Sanchong District
Sanchong
三重區 Sanchung, San Chung | |
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CST) | |
Postal code | 241 |
Area code | 02 |
Website | www |
Sanchong District (Chinese: 三重區; pinyin: Sānchóng Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sam-tiông-khu) is a district in the western part of New Taipei City, Taiwan. With an area of 16.32 km2 and a population of 380,699 people (February 2023), it has the fourth highest population density in Taiwan and 23rd highest in the world,[2] with over 23,900 people per km2.
Geography
Sanchong is bounded to the north and northwest by
History
Sanchong was called Satengpo (Chinese: 三重埔; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Saⁿ-têng-po͘ / Sam-tiông-po͘),[3] 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
Demography
As of October 2015, there were 388,550 people living in the district.[4]
The 2010 Population Census[5] 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
- New Taipei Municipal SanChong High School
- New Taipei Municipal San-Chung Commercial and Industrial Vocational High School
Tourist attractions
- New Taipei Bridge
- New Taipei Metropolitan Park
- Xianse Temple (先嗇宮)
- Erchong Riverside Park
- Erchong Lotus Park
- Chongyang Bridge — a cable-stayed bridge and a beautiful night-time landmark
Shopping and eating
- Sanhe Nightmarket
- Carrefour Chongxin Shopping Mall
- B&Q Home Improvements, Hardware
- IkeaHome Furnishings Etc.
Transportation
The district is served by the
The district is accessible by
Notable natives
- Brigitte Lin, actress
- Neil Peng, screenwriter and political activist
See also
References
- Construction and Planning AgencyMinistry of the Interior,R.O.C (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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- ^ List of cities proper by population density
- ^ "Entry #40024 (三重埔)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
- ^ "新北市政府民政局".
- ^ http://ebas1.ebas.gov.tw/phc2010/english/rehome.htm
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)