Taishan District, New Taipei



Taishan District is a district home to 77,169 people in New Taipei, Taiwan.

History
Taishan was formally a rural township. On December 25, 2010, after Taipei County was upgraded to New Taipei City, Taishan Township was upgraded to Taishan District.

Geography
Taishan borders Wugu, Linkou, and Xinzhuang districts of New Taipei City, as well as Guishan District of Taoyuan City.
 * Area: 19.16 km2
 * Population: 77,169 people (February 2023)

Infrastructures

 * Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital

Government agencies

 * Freeway Bureau

Higher education

 * Lee-Ming Institute of Technology
 * Ming Chi University of Technology

High school

 * New Taipei Municipal Taishan Senior High School (新北市立泰山高級中學)

Junior high school

 * New Taipei Municipal Taishan Junior High School (新北市立泰山國民中學)
 * New Taipei Municipal Yi Shiue Junior High School (新北市立義學國民中學)

Elementary school

 * New Taipei Municipal Taishan Elementary School (新北市立泰山國民小學)
 * New Taipei Municipal Ming-Zhi Elementary School (新北市立明志國民小學)
 * New Taipei Municipal Tong-Zong Elementary School
 * New Taipei Municipal Yi Shiue Elementary School

Library

 * New Taipei City Library Taishan Guizi Branch
 * New Taipei City Library Taishan Branch
 * New Taipei City Library Taishan Parent-Child Reading Room

Tourist attractions

 * Mingzhi Academy
 * Cultural and Historical Image Park
 * Ci Xiu Park
 * Taishan Doll Museum
 * Upper Taishan Temple
 * Yihuekeng Natural Ecological Park
 * Fu-Da Night Market (Near the backdoor of Fu Jen Catholic University)

Transportation

 * Taishan is served by the National Highway No. 1.

Taipei Metro

 * Danfeng Station

Taoyuan Airport MRT

 * Taishan metro station
 * Taishan Guihe metro station

Notable natives

 * Lee Hong-yuan, Minister of the Interior (2012-2014)