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Nangang District, Taipei
District in Taipei, Taiwan
District in Taipei, Taiwan
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Nangang |
| official_name | Nangang District |
| native_name | 南港區 |
| other_name | Nankang; NanKang; Nan-kang; |
| Nan-chiang | |
| settlement_type | District |
| image_skyline | 2008FoodTaipei TaipeiPack FoodtechTaipei at TWTC Nangang.jpg |
| image_caption | Taipei WTC Nangang EXPO Hall |
| image_map | Taipei-Nangang.svg |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Eastern Taipei |
| seat_type | |
| parts_type | Divisions |
| parts_style | |
| parts | |
| p1 | 20 villages |
| p2 | 443 neighborhoods |
| government_footnotes | tags -- |
| leader_name | |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 21.8424 |
| area_rank | Ranked 5th of 12 |
| population_footnotes | tags -- |
| population_total | 113920 |
| population_as_of | January 2023 |
| population_rank | Ranked 12th of 12 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 115 |
| website |
Nan-chiang
Nangang District (), also Nankang, is a southeastern district of Taipei, Taiwan. It is the seat of the Academia Sinica, Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall, Nankang Software Park (NKSP), and Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Taipei Nangang.
History
Nangang was settled in 1735 by Fujianese, especially in the present villages of Nangang, Sanchong, and Dongxin. The placename was ** (), Nangang-Sanchong Port (). The Qing era name of Lamkang'a (), refers to its position on Keelung River.
In 1920, during the Japanese era, Nangang was part of Naiko Village, , Taihoku Prefecture. In December 1945, after the handover of Taiwan to the Kuomintang, the administrative levels were changed to Neihu Township (內湖鄉), Qixing District (七星區), Taipei County. On July 6 of the following year, as proposed by Mayor Que Shankeng (闕山坑), Nangang was separated into its own township (南港鎮). In 1968, it became a district of Taipei.
Administration
| url=https://www-ws.gov.taipei/001/Upload/315/attachment/13c43e3b-563c-49b2-abfa-5ad5a7980d69.png | script-title=zh:南港區區里分布圖 | access-date=22 June 2019 | language=zh-tw | quote=《三重埔次分區》《新庄仔次分區》《後山坡次分區》《中研次分區》}} | Type | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Wade–Giles | Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 中研次分區 | **Urban | |||||||||
| villages** | Jiùzhuāng | Chiuchuang | Kū-chng | |||||||
| Jiǔrú | Chiuju | Kiú-jû | ||||||||
| Zhōngyán | Chungyen | Tiong-gián | , | |||||||
| contains the Academia Sinica | ||||||||||
| 三重埔次分區 | Zhōngnán | Chungnan | Tiong-lâm | |||||||
| Xīnfù | Hsinfu | Sin-hù | ||||||||
| Nángǎng | Nankang | Lâm-káng | ||||||||
| Sānchóng | Sanch'ong | San-tiông | ||||||||
| 新庄仔次分區 | Xīxīn | Hsihsin | Se-sin | |||||||
| Dōngmíng | Tungmin | Tang-bêng | ||||||||
| Dōngxīn | Tunghsin | Tang-sin | ||||||||
| Xīnguāng | Hsinkuang | Sin-kong | ||||||||
| Chóngyáng | Tiông-iông | |||||||||
| 後山坡次分區 | Chéngfú | Sêng-hok | ||||||||
| Bǎifú | Pah-hok | |||||||||
| Liánchéng | Liench'eng | Liân-sêng | ||||||||
| Yùchéng | Yüch'eng | Gio̍k-sêng | ||||||||
| Hóngfú | Hông-hok | |||||||||
| Wànfú | Bān-hok | |||||||||
| Héchéng | Hoch'eng | Ha̍p-sêng | ||||||||
| Rénfú | Jenfu | Jîn-hok |
Government institutions
- Food and Drug Administration
- Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica
Education
- Academia Sinica
- China University of Science and Technology
Economy
- National Biotechnology Research Park
Miscellaneous
- Xintian Temple () here is dedicated to the goddess Matsu.
- Hu Shih died here.
Tourist attractions
- Lingnan Fine Arts Museum
- Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
- Nanhu Riverside Park
- Nanxing Park
- Nangang Park
- Shanshuilu Eco Park
- Taipei Nangang Sports Center
- Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Taipei Nangang
Transportation
Metro
- Nangang Software Park metro station
- Houshanpi metro station
- Kunyang metro station
- Nangang station
- Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center metro station
Highways and Roads
- Freeway 3
- Freeway 5
- Provincial Highway 5
- Huandong Boulevard
- City Route 109
Notable people
- Roy Chiu, actor, singer and racing driver
References
References
- (13 March 2018). "Administrative Districts".
- {{GEOnet2. 47CB7CF9A7A16161E0440003BA962ED3. Nangang (Approved - N), [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]
- (2017). link
- {{holodict. 40020
- (28 July 2009). "Taipei City Government".
- link. zh-tw. 《三重埔次分區》《新庄仔次分區》《後山坡次分區》《中研次分區》
- link. (30 December 2015). zh-tw. 本區面積為21.8424平方公里，並畫分為舊莊里、九如里、中研里、中南里、新富里、南港里、三重里、西新里、東明里、東新里、新光里、重陽里、成福里、百福里、聯成里、玉成里、鴻福里、萬福里、合成里、仁福里等20個里。 南港區區里分布圖
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