West 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 ...

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Ce ...

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 ...

. It is the second smallest district in Taichung City after Central District. Former Taichung City Hall and part of Taichung City Government offices are located in this district.

History

The district used to be part of Taichung provincial city before the merger with

Taichung County Taichung County was a County (Taiwan), county in central Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Yuanlin Township before 1950 and Fengyuan District, Fongyuan City after 1950. History Taichung County was established on 26 November ...

to form Taichung special municipality on 25 December 2010.

Division

The West District of Taichung is divided into 25 Li (里):

Education

* National Taichung University of Education

Tourism

Historic sites

* Shenji New Village * Taichung Shiyakusho * Taichung Prefectural Hall * Taichung City Hall * Datun Region Hall * Taichung Takenori Hall * National Taichung University of Education Administrative Building * Datung Elementary School Administrative Building *

Sun Li-jen Sun Li-jen ( zh, t=孫立人 , s=孙立人 , p=Sūn Lìrén, first=t; December 8, 1900November 19, 1990) was a Kuomintang, Chinese Nationalist (KMT) General officer, general, a graduate of Virginia Military Institute in the United States, bes ...

Former Residence * Lin Chih-Chu Studio

Museums and arts

* National Museum of Natural Science *

National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA; ) is a museum in West District, Taichung, West District, Taichung, Taiwan. NTMoFA was established in 1988 and is the first and the only national-grade fine arts museum in Taiwan. The major collec ...

* Taichung City Dadun Cultural Center * Taichung Literature Museum * Taichung Municipal Cultural Center (台中市立文化中心) * Tea Street (精明一街) * Dalu Road Commercial District * Calligraphy Greenway

References

External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of Taichung