Beitou District

TaipeiDistrict
en-name = Beitou
zh-name = 北投區
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image-caption = "Beitou District seal"
region = Northern Taipei
director = Mei Li Lee (李美麗)
area-rank = 2nd
area-total = 56.8216
population-rank = 5th
population-total = 248,965
density = 4,382
villages = 42
neighborhoods = 817
zipcode = 112
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Beitou District (zh-tptwp|t=北投區|hp=Běitóu Qū|tp=Běitóu Cyu|w=Pei-t'ou Ch'ü|poj=Pak-tâu-khu) is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City, Taiwan. The historical spelling of the district is Peitou. The name originates from the Ketagalan word "Kipatauw", meaning witch. Beitou is the most mountainous and highest of Taipei's districts.

Beitou is famous for its hot springs. Residents of this district note that sulfuric fumes from the hot springs do ruin their electric appliances in the long term.

History

Between 1920 and 1941, Beitou was a village (北投庄) in Shichisei-gun (Qixing District), Taihoku Prefecture (台北州七星郡). It was upgraded to a town (北投街) in 1941. After World War II, it was renamed as Beitou urban township (北投鎮), belonging to Taipei County. Beginning in 1949, Beitou and Shilin were administered by the newly-formed Yangminshan Administrative Bureau. Both of them were merged into Taipei City in 1968.

Education

There are two universities and two colleges in Beitou.
* National Yang Ming University
* Taipei National University of the Arts
* Kuang Wu Institute of Technology
* National Taipei College of Nursing

Attractions

* Yangmingshan National Park
* Guandu Natural Park: birding
* Hot Springs in Xin Beitou and Xingyi Road
* Museum of Hot Springs in Beitou
* Beitou Cape: Lighthouse and seaside resort
* Taipei City Public Library Beitou Branch

Photos

These are some pictures in Beitou.

ee also

*Shipai

External links

* [http://english.taipei.gov.tw/ptda/ Government Site] en