List of districts of Taipei by population
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The following is a list of districts of Taipei City
ranked by population. Data is current as of August 15th, 2006
and was sourced from the Taipei City Government.
Rank District name Chinese name Population
1 Daan 大安區 312,956
2 Shilin
士林區 287,965
3 Neihu
內湖區 263,651
4 Wenshan
文山區 260,412
5 Beitou
北投區 248,965
6 Xinyi
信義區 231,015
7 Zhongshan 中山區 218,397
8 Songshan 松山區 208,832
9 Wanhua
萬華區 194,376
10 Zhongzheng
中正區 158,650
11 Datong
大同區 127,022
12 Nangang 南港區 112,743
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
ranked by population. Data is current as of August 15th, 2006
August 2006
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and was sourced from the Taipei City Government.
Rank District name Chinese name Population
1 Daan 大安區 312,956
2 Shilin
Shilin
Shilin District is a district of Taipei. The name "Shilin" was derived from Pattsiran, the Ketagalan word for "hot springs". It was then transliterated into Chinese as "八芝蘭" Bāzhīlán, and finally re-analyzed as "scholars as many as the trees in the woods" .-History:Shilin is foremost a residential...
士林區 287,965
3 Neihu
Neihu
Neihu District is one of Taipei City's twelve districts. Neihu means "inner lake." The older name originates from the Ketagalan word Tayour , meaning woman's head ornament....
內湖區 263,651
4 Wenshan
Wenshan District
Wenshan District is the southernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City. The district was formed in 1990 by combining Jingmei and Muzha. Wenshan previously referred to the region south of Taipei Basin .- Culture :...
文山區 260,412
5 Beitou
Beitou
Beitou District is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City, Taiwan. The historical spelling of the district is Peitou. The name originates from the Ketagalan word Kipatauw, meaning witch. Beitou is the most mountainous and highest of Taipei's districts.Beitou is famous for its hot...
北投區 248,965
6 Xinyi
Xinyi
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信義區 231,015
7 Zhongshan 中山區 218,397
8 Songshan 松山區 208,832
9 Wanhua
Wanhua
Wanhua District , known in Taiwanese as Bangka a.k.a Monga, is Taipei City's oldest district. The district is home to historic buildings such as Longshan Temple, Taipei's oldest temple, and the Red House Theater, the first and largest teahouse and playhouse in Taiwan...
萬華區 194,376
10 Zhongzheng
Zhongzheng
Zhongzheng District is the home of most of the national government buildings of the Republic of China. This includes the Presidential Office, the Executive Yuan, the Control Yuan, the Legislative Yuan, the Judicial Yuan, and various government ministries...
中正區 158,650
11 Datong
Datong, Taipei
Datong District is a district of Taipei City, Taiwan. It is located between the Taipei Metro Red Line and eastern shore of the Tamsui River, and between Civic Boulevard and the Sun Yat-sen Freeway...
大同區 127,022
12 Nangang 南港區 112,743