Xinzhuang District is a district in the western part of New Taipei in northern Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

 (Taiwan). It has an area of 19.74 square kilometre and a population of 388,110 people (2005).

Until the 25 December 2010 creation of New Taipei, Xinzhuang was itself a city (新莊市; Xīnzhuāng Shì; Sin-chng Chhī; Postal map spelling: Hsinchuang) in the former Taipei County

Taipei County

New Taipei City is the most populous city of Taiwan. The area includes a substantial stretch of Taiwan's northern coastline and surrounds the Taipei Basin...

.

Overview

The district is bordered by Wugu and Taishan to the north, Sanchong to the east, Banqiao

Banqiao District

Banqiao District is the city seat of New Taipei in northern Taiwan . It has the third highest population density in Taiwan. It was formerly the 22nd densest city in the world, with over 24,000 people per square km...

 and Shulin to the south, and Taoyuan County to the west.

Senior High Schools

• National Xinzhuang High School (國立新莊高級中學)
• Heng Yee Catholic High School (天主教恆毅中學)

Attractions

• Losheng Sanatorium
  Losheng Sanatorium
  Losheng Sanatorium is a hospital for lepers, which is located in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City , Taiwan. Losheng means "happy life"...
  
   (樂生療養院)
• Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium (臺北縣新莊體育場) http://esport.tpc.edu.tw/SC/home.asp

External links

• Government website