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Sanxia District

Coordinates: 24°56′00″N 121°22′00″E / 24.93333°N 121.36667°E / 24.93333; 121.36667
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Sanxia
三峽區
Sankyō, Sansia, Sanhsia
Sanxia District
Location of Sanxia in New Taipei City
Location of Sanxia in New Taipei City
Coordinates: 24°56′00″N 121°22′00″E / 24.93333°N 121.36667°E / 24.93333; 121.36667
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Special municipalityNew Taipei City
Established1846
Government
 • Mayor陳健民(Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kiān-bîn)[1]
Area
 • Total191.45 km2 (73.92 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total115,443
 • Density531.9/km2 (1,378/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
ZIP code
237
Area code02
Websitewww.sanxia.ntpc.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
Sanxia District
Traditional Chinese三峽
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSānxiá Qū
Tongyong PinyinSansiá Cyu
Southern Min
Hokkien POJSam-kiap-khu

Sanxia District (traditional Chinese: 三峽區; simplified Chinese: 三峡区; Hanyu Pinyin: Sānxiá Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Sansiá Cyu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sam-kiap-khu) is a district in the southwestern part of New Taipei, Taiwan. It is the second largest district in New Taipei City by area after Wulai District.

Name

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The old name of Sanxia, Sa-kak-eng (Chinese: 三角湧; pinyin: Sānjiǎoyǒng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Saⁿ-kak-éng; lit. 'triangular surge') refers to the meeting of the Dahan River, Sanxia River, and Horizontal River [zh]. In 1920, Taiwan's Japanese government administratively designated the town as Sankyō (Japanese: 三峽, lit. Three Gorges), Kaizan District, Taihoku Prefecture.

History

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After the first coffee plants on Taiwan were imported by the British to Tainan in 1884, the first significant small-scale cultivation took place in Sanxia District.[2]

On December 25, 2010, Sanxia Township was upgraded to Sanxia District after the upgrade of Taipei County.

Geography

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It has an area of 191.45 km2 and a population of 115,443 (February 2023).

Government institutions

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Sanxia District office

Education

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University

Senior High schools

  • Mingde High school (市立明德高中)
  • BeiDa High School (市立北大高中)
  • Tsz-Shiou Senior High school (辭修高中)

Junior High schools

  • Sanxia Junior High school (市立三峽國中)
  • Anxi Junior High school (市立安溪國中)

Others

  • National Academy for Educational Research Preparatory office-Planning Objectives

Tourist attractions

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Transportation

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  • Car — Sanxia is served by Freeway No. 3. (San-ying Interchange)
  • Bus — Sanxia is accessible by bus from Taipei (buses 702, 703, 705, 706,939), Taoyuan District, and Yingge (Blue 19).
  • Train — Although Sanxia does not have a train station, it is accessible by bus from Yingge Train Station across the river.
  • MRT — Accessible via the Tucheng Line of the Taipei Metro to Yongning (永寧(Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Éng-lêng)). Bus 916 from exit 1 connects to Sanxia on Highway 3. In addition Bus 910 leaves from Fuzhong (府中(Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hù-tiong)) station in Banqiao. Both routes are multi-section tickets, paying on entry or exit.

Notable natives

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  • Li Mei-shu, former painter, sculptor, and politician

See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.sanxia.ntpc.gov.tw/web/Home?command=display&page=flash. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Staff Writer (17 February 2021). "FEATURE: Growers along Tainan's 'Coffee Road' want to put local brew on national map". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ http://attach.tour-ntpc.com/downloadarea/20130109143650.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ Anger at Taiwan's 'heaviest pig' BBC News. 3 Sept. 2007.
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