Songshan 松山區 |
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Songshan District | |
Country | Taiwan |
Region | Eastern Taipei |
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Area | |
• Total | 9.2878 km2 (3.5860 sq mi) |
Area rank | Ranked 9th of 12 |
Population | |
• Total | 209,689 |
• Rank | Ranked 8th of 12 |
• Density | 23,000/km2 (58,000/sq mi) |
Postal code | 105 |
Website | About Songshan District |
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Traditional Chinese | 區 | ||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 錫口 | ||||||||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Sōngshān Qū |
Wade–Giles | Sung1-shan1 Ch'ü1 |
Southern Min | |
Hokkien POJ | Siông-san-khu |
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Southern Min | |
Hokkien POJ | Sek-kháu |
Coordinates: 25°03′35″N 121°33′26″E / 25.059788°N 121.55727°E
Songshan District is a district of Taipei, Taiwan. The name of the district is historically spelled Sungshan. The Songshan Airport and the Taipei Arena are located here.
Songshan was originally named Malysyakkaw, a lowland Ketagalan word meaning "Where the river twists". Its written form (Chinese: 麻里折口; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bâ-lí-chek-kháu) was abbreviated (錫口; Sek-kháu) in 1815 during Qing rule.
During Japanese rule (1895-1945) the area served as a prime tea-growing area in northern Taiwan. In 1920 the area's settlements were established as Matsuyama Village (Japanese: 松山庄?), Shichisei District, Taihoku Prefecture. The village, named after Matsuyama City in Japan, was incorporated into Taihoku City (modern-day Taipei) in 1938.