Wenshan District
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Wenshan 文山區 |
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| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Southern Taipei |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 31.5090 km2 (12.1657 sq mi) |
| Area rank | Ranked 4th of 12 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 275,433 |
| • Rank | Ranked 4th of 12 |
| • Density | 8,700/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 116 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 文山區 | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 景美 | ||||||||||||
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| Muzha (old name) | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 木柵 | ||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wénshān Qū |
| Wade–Giles | Wen-shan Chü |
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| Hokkien POJ | Bûn-san-khu |
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| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Kéng-bóe / Kéng-bé |
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| Hokkien POJ | Ba̍k-sa |
Wenshan District is a district in Taipei, Taiwan. It is the southernmost district of the twelve districts in Taipei. Wenshan previously referred to the region south of Taipei Basin (including Xindian and Pinglin).
In 1894 (late Qing era), the local gentry changed the name from "Fist Mountain" (拳山) to the more elegant "Fort Wenshan" (文山堡, from 文山秀氣). The greater Wenshan area (大文山區) is roughly the area of Bunsan District (文山郡?), Taihoku Prefecture from the Japanese era. It included modern Wenshan district as well as Xindian, Shenkeng, Shiding, Pinglin, and Wulai. The modern district was formed in 1990 by combining Jingmei and Muzha.
Notable attractions in this district include the Taipei Zoo, Maokong, Jingmei Night Market, Xianji Rock (仙跡岩). The Examination Yuan and the National Chengchi University are also Da'an is better served by the Taipei Metro, The Wenshan Line, Maokong Gondola and Xindian Line in this district. ten stations of which are located in the city: Xinhai, Wanfang Hospital, Wanfang Community, Muzha, Taipei Zoo, Taipei Zoo South, Zhinan Temple, Maokong, Wanlong and Jingmei
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