Qidu District Administration Building, Keelung City 20131010

Qidu District or Cidu District () is a

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, subdivision ...

of the city of

Keelung Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port Provincial city (Taiwan), city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan a ...

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 no ...

. It borders

New Taipei 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 ...

to the west.

History

During the period of Japanese rule, included modern day Qidu and Nuannuan districts and was governed under 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 March 1988, the Keelung city government reassigned administration of several urban villages between districts. Ying-geh, Chi-sien, She-wei, San-min, Wu-fu and Liu-ho, originally part of Qidu District (Chi-du) became part of

Anle District Anle District () is a district of the city of Keelung, Taiwan. With 80,521 inhabitants, it is the largest settlement in Keelung. History In March 1988, the Keelung city government reassigned administration of several urban villages between dist ...

Administrative divisions

The district administers 20 urban villages:https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm10017000200000000.html * Changxing/Changsing/Zhangxing (), Zhengguang/Jhengguang (), Fumin (), Yongping (), Yongan/Yong-an/Yong'an (), Bade (), Ziqiang/Zihciang/Zijiang (), Liudu/Lioudu (), Taian/Tai-an/Tai'an (), Dubei (), Dunan (), Manan (), Madong/Matung (), Maxi/Masi (), Youyi (), Youer/You-er (), Zhengming/Jhengming (), Baifu/Bofu (), Shijian/Shihjian () and Changan/Zhangan Village ().

Tourist attractions

* Tai-an Falls * Yo-Ruai Stream

Transportation

* TRA

Baifu Station Baifu () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Qidu District, Keelung City, Taiwan. History The station was built as a result of TRA's policy of transforming its railroad lines into MRT-type ra ...

* TRA

Qidu Station Qidu () is a railway station in Keelung, Taiwan served by the Taiwan Railways Administration. History The station was opened in 1891, during Qing rule. It serves the area of Qidu. In Japanese rule, the station name was pronounced as Shichit ...

Notable natives

Hsu Tsai-li Hsu Tsai-li (; 5 November 1947 – 19 February 2007) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Mayor of Keelung City from 2001 to 2007. Political career Hsu started his political career as a local borough chief. He served as a councilor at the Keel ...

, Mayor of

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 Tai ...

(2001–2007) *

Kao Chia-yu Kao Chia-yu (; born 17 October 1980) is a Taiwanese politician and a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). She was elected to the National Assembly in 2005. Upon assuming office, she became the youngest person to ever be seated in tha ...

, member of

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

References

External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of Keelung