Sindian City

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Sindian City
Chinese:	新店市
Transliterations Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin: Xīndian City - Wade-Giles: Hsintien City Min - Min-nan POJ: Sin-tiàm-chhī

Sindian City 新店市
Coordinates: 24°57′N 121°32′E / 24.95, 121.533
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Region	Northern Taiwan
County	Taipei County
Government
- Mayor	Wang Mei-Yue(王美月)
Area
- Total	120.2255 km² (46.4 sq mi)
Population (October 2007)
- Total	290,404
Time zone	CST (UTC+8)
Website: http://www.sindian.tpc.gov.tw/

Sindian City, historically spelled Hsintien (Wade-Giles) and spelled Xindian (Hanyu Pinyin) on signs in Taipei City and on the Taipei Rapid Transit System, is a city in the southern part of Taipei County, Republic of China. Sindian is the Tongyong Pinyin spelling of the city's name. Sindian is one of the satellite cities around Taipei, with a very high percentage of its population commuting to Taipei.

Contents 1 Demography 2 Transportation 3 Attractions 4 External links

[edit] Demography

• 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] Transportation

• MRT Danshui-Xindian Line
• National Freeway No.1
• Provincial Freeway No. 3

[edit] Attractions

• Bitan (碧潭)
• Bitan Bridge (碧潭橋)
• Chung-yiang villages (中央新村)
• Feitsui reservoir (翡翠水庫)
• Sindian River Park (新店溪)
• Jingmei(景美)
• Xiaobitan (小碧潭)

[edit] External links

• Sindian City Government Website (Chinese)
• Xindian travel guide from Wikitravel
• household registration office

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Coordinates: 24°57′N, 121°32′E