Zhongzheng (Taipei)
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Zhongzheng 中正 區 |
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 Location of Zhongzheng in Taipei |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| Coordinates : | 25 ° 2 ' N , 121 ° 31' E | ||
| Area : | 7.6071 km² | ||
| Residents : | 159,608 (Dec 2017) | ||
| Population density : | 20,981 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 2 | ||
| Postal code : | 100 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-TPE | ||
| Community type : | Taipei City District | ||
| Structure : | 31 districts (里) 580 neighborhoods (鄰) |
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Zhongzheng ( Chinese 中正 區 , Pinyin Zhōngzhèng Qū ; alternative spellings Jhongjheng and Chungcheng ) is a district in southwest Taipei with about 160,000 inhabitants and an area of 7.6 square kilometers. It got its name from the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall located there ( Chiang Kai-shek is also posthumously called Zhongzheng in Chinese ). There are also many government buildings located in Zhongzheng, such as the Presidential Palace and Executive Yuan , Control Yuan , Legislative Yuan, and Justice Yuan . It is also home to Taipei Central Station . Historically, most of the ancient Qing-era city of Taipei was in the area of Zhongzheng . Zhongzheng is also home to most of Taipei's museums.
Zhongzheng borders the districts of Wanhua , Datong , Zhongshan , Da'an and Wenshan of Taipei and Yonghe of New Taipei .
history
During the Qing Dynasty, most of the ancient city of Taipei was in the area of the district. In 1990 the district was merged from the two districts Chengzhong ( 城中 區 , Chéngzhōng Qū ) and Guting ( 古亭 區 , Gǔtíng Qū ), and named after the Chiang Kai-shek memorial hall there.
Colleges in Zhongzheng District
- Taipei University
- National Taiwan University (Faculties of Law and Medicine)
- Chiao Tung National University (Taipei Campus)
- Soochow University (inner city campus , law)
- Bo'ai Chinese Cultural University Campus
- Chung Hua University , Taipei Campus
Museums and attractions in Zhongzheng District
- Taiwan National Museum
- National History Museum
- Enthusiastic Museum
- Museum of the Armed Forces of the Republic of China
- Taipei Botanical Garden
