Wanli (New Taipei)
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Wanli 萬里 區 |
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 Location Wanlis in New Taipei |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| Coordinates : | 25 ° 10 ' N , 121 ° 38' E | ||
| Area : | 63.3766 km² | ||
| Residents : | 22,586 (November 2013) | ||
| Population density : | 356 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 2 | ||
| Postal code : | 207 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-NWT | ||
| Community type : | New Taipei City District | ||
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Wanli ( Chinese 萬里 區 , Pinyin Wànlǐ Qū , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Bān-lí ) is a district of the city of New Taipei in northern Taiwan , Republic of China .
location
Wanli borders the East China Sea in the northeast, the Jinshan and Xizhi districts, which also belong to New Taipei, in the northwest and south , and the cities of Keelung and Taipei in the southeast and southwest . While the Wanli coast is characterized by bizarre rock formations caused by erosion, the hinterland is hilly and forested.
History and meaning
The area of today's district was originally settled by Taiwanese indigenous people. In the 17th century, the Spanish and then the Dutch briefly controlled the area before they were driven out in 1661 by the troops of Zheng Chenggong who landed at Wanli . In the period that followed, Chinese fishermen settled here. One of the early settlements called Wanli later gave the entire district its current name. While fishing was the main industry in the area in the past, tourism is of great importance today thanks to Wanli's picturesque coastal landscape.
The Kuosheng nuclear power plant , the second oldest nuclear power plant in Taiwan (commissioned in 1981/83), is located in Wanli . The two reactor blocks were decommissioned in May and November 2016, respectively.
Attractions
The most famous attraction for tourists is Cape Yeliu with its picturesque coastal landscape, which is famous for its rock formations created by erosion and stimulating the human imagination.
View of Wanli
Rock formations at Cape Yeliu
Yeliu, the "head of the queen"
In the west, the municipality has a small part of the Yangmingshan National Park .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tim Ferryon: More Obstacles for Nuclear Power. Taiwan Business Topic, June 6, 2017, accessed September 15, 2017 .
