Xindian District
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Xindian 新店區 |
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Xindian skyline
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 Location of Xindian within New Taipei City |
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| Coordinates: 24°57′N 121°32′E / 24.950°N 121.533°E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Northern Taiwan |
| Special municipality | New Taipei City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 120.2255 km2 (46.4193 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2016) | |
| • Total | 300,283 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 231 |
| Website | http://www.xindian.ntpc.gov.tw/ |
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| Chinese | 新店區 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xīndiàn Qū |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Sindiàn Cyu |
| MPS2 | Shindian Chiu |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | san1 dim3 keoi1 |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Sin-tiàm-khu |
Xindian District (Chinese: 新店區; pinyin: Xīndiàn Qū) is an inner city district in the southern part of New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Xindian's name originated during the Qing Dynasty close to 300 years ago. According to legend, a person named Lin and others came from Quanzhou, Fujian Province. On a mountain road leading to Wulai, they built a small cabin and opened a store selling groceries and for the exchange of goods with mountain aborigines. Since the store had no formal name, travelers called it Sintiam (Chinese: 新店; pinyin: Xīndiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sin-tiàm; literally: "new store").
An area usually not considered as part of Xindian is Ankeng (安坑), although it is within the jurisdiction of the city, located in a valley on the west side of the Xindian Creek. It was originally called Amkhe'ar (暗坑仔; Ànkēngzǎi; Àm-kheⁿ-á; "dark/secret gorge"), due to luxurious vegetation in the area. However, it was later decided to be indecent and the name was changed to Ankeng (安坑; Ānkēng; An-kheⁿ; "peaceful gorge").
In 1920, during the period of Japanese rule, the area was established as Shinten/Shinden Town (Japanese: 新店街?), Bunsan District, Taihoku Prefecture.
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