Sanchong District () is a

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in the western part of

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. With an area of 16.32 km² and a population of 378,736 people (2022), it has the fourth highest

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in Taiwan and 23rd highest in the world, with over 23,900 people per km².

Geography

Sanchong is bounded to the north and northwest by

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, Wugu, the west by Xinzhuang, and is separated from

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by the

Tamsui River The Tamsui River (alternatively Danshui River, ) is third longest river in Taiwan after Zhuoshui River and Gaoping River, with a total length of , flowing through Hsinchu County, Taoyuan, Taipei and New Taipei City. It is located in northern pa ...

History

Sanchong was called ''Satengpo'' (), which literally means "The Third Plain" by the early settlers. The settlers from the modern-day Xinzhuang area moved up north and named the plains they settle as "The First Plain" (頭前埔, located in modern-day Xinzhuang District), "The Second Plain" (二重埔, located in modern-day Sanchong) and The Third Plain. The district has been an important suburb of

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. On 1 April 1962, Sanchong was upgraded from an

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to be a county-administered city. On 25 December 2010 with the creation of

from former

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, be ...

, Sanchong City was upgraded into a

Demography

As of October 2015, there were 388,550 people living in the district. The 2010 Population Censushttp://ebas1.ebas.gov.tw/phc2010/english/rehome.htm reported that Sanchong has a population of 390,904. The population density was 24,172.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Education

New Taipei Municipal New Taipei Senior High School The New Taipei Municipal New Taipei Senior High School (NTSH; ) is a Taiwanese senior high school located in Sanchong District, New Taipei City. Nickname New Taipei Municipal New Taipei Senior High School (formerly National San Chung Senior Hig ...

New Taipei Municipal SanChong High School Sanchong High School (SCHS) is a high school in Sanchong District, New Taipei, 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 Pacifi ...

New Taipei Municipal San-Chung Commercial and Industrial Vocational High School New Taipei Municipal San-Chung Commercial and Industrial Vocational High School is an commercial and industrial high school district in the New Taipei City, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asi ...

Tourist attractions

* New Taipei Bridge * New Taipei Metropolitan Park * Xianse Temple (先嗇宮) * Erchong Riverside Park * Erchong Lotus Park *

Chongyang Bridge Chongyang may refer to: * Chongyang Festival (重阳节) or Double Ninth Festival, a Chinese traditional festival * Chongyang County (崇阳县), of Xianning Hubei, China * Chongyang, Shaoguan (重阳镇), a town in Wujiang District, Shaoguan, Gu ...

— a cable-stayed bridge and a beautiful night-time landmark

Shopping and eating

*Sanhe Nightmarket * Carrefour Chongxin Shopping Mall * B&Q Home Improvements, Hardware *

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Home Furnishings Etc.

Transportation

The district is served by the Taipei Metro Zhonghe-Xinlu Line at Sanchong Elementary School Station, Sanhe Junior High School Station, Taipei Bridge Station,

Cailiao Station The Taipei Metro Cailiao station () is a station on the Zhonghe–Xinlu Line located in Sanchong District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The station is opened for service on 5 January 2012. Station overview This two-level, underground station has an isl ...

Sanchong Station Sanchong () is a station of the Zhonghe–Xinlu line on Taipei Metro and the Taoyuan Airport MRT located in Sanchong District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The station opened for service on 5 January 2012. It is a transfer station with the Taoyuan Airport ...

, and Xianse Temple Station. The Taoyuan Airport MRT also stops at Sanchong station. The district is accessible by National Highway No. 1, Provincial Highway No. 1 and No.1A, and Provincial Highway No. 64. The district is connected to

via Chongyang Bridge,

Taipei Bridge Taipei Bridge (, informally ) is a motor-vehicle bridge across the Tamsui River connecting Taipei with Sanchong District, New Taipei City in Taiwan. A central span carries automobile and some motorcycle traffic while narrower spans on either side ...

, Zhongxiao Bridge, and Zhongxing Bridge. It is also connected to Xinzhuang,

, Wugu, and Banqiao District.

Notable natives

Brigitte Lin Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia (; born 3 November 1954) is a Taiwanese actress. She is regarded as an icon of Chinese language cinema for her extensive and varied roles in both Taiwanese and Hong Kong films. Biography Lin was born in Chiayi, Taiwan. S ...

, actress *

Neil Peng Neil Peng (; born 23 September 1953) is a Taiwanese screenwriter and political activist. Early life and career Peng was born in Sanchong, Taipei, and received his bachelor's degree in library science from Fu Jen Catholic University before obtai ...

, screenwriter and political activist

References

External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of New Taipei