Xizhi District

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Xizhi District
汐止區
District
Location of Xizhi in New Taipei
Country  Taiwan
Region Northern Taiwan
special municipality New Taipei City
Area
 • Total 71.2354 km2 (27.5041 sq mi)
Population (May 2013)
 • Total 193,287[1]
Time zone CST (UTC+8)
Website http://www.xizhi.ntpc.gov.tw/
Xizhi District
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 汐止區
Literal meaning the end of tides
Japanese name
Kanji 汐止
Kana しおどめ

Xizhi (Chinese: 汐止區; pinyin: Xìzhǐ Qū) is an inner city district in New Taipei City in northern Taiwan.

Xizhi grew quickly during the 1980s and 1990s, and is home to many of Taiwan's major electronics companies, such as Acer, Coiler, Lanner Electronics and DFI.

Geography and Location

Xizhi is located in the Keelung River valley between Taipei and Keelung, which is an important transportation corridor. The old Jukando Highway and Jukan Railway Line passed during the Japanese occupation. Currently both north-south freeways (National Highway 1 and National Highway 3) as well as the Western Line railroad pass through Xizhi.

A Taipei Metro (Taipei Rapid Transit System) station is planned for Xizhi.[2]

Xizhi suffered from periodic flooding due to typhoons, before a levee was completed along the Keelung River in 2002.

Origins of its Name

In the past, the Xizhi area was the Kypanas locality (峰仔峙社) of the Ketagalan Taiwanese aborigines. The old name in Chinese (Chinese: 水返腳; pinyin: Shǔifǎnjiǎo; literally "Water returning foot") refers to the fact that the tide from the Keelung River stops at Xizhi and goes back to the sea. During the Japanese rule, the place name was changed to 汐止 (shiodome (しおどめ), literally "end of tides"), which is the source of the current name.

Economy

Many of Taiwan's electronics companies are headquartered in Xizhi, such as:

Garmin's largest operating subsidiary, Garmin (Asia) Corporation, has its main office in Xizhi District.[8]

Matsusei, a Taiwanese supermarket chain, also has its headquarters in Xizhi.[9][10]

Transportation

Gallery

  • Acer Group Headquarters

  • Cathay Life Insurance Xizhi Building

  • Xizhi Branch, Union Bank of Taiwan

  • Apartments in Xizhi

  • TRA Xizhi Station

  • TRA Xizhi Station (East Section)

  • Mcdonald's in Xizhi

  • Garmin Tech Center

  • Xizhi, 1936 watercolor by Ni Chiang-huai

  • The Administrative Centre of Xizhi

  • CPC Xizhi gas station

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Demographics Xizhi District Calendar". 
  2. ↑ "New Taipei City seeks Minsheng-Xizhi MRT". The China Post. Retrieved 28 June 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Legal Notices." Acer Group. Retrieved on March 15, 2010. "8F, No. 88, Section 1, Hsin Tai Wu Road., Hsichih 221, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan."
  4. ↑ "Social Welfare." Acer Group. Retrieved on March 15, 2010. "Acer’s headquarter at Hsichih".
  5. ↑ "Taiwan Headquarters". Coiler Corporation. Retrieved 28 June 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Offices". Lanner Electronics, Inc. Retrieved 28 June 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Worldwide Offices". DFI. Retrieved 28 June 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Facilities | Garmin | United States". Gamin Ltd. Retrieved 28 June 2013. 
  9. ↑ "matsusei.com.tw." (WHOIS) "Domain Name: matsusei.com.tw Registrant: 松青商業股份有限公司 Sung Ching Supermarket Commercial Co.,Ltd 23F., No.100, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221 Taiwan 台北縣汐止市新台五路一段100號23樓"
  10. ↑ "Opportunities for Chilean Food Exports in Taiwan." Chilean Trade Office. November 2009. p. 199. Retrieved on October 25, 2012. "Company Name 松青超市 Matsusei Supermarket (under Wei Chuan Foods)" "Contact Information Add: 23F., No.100, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi City, Taipei County Website: www.sungching.com.tw"

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City seat: Banqiao
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Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard, the municipal government endorses and uses "New Taipei" instead of "Xinbei" and "Tamsui" instead of "Danshui".

Coordinates: 25°04′N 121°40′E / 25.067°N 121.667°E / 25.067; 121.667

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