. Recently, the harbor has been developed into a modern recreational fish harbor. Destinations The harbor ser ...

Bisha Fishing Port The Bisha Fishing Port () is a harbor and fish market in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan. Architecture The port consists of two rectangular buildings, which are the fish market and food court. It also features the retired Haikung Boat whic ...

* Chung Cheng Park * Ershawan Battery *

Heping Island Park Heping Island Park () is a park in Heping Island, Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan. History Strong wind over the years had eroded the coastal area of Heping Island, forming rocks with special shapes. The park used to be under military co ...

Keelung City Indigenous Cultural Hall The Keelung City Indigenous Cultural Hall () is a cultural center in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, 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 t ...

Keelung Cultural Center The Keelung Cultural Center () is a cultural center in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan. History The cultural center was inaugurated on 27 August 1985 as the Keelung City Cultural Center. On 1 December 2004, the cultural center was renamed ...

Keelung Fort Commander's Official Residence The Keelung Fort Commander's Official Residence () is a former residence in Zhongzheng District, Keelung City, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South Chin ...

National Museum of Marine Science and Technology The National Museum of Marine Science and Technology (NMMST; ) is a museum of marine science and marine technology in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan. It received 1,395,127 visits in 2016. History The museum building was originally const ...

Pengjia Lighthouse The Pengjia Lighthouse () is a lighthouse in Pengjia Islet, Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan. History The first phase construction of the lighthouse started in 1906 and completed in 1908. It started its service on 20 September 1909. In Dec ...

* Chaur Jing park * Erhsha Bay Battery * Padouzi Seashore Park * Peace Island Park

Transportation

* Badouzi Station

Notable natives

Chang Tong-rong Chang Tong-rong (; born 4 February 1949) was the mayor of Keelung City in Taiwan. He previously also served as a legislator in the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. Education Chang received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering ...

, Mayor of

(2007–2014) *

Wang Tuoh Wang Tuoh (; 9 January 1944 – 9 August 2016) was a Taiwanese writer, public intellectual, literary critic, and politician. He was born in , then a small fishing village near the northern port city of Keelung. His name was originally Wang Hung- ...

, Minister of

Council for Cultural Affairs The Ministry of Culture (MOC, ) is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) that promotes cultural and creative industries. The ministry also maintains thNational Repository of Cultural Heritage History Established in 1981 by Executive Y ...

(2008)

References

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