Shilin District
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Shilin 士林區 |
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| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Northern Taipei |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 62.3682 km2 (24.0805 sq mi) |
| Area rank | Ranked 1st of 12 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 290,682 (January 2,016) |
| • Rank | Ranked 2nd of 12 |
| Postal code | 111 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 士林區 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 八芝蘭 | ||||||||||
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| Ketagalan name | |||||||||||
| Ketagalan | Pattsiran | ||||||||||
| (Ketagalan word for "hot spring"; transliterated into Chinese as "八芝蘭" Bāzhīlán) (old name) | |||||||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Shìlín Qū |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Bāzhīlán |
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| Hokkien POJ | Pat-chi-lân |
Shilin District (also spelled "Shihlin District") is a district of Taipei and home to a large foreign population, mainly concentrated in the Tianmu area. It has long been a top choice for expatriates from Europe, the United States, and Japan to live, run businesses, and establish embassies and offices due mainly to the natural environment—sitting at the foot of Yangmingshan—and because the international schools are all located here. The central command of the Republic of China Navy is located in Shilin.
The name Shilin was derived from Pattsiran, the Ketagalan word for "hot springs". It was then transliterated into Chinese as "八芝蘭" (pinyin: Bāzhīlán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pat-chi-lân), which has been written as Pat-chi-na or Pachina.
Prior to Han settlement, the area was home to the Kimassauw community (麻少翁社) of the Taiwanese Plains Aborigines. During the Qing era, a fort was set up, later called . By the late Qing dynasty, "many literary talents from Shilin had passed the imperial examination", prompting the local gentry to rename it Shilin (士林), meaning "congregation of scholars and talents".
In 1920 under Japanese rule, the area was organized as Shirin Village (士林庄) and in 1933 Shirin Town (士林街), under Shichisei District (七星郡), Taihoku Prefecture. In 1945 after World War II, it was modified to Shilin Township (士林鎮), Taipei County (臺北縣).
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