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Sanchong District

District in New Taipei, Taiwan

Field	Value
name	Sanchong
official_name	Sanchong District
native_name	三重區
other_name	Sanchung, San Chung
settlement_type	District
image_skyline	Skyline of Sanchong, New Taipei 2024.jpg
image_map	Sanchongtpc.png
map_caption	Sanchong District in New Taipei City
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Sanchong in Taiwan
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Taiwan
subdivision_type2	Special municipality
subdivision_name2	New Taipei
established_title	Established
established_date	1947
leader_title	District Chief
area_total_km2	16.3170
area_footnotes
population_total	380699
population_as_of	February 2023
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	CST
utc_offset	+8
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	241
area_code	02
website

Sanchong District () is a district in the western part of New Taipei City, Taiwan. With an area of 16.32 km2 and a population of 380,699 people (February 2023), it has the fourth highest population density in Taiwan and 23rd highest in the world, with over 23,900 people per km2.

Geography

Sanchong is bounded to the north and northwest by Luzhou, Wugu, the west by Xinzhuang, and is separated from Taipei City by the Tamsui River.

History

Sanchong was called Satengpo (), which literally means "The Third Plain" by the early settlers. The settlers from the modern-day Xinzhuang area moved up north and named the plains they settle as "The First Plain" (頭前埔, located in modern-day Xinzhuang District), "The Second Plain" (二重埔, located in modern-day Sanchong) and The Third Plain.

The district has been an important suburb of Taipei. On 1 April 1962, Sanchong was upgraded from an urban township to be a county-administered city. On 25 December 2010 with the creation of New Taipei City from former Taipei County, Sanchong City was upgraded into a district.

Demography

As of October 2015, there were 388,550 people living in the district.

The 2010 Population Census reported that Sanchong has a population of 390,904. The population density was 24,172.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Education

New Taipei Municipal New Taipei Senior High School
New Taipei Municipal SanChong High School
New Taipei Municipal San-Chung Commercial and Industrial Vocational High School

Tourist attractions

New Taipei Bridge
New Taipei Metropolitan Park
Xianse Temple (先嗇宮)
Erchong Riverside Park
Erchong Lotus Park
Chongyang Bridge — a cable-stayed bridge and a beautiful night-time landmark

Transportation

The district is served by the Taipei Metro Zhonghe-Xinlu Line at Sanchong Elementary School Station, Sanhe Junior High School Station, Taipei Bridge Station, Cailiao Station, Sanchong Station, and Xianse Temple Station. The Taoyuan Airport MRT also stops at Sanchong station.

The district is accessible by National Highway No. 1, Provincial Highway No. 1 and No.1A, and Provincial Highway No. 64. The district is connected to Taipei via Chongyang Bridge, Taipei Bridge, Zhongxiao Bridge, and Zhongxing Bridge. It is also connected to Xinzhuang, Luzhou, Wugu, and Banqiao District.

Notable natives

Brigitte Lin, actress
Neil Peng, screenwriter and political activist

References

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"Statistical Tables".

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