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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 counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
home to 76,769 people in
New Taipei New Taipei City is a Special municipality (Taiwan), 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 s ...
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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 ...
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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 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 ...
, Taishan Township was upgraded to Taishan District.


Geography

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Area Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a region on the plane or on a curved surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape A shape or figure is a graphics, graphical representation of an obje ...
: 19.16 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 ...
: 76,769 people (August 2022) Taishan borders Wugu, Linkou, and Xinzhuang districts of
New Taipei City 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 ...
, as well as
Guishan District Guishan District () is a 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 7th year of the Q ...
of
Taoyuan City Taoyuan () is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County to the south-e ...
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Infrastructures

*
Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital (FJCUH; ) is a hospital in Taishan District, New Taipei, Taiwan that was founded in 2017. The hospital takes "Taiwan's Mayo Clinic" as its development target.。 History *1990: The College of Medicine of ...


Government agencies

* Freeway Bureau


Education


Higher education

*
Lee-Ming Institute of Technology Lee-Ming Institute of Technology (LIT; ) is a private university located in Taishan District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History The university was established in 1969. Faculties * College of arts * College of engineering and services * College of f ...
* Ming Chi University of Technology


High school

* New Taipei Municipal Taishan Senior High School (新北市立泰山高級中學) http://210.71.107.5/newweb/english/


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

* New Taipei Municipal Ming-Zhi Elementary School (新北市立明志國民小學

* New Taipei Municipal Tong-Zong Elementary Schoo

* 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 * 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 Catholic university in Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and re-established in Taiwan in 1961 at ...
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Transportation

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


Taipei Metro

* Danfeng Station


Taoyuan Airport MRT

*
Taishan metro station Taishan () is a station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT located on the border of Taishan and Xinzhuang, New Taipei, Taiwan. The station opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017. Station overview This elevated station has two side platforms. The ...
* Taishan Guihe metro station


Notable natives

*
Lee Hong-yuan Lee Hong-yuan (; born 21 June 1956) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) of the Executive Yuan from 2012 to 2014. Early life Lee Hong-yuan was born in Taishan, Taipei County to a farmer family. ...
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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 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 ...


References


External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of New Taipei