Hsinchu, Taiwan

Hsinchu 新竹市
Provincial city
Hsinchu City
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Nickname(s): 風城 (The Windy City) or 竹市 (Zhu City)
Coordinates: 24°49′N 120°59′E / 24.817°N 120.983°E / 24.817; 120.983Coordinates: 24°49′N 120°59′E / 24.817°N 120.983°E / 24.817; 120.983
Country	Taiwan
Region	Northern Taiwan
Seat	North District
Districts	3 districts East North Xiangshan
Government
• Mayor	Lin Chih-chien (DPP)
Area
• Provincial city	104.15 km2 (40.21 sq mi)
Area rank	20 out of 22
Population (2016)
• Provincial city	434,674
• Rank	15 of 22
• Density	4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	National Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code	300
Area code(s)	(0)35
ISO 3166 code	TW-HSZ
Bird	European magpie (Pica pica)
Flower	Azalea
Website	www.hccg.gov.tw

Hsinchu
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīnzhú Shì Wade–Giles Hsin¹-chu2 Shih⁴ Tongyong Pinyin Sinjhú Shìh Southern Min Hokkien POJ Sin-tek-chhī
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	風城
Simplified Chinese	风城
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fēngchéng Wade–Giles Feng1-ch'eng2 Tongyong Pinyin Fongchéng
Japanese name
Kanji	新竹市
Kana	しんちくし
Transcriptions Romanization Shinchiku Shi

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīnzhú Shì
Wade–Giles	Hsin¹-chu2 Shih⁴
Tongyong Pinyin	Sinjhú Shìh
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Sin-tek-chhī

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Fēngchéng
Wade–Giles	Feng1-ch'eng2
Tongyong Pinyin	Fongchéng

Transcriptions
Romanization	Shinchiku Shi

Hsinchu, officially known as Hsinchu City (Chinese: 新竹市), is a city in northern Taiwan. Hsinchu is popularly nicknamed "The Windy City" for its windy climate. Hsinchu is administered as a provincial city within Taiwan.

In 1626, after Spain occupied northern Taiwan, Spanish missionaries arrived at Teckcham (Chinese: 竹塹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-khàm), where the Taokas Taiwanese aborigines lived. The city was first settled by Han Chinese in 1711, during Qing rule. In 1878, Teckcham Subprefecture was converted into a district and renamed Hsinchu. After Fujian-Taiwan Province was established in 1887, Hsinchu was a part of Taipeh Prefecture.

By 1904, the city population was 16,371, ranked 7th, following Keelung and followed by Shoka. In 1920, under Japanese rule, Shinchiku Cho (新竹廳^?) was upgraded to town status. In 1930, the town was renamed as Shinchiku City, under Shinchiku Prefecture. In 1941, its administration district was expanded, annexing Kōzan village (modern-day Xiangshan), whereas Kyūminato village (舊港庄) and Rokka village (六家庄) became Chikuhoku village (竹北庄, modern-day Zhubei) under the same district.

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