Sanchong District

Sanchong (Chinese三重 区, pinyin Sanchong Qū, PEH oē - jī Sa ⁿ - teng -po • / Sam Tiong ) is a district of the city of New Taipei City in northern Taiwan, Republic of China. With a population of 389 805 people (Nov 2013) in an area of ​​only 16:32 km ² the population density of the district is among the highest throughout Taiwan. Before incorporation into the city of New Taipei Sanchong was an independent city in the former Taipei County.

Location

Of the Tamsui River located district bordered to the north by the neighboring districts Luzhou and Wugu, in the west and south by the districts Xinzhuang, and Banqiao, and on the east by the Tamsui River, over which the Taipei Bridge over to the District Datong Taipei City leads.

The district is connected to the metro network of Taipei.

History

The original name of the place, Sa ⁿ - teng -po • (三重written埔) comes from the Minnan language of Chinese immigrants who settled in the area of present-day Taipei metropolitan area in the 18th and 19th centuries, and means " third level". The name refers to the timing of the settlement of the plains at the Tamsui River towards Later the name was shortened to the first two syllables and (三重written ) Sam Tiong pronounced, resulting in high Chinese pronunciation Sanchong.

The original rural embossed place soon developed through the ship traffic on the Tamsui River and the growing importance of neighboring Taipei City into a thriving business and commercial center. 1889 Taipei Bridge over the Tamsui River was built. As a major route she has since been Sanchong with the city of Taipei.

As industrialization North Taiwan to the period of Japanese rule over Taiwan, the population grew Sanchongs such that it ( zhen镇) in 1947 the status of a borough in 1962 and the status of a city (市shì ) in Taipei County received. After the dissolution of the district Sanchong was incorporated in 2010 as a district in the newly formed city of New Taipei City.