Linkou (New Taipei)
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Linkou 林口 區 |
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 Location Linkous in New Taipei |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| Coordinates : | 25 ° 6 ' N , 121 ° 22' E | ||
| Area : | 54.1519 km² | ||
| Residents : | 93,854 (November 2013) | ||
| Population density : | 1,733 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 2 | ||
| Postal code : | 244 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-NWT | ||
| Community type : | New Taipei City District | ||
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Linkou ( Chinese 林口 區 , Pinyin Línkǒu Qū , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Nâ-kháu ) is a district on the western edge of the city of New Taipei in northern Taiwan , Republic of China .
location
Linkou is bordered by the neighboring districts of Bali , Wugu and Taishan to the east, by the Taiwan Strait to the north and by the city of Taoyuan to the west and south . Apart from the flat coastal strip, most of the rest of the district lies on an average 250 m high plateau.
History and meaning
Archaeological finds have shown that the area of today's district was already used by members of different cultures in prehistoric times, e.g. B. the Shisanhang culture , was inhabited. Before the arrival of Chinese settlers in the early 18th century, the area's population consisted of indigenous people from the Ketagalan tribe . Since the Linkou Plateau is only partially suitable for agriculture, the population density was limited until the beginning of the industrialization of Taiwan during the Japanese rule over Taiwan . After tea plantations and brick factories were established in Linkou during the colonial period , heavy industry and office buildings also settled in before and after the Second World War , which led to a sharp increase in the population in the second half of the 20th century.
The Linkou coal-fired power station is on the edge of Linkou . The private Hsing Wu University is located in Linkou . The Taiwan University of Education ( Taipei headquarters ) maintains a sub- campus in Linkou. The main attraction of the district is the Zhulinshan Temple , built in 1801 .
Web links
The Zhulinshan Temple
Linkou coal-fired power station
