Xinzhuang, Taiwan

Xinzhuang City 新莊市
Coordinates: 25°02′N 121°27′E / 25.033°N 121.45°E / 25.033; 121.45
Country	Republic of China
Region	Northern Taiwan
County	Taipei (臺北縣)
Government
- Mayor	Hsu Bing-kun 許炳崑 (KMT)
Area
- Total	19.74 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Population (Oct 2008)
- Total	397,877
- Density	9,678.14　/km2 (Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "�"/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC+8)
Postal code	242
Website	http://www.sinjhuang.tpc.gov.tw

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Xinzhuang City (traditional Chinese: 新莊市; pinyin: Xīnzhuāng Shì) is a city in the western part of Taipei County in northern Taiwan (ROC). Traditionally, the city has been spelled "Hsinchuang" in the Wade-Giles system. It is spelled "Xinzhuang" in Hanyu Pinyin (official since 2009-1-1), and "Sinjhuang" in the Tongyong Pinyin system (official before 2009-1-1).

In 2009 the entire county is due to become a city in its own right: a special municipality called New Taipei.^[1]

Geography

• Area: 19.74 km²
• Population: 388,110 people (2005)

Education

Colleges

• Fu Jen Catholic University (輔仁大學)

High schools

• National Xinzhuang Senior High School (國立新莊高級中學)
• Heng Yee Catholic High School (天主教恆毅中學)

Attractions

• Lesheng Sanatorium (樂生療養院)
• Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium (臺北縣新莊體育場) [1]

Transportation

• MRT Xinzhuang Line

References

External links

• Government website

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