Sanxia District
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Sanxia 三峽區 |
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| Sanxia District | |
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 Location of Sanxia in New Taipei City |
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| Coordinates: 24°56′00″N 121°22′00″E / 24.93333°N 121.36667°ECoordinates: 24°56′00″N 121°22′00″E / 24.93333°N 121.36667°E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Special municipality | New Taipei City |
| Established | 1846 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | 楊志宏 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 191.45 km2 (73.92 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2016) | |
| • Total | 112,775 |
| • Density | 531.9/km2 (1,378/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 237 |
| Area code(s) | 02 |
| Website | www |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Sānxiá Qū |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Sansiá Cyu |
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| Hokkien POJ | Sam-kiap-khu |
Sanxia District (Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: Sānxiá Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Sansiá Cyu) is an urban district in the southwestern part of New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is the second largest district in New Taipei City after Wulai District.
The old name of Sanxia, Sa-kak-eng (Chinese: 三角湧; pinyin: Sānjiǎoyǒng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Saⁿ-kak-éng; literally: "triangular surge") refers to the meeting of the Dahan River, Sansia River, and Horizontal River. In 1920, Taiwan's Japanese government administratively designated the town as Sankyō (Japanese: 三峽?, lit. Three Gorges), Kaizan District, Taihoku Prefecture.
It has an area of 191.45 km² and a population of 101,839 (May 2010).
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Walking along Minquan Old Street
Zushi Temple
Colonial Japanese architecture along Minquan Old Street
Shops along Minquan Old Street
Changfu Bridge across the Sansia River
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