Shenkeng
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Shenkeng 深坑 區 |
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 Location of Shenkeng in New Taipei |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| Coordinates : | 25 ° 0 ' N , 121 ° 37' E | ||
| Area : | 20.5787 km² | ||
| Residents : | 23,635 (November 2013) | ||
| Population density : | 1,149 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 2 | ||
| Postal code : | 222 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-NWT | ||
| Community type : | New Taipei City District | ||
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Shenkeng ( Chinese 深坑 區 , Pinyin Shēnkēng Qū , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Chhim-kheⁿ khu ) is a district of the city of New Taipei in the north of the island of Taiwan , Republic of China .
location
Shenkeng is located on the north and south banks of the Jingmei River . The district is bounded to the west by the Nangang and Wenshan districts of Taipei City and to the east by the Shiding District of New Taipei City .
History and meaning
The name of the district means "Tiefer Graben" or "deep pit". The plain of today's Shengkeng, originally inhabited by Taiwanese natives , was settled and reclaimed by Chinese immigrants in the 18th and 19th centuries. Today, the rural district is mainly famous for its tofu , which attracts many tourists and has earned the city the nickname “Tofu City”.
The private Tungnan University is located in Shenkeng District .
Web links
Old main street
Historic apartment buildings
