New Taipei City
New Taipei City (新 北市, Xinbei Shì, Tongyong Pinyin Sinbei Shih, PEH oē - jī Sin -pak chhi ), official English name New Taipei City is, with about 3.9 million inhabitants, the largest city of the Republic of China on Taiwan.
New Taipei City was established in December 2010 through the merger of all 29 cities and towns of the former Taipei County in northern Taiwan, and has since the status of a centrally-administered city.
Geography
New Taipei City surrounds the Taipei City, bounded on the southwest by the Taoyuan County, in the southeast on the Yilan County, in the north of the county-level city of Keelung and the East China Sea and to the Formosastraße in the northwest.
In the central and western parts of the metropolis merges with the Taipei Basin. The Yangmingshan mountain range runs through the north of the city. Along the south-eastern border runs the Xueshan Mountain Range, the northernmost foothills of the central mountains of the island, to the Cape Sandiau, the easternmost point of Taiwan, sufficient. In the south of the urban area, the mountains reach heights of over 2000 m. The main rivers in New Taipei City are the Tamsui River and its tributaries Keelung and Xindian.
As the city has developed from the former Taipei County, there is no actual city center. The districts near the border with Taipei are mostly densely populated, while other neighborhoods have a more rural structure.
Climate
The climate in New Taipei is subtropical and characterized by monsoons. January is with an average temperature of 12.4 ° C is typically the coldest month of the year, while July is the hottest with an average of 33.6 ° C.
Administration, transport, demography
The existing towns and villages of the district Taipei have since the founding of New Taipei City the status of districts (区, Qu ).
Here, over 80 % of the population live in ten formerly independent cities (市, Shì ), taking a total of one-sixth of the total area. Almost 30 % of the residents of New Taipei City originally from Taipei. Four districts are referred to as former townships (镇, zhen ), the remaining 15 had the status of rural communities (乡, Xiang ).
The municipality is located in the district of the former county government of Taipei County in Banqiao.
See also: Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
Districts of New Taipei
New Taipei City has a very good transport infrastructure. The city is connected to the following lines of the Metro Taipei:
- Red line ( in Tamsui )
- Blue line ( in Banqiao and Tucheng )
- Orange Line ( in Yonghe and Zhonghe )
- Green Line ( Xindian )
- Yellow line ( in Sanchong and Luzhou )
The high speed train to Kaohsiung holds in Banqiao.
The nearest airports are located in neighboring Taoyuan County (Taiwan Taoyuan Airport ) and Taipei ( Taipei Songshan airport).
Know / Attractions
New Taipei City has a variety of attractions.
- Banqiao: residence and garden of the Lin family from the period of late Qing Dynasty
- Tamsui: fishing wharf and waterfront, Spanish Fort
- Jiufen / Jinguashi: Old Town or Gold Ecological Park with Gold Mining Museum
- Pinglin: Pouchong - tea-growing region ( oolong tea) and tea museum
- Pingxi: Coal Mining Museum and Lantern Festival
- Sanxia: wood carvings, Zushi Temple
- Wulai: waterfall, hot springs
- Yingge: china, Ceramic Museum ( Chinese / English )
- Fulong: popular sandy beach, where every year in mid-July held a rock festival
Partnerships
- United States Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- United States Miami -Dade County, Florida, United States
- Germany Landkreis Starnberg, Germany ( since 1982)