Xizhi
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Xizhi 汐止 區 |
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 Location of Xizhis in New Taipei |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| Coordinates : | 25 ° 4 ′ N , 121 ° 39 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 15 m | ||
| Area : | 71.2354 km² | ||
| Residents : | 189,166 (November 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 2,656 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 2 | ||
| Postal code : | 221 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-NWT | ||
| Community type : | New Taipei City District | ||
| Structure : | 46 districts ( 里 , Lǐ ) | ||
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Xizhi , also Hsichih or Sijhih ( Chinese 汐止 區 , Pinyin Xīzhǐ Qū , Tongyong Pinyin Sijhǐh Cyu , W.-G. Hsi-chih Chü ), is a district of the city of New Taipei in northern Taiwan with about 190,000 inhabitants. Until New Taipei was founded in December 2010, Xizhi was an independent city in Taipei County.
location
Xizhi is located on the Keelung River between the capital Taipei in the west and the city of Keelung in the east. Neighboring districts in New Taipei are Shiding in the south, Pingxi in the southeast and Wanli in the northwest. The center of Xizhi, located along the Keelung River, which flows from east to west, is densely built-up, while the north and south of the district largely consists of wooded hills that extend into the Yangmingshan Mountains in the northwest .
The main arteries between Taipei and Keelung run through the valley of the Keelung River. Xizhi is located on freeways 1 and 3 and on the main line of the Taiwanese railroad , which each run from Keelung via Taipei to the metropolises of western Taiwan. A connection to Taipei's metro network is planned.
history
The valley of the Keelung River was originally inhabited by the Ketagalan indigenous people . Chinese settlers arrived in the region in the mid-18th century. They called the place, which became an important ferry port, Shui Fan Jiao ( 水 返 腳 , meaning "The rising tide ends here"), because the influence of the tides reached up to this point. During the Japanese rule over Taiwan , the place was renamed Xizhi ( Japanese し お と め , Shiotome , "end of the tides") in 1920 . After 1945 under the Republic of China, the population of Xizhi increased sharply due to its proximity to the capital Taipei, and in 1999 the community received the official status of a large city (市, Shì). On December 25, 2010, the city lost its independence and became part of the metropolis of New Taipei, which emerged from the Taipei district.
