Sanchong District
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Sanchong 三重區 |
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| Sanchong District | |
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 Sanchong District in New Taipei City |
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| Coordinates: 25°03′44″N 121°29′14″E / 25.06222°N 121.48722°ECoordinates: 25°03′44″N 121°29′14″E / 25.06222°N 121.48722°E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Special municipality | New Taipei |
| Established | 1947 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.3170 km2 (6.3000 sq mi) |
| Population (August 2016) | |
| • Total | 388,230 |
| • Density | 24,000/km2 (62,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 241 |
| Area code(s) | 02 |
| Website | www |
Sanchong District (Chinese: 三重區; pinyin: Sānchóng Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sam-tiông-khu) is an inner city district in the western part of New Taipei City, Taiwan. With an area of 16.32 km² and a population of 384,618 people (2003), it has the fourth highest population density in Taiwan and 23rd in the world, with over 23,900 people per km².
Sanchong is bounded to the north and northwest by Luzhou, Wugu, the west by Xinzhuang, and is separated from Taipei City by Tamsui River.
Sanchong was called Satengpo (Chinese: 三重埔; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Saⁿ-têng-po͘ / Sam-tiông-po͘), which literally means "The Third Plain" by the early settlers. The settlers from the modern-day Xinzhuang area moved up north and named the plains they settle as "The First Plain" (頭前埔, located in modern-day Xinzhuang District), "The Second Plain" (二重埔, located in modern-day Sanchong) and The Third Plain.
The district has been an important suburb of Taipei. On 1 April 1962, Sanchong was upgraded from an urban township to be a county-controlled city. On 25 December 2010 with the creation of New Taipei City from former Taipei County, Sanchong City was upgraded into a district.
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