Datong (Taipei)
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Datong 大同 區 |
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 Location of Datong in Taipei |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| Coordinates : | 25 ° 4 ' N , 121 ° 31' E | ||
| Area : | 5.6815 km² | ||
| Residents : | 130,167 (September 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 22,911 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 2 | ||
| Postal code : | 103 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-TPE | ||
| Community type : | Taipei City District | ||
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Datong ( Chinese 大同 區 , Pinyin Dàtóng Qū ) is a district in western Taipei . In the south of Datong lies Dadaocheng , one of the first settlements in what is now Taipei. With a population of around 130,000 people (2016) and an area of 5.68 km², Datong is one of the smallest districts of Taipei.
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Datong was an economically important district in Taipei in earlier times. Since Taipei's economic center has migrated to Zhongzheng , Da'an and Xinyi , Datong is no longer economically significant these days. Today, the district is mainly famous for its architecture from the Japanese colonial and Qing dynasty , especially along Dihua Street ( 迪化街 ). The Confucius Temple and the Bao'an Temple are also located in Datong.
