Sindian City
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Sindian City (Chinese: 新店市; pinyin: Xīndian City; Wade-Giles: Hsintien City; POJ: Sin-tiàm-chhī), historically spelled Hsintien (Wade-Giles) and spelled Xindian (Hanyu Pinyin) on signs in Taipei City, is a city in the southern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. Sindian is the Tongyong Pinyin spelling of the city's name.
[edit] Geography
- Location: Latitude 24.57°N, Longitude 121.32°E
- Area : 120,011.8 km²
- Population: 285,822 people (May,2005)
- Male population: 142,461 male (2005)
- Female population: 144,325 female (2005)
- Population growth rate: 1.58% per year (2005)
- Households: 107,878
[edit] Attractions
- Bitan (碧潭)
- Bitan Bridge (碧潭橋)
- Chung-yiang villages (中央新村)
- Feitsui reservoir (翡翠水庫)
- Wulai (烏來)
- Sindian River Park (新店溪)
- Jingmei (景美)
- Xiaobitan (小碧潭)
- Muzha Zoo (木柵動物園)