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Taishan 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 county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
home to 77,169 people in
New Taipei New Taipei City is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in regions of Taiwan, northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 4,004,367 as of January 2023, making it the most populous city in Taiwan, a ...
,
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
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History

Taishan was formally a rural township. On December 25, 2010, after Taipei County was upgraded to
New Taipei City New Taipei City is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in regions of Taiwan, northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 4,004,367 as of January 2023, making it the most populous city in Taiwan, a ...
, Taishan Township was upgraded to Taishan District.


Geography

*
Area Area is the measure of a region's size on a surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while '' surface area'' refers to the area of an open surface or the boundary of a three-di ...
: 19.16 km2 *
Population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
: 77,169 people (February 2023) Taishan borders Wugu, Linkou, and Xinzhuang districts of
New Taipei City New Taipei City is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in regions of Taiwan, northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 4,004,367 as of January 2023, making it the most populous city in Taiwan, a ...
, as well as
Guishan District Guishan District () is a District (Taiwan), district in northeastern Taoyuan City, Taiwan. History Guishan was formerly known as ''Kulunsia'' ( (Ku-lun-siā)). The name originated from a hill by the Mercy Buddha Temple of Shou Shan Rock, built in ...
of
Taoyuan City Taoyuan () is a special municipality located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. Taoyuan District is the seat of the municipal gove ...
.


Infrastructures

* Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital


Government agencies

*
Freeway Bureau The Freeway Bureau () is the government agency under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Taiwan (ROC) in charge for freeway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehic ...


Education


Higher education

* Lee-Ming Institute of Technology * Ming Chi University of Technology


High school

* New Taipei Municipal Taishan Senior High School (新北市立泰山高級中學)


Junior high school

* New Taipei Municipal Taishan Junior High School (新北市立泰山國民中學

* New Taipei Municipal Yi Shiue Junior High School (新北市立義學國民中學)


Elementary school

* New Taipei Municipal Taishan Elementary School (新北市立泰山國民小學
新北市泰山區泰山國民小學 - 新北市泰山國小
* New Taipei Municipal Ming-Zhi Elementary School (新北市立明志國民小學
新北市泰山區明志國小
* New Taipei Municipal Tong-Zong Elementary Schoo
新北市泰山區同榮國民小學
* New Taipei Municipal Yi Shiue Elementary Schoo


Library

* New Taipei City Library Taishan Guizi Branch * New Taipei City Library Taishan Branch * New Taipei City Library Taishan Parent-Child Reading Room


Tourist attractions

* Mingzhi Academy *
Cultural and Historical Image Park Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...
* Ci Xiu Park * Taishan Doll Museum * Upper Taishan Temple * Yihuekeng Natural Ecological Park * Fu-Da Night Market (Near the backdoor of
Fu Jen Catholic University Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private education, private Catholic university in Xinzhuang District, Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and ...
)


Transportation

* Taishan is served by the National Highway No. 1.


Taipei Metro

* Danfeng Station


Taoyuan Airport MRT

* Taishan metro station * Taishan Guihe metro station


Notable natives

*
Lee Hong-yuan Lee Hong-yuan (; born 21 June 1956) is a Taiwanese civil engineer, environmental engineer, and politician. He was the Minister of the Ministry of the Interior (Republic of China), Ministry of the Interior (MOI) of the Executive Yuan from 2012 to ...
,
Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...
(2012-2014)


See also

*
New Taipei City New Taipei City is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in regions of Taiwan, northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 4,004,367 as of January 2023, making it the most populous city in Taiwan, a ...


References


External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of New Taipei