Beitou

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**Beitou District**
**北投區**
Beitou District seal
Abbreviation: Beitou (北投)
Region	Northern Taipei
ROC zip code	112
Director	Zhang Yi-fang(張義芳)
Area	Ranked 2 of 12
- Total	56.8216 km²
Population	Ranked 5 of 12
- Total - Density	248,965 4,382/km²
Villages(里,Li):	42
Neighborhoods(鄰,Lin):	817

Beitou office

Beitou District (Traditional Chinese: 北投區; Hanyu Pinyin: Běitóu Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Běitóu Cyu; Wade-Giles: Pei-t'ou Ch'u; Taiwanese POJ: Pak-tâu-khu) is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City. 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 hot springs. Residents of this district note that sulfuric fumes from the hot springs do ruin their electric appliances in the long term.

1 History
2 Education
3 Attractions
4 Photos
5 External link

[edit] History

Between 1920 and 1941, Beitou was a village (北投庄) in Shichisei-gun (Qixing District), Taihoku Prefecture (台北州七星郡). It was upgraded to a town (北投街) in 1941. After World War II, it was renamed as Beitou urban township (北投鎮), belonging to Taipei County. Beginning in 1949, Beitou and Shilin were administered by the newly-formed Yangminshan Administrative Bureau. Both of them were merged into Taipei City in 1968. Beitou is also a popular tourist attraction, and has long been treasured by the Japanese due to its stunning landscape, heart-pounding food, and fantastic atmosphere which is similar to that of Tokyo. Filled with Five-star hotels, endless number of restaurants, and world-class buildings, Beitou is sure a one-of-a-kind.

[edit] Education

There are two universities and two colleges in Beitou.

National Yang Ming University
Taipei National University of the Arts
Kuang Wu Institute of Technology
National Taipei College of Nursing

[edit] Attractions

Yangmingshan National Park
Guandu Natural Park: birding
Hot Springs in Xin Beitou and Xingyi Road
Museum of Hot Springs in Beitou
Beitou Cape: Lighthouse and seaside resort

[edit] Photos

There are some pictures in Beitou.

Xin Beitou (The front is Chuan-Yuan Rd.)	Xin Beitou (The left way is Zhong-Ho St.)	Xin Beitou (The right way is Zhong-Shan Rd. to the Geothermal Valley)	Hsin Beitou (The way is Kuang-Ming Rd.)
Beitou (Beitou Post Office is on Kuang-Ming Rd.)	Xin Beitou (Xin Beitou shopping centre)	Beitou (The back is Mt. Tatun)	Beitou (Beitou traditional market)