West District, Taichung

Coordinates: 24°8′40.3″N 120°39′55.1″E / 24.144528°N 120.665306°E / 24.144528; 120.665306

West 西區
District
West District

West District in Taichung City
Country	Republic of China
City	Taichung
Subdivisions	List 25 villages 628 neighborhoods
Area
• Total	5.7042 km² (2.2024 sq mi)
Population (January 2016)
• Total	115,798
• Density	20,000/km² (53,000/sq mi)
Website	Official website

West District office

West District (Chinese: 西區; pinyin: Xi Qū) is a district of Taichung, Taiwan. It is the second smallest district in Taichung City after Central District. Former Taichung City Hall and part of Taichung City Government offices are located in this district.

History

The district used to be part of Taichung provincial city before the merger with Taichung County to form Taichung special municipality on 25 December 2010.

Division

The West District of Taichung is divided into 25 Li (里):^[1]

Minsheng Li (民生里)
Liming Li (利民里)
Sanmin Li (三民里)
Dongsheng Li (東昇里)
Guangmin Li (廣民里)
Pinghe Li (平和里)
Gongmin Li (公民里)
Lanxing Li (藍興里)
Gongguan (公館里)
Helong Li (和龍里)
Minlong (民龍里)
Houlong (後龍里)
Shuanglong Li (雙龍里)
Anlong Li (安龍里)
Jilong (吉龍里)
Tuku Li (土庫里)
Dazhong Li (大忠里)
Shengping Li (昇平里)
Zhongming Li (忠明里)
Zhongcheng Li (忠誠里)
Gongzheng Li (公正里)
Gongping Li (公平里)
Gongde Li (公德里)
Gongyi Li (公益里)
Zhongxing Li (中興里)

Education

National Taichung University of Education

Tourism

Taichung Takenori Hall

National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art

Historic sites

Taichung Prefecture and auxiliary building complex^[2]
Taichung City Hall
Datun Region Hall
Taichung Takenori Hall
National Taichung University of Education Administrative Building
Datung Elementary School Administrative Building
Sun Li-jen Former Residence
Lin Chih-Chu Studio

Museums and arts

National Museum of Natural Science
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
Taichung City Dadun Cultural Center
Taichung Municipal Cultural Center (台中市立文化中心)
Tea Street (精明一街)
Dalu Road Commercial District
Wuquan Parkway（美術園道）
Jingguo Parkway（經國園道）

References

↑ http://vote2014.nat.gov.tw/en/TV/nm400002000000000.html
↑ "Introduction of Taichung Prefecture". Retrieved 2011-01-08.

External links

Taichung West district Office (Chinese)

Districts of Taichung

City seat: Xitun

Urban area	Beitun Central Dali East Nantun North South Taiping West Wufeng Wuri Xitun

Coastal area	Da'an Dadu Dajia Longjing Qingshui Shalu Waipu Wuqi

Highland area	Daya Dongshi Fengyuan Houli Shengang Shigang Tanzi Xinshe

Mountain indigenous district	Heping

Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard; Central, East, South, West, and North District uses English instead.

Districts in Taiwan

Special
municipalities

Kaohsiung	Alian Daliao Dashe Dashu Fengshan Gangshan Gushan Hunei Jiaxian Lingya Linyuan Liugui Luzhu Maolin¹ Meinong Mituo Namaxia¹ Nanzi Neimen Niaosong Qianjin Qianzhen Qiaotou Qieding Qijin Renwu Qishan Sanmin Shanlin Taoyuan¹ Tianliao Xiaogang Xinxing Yanchao Yancheng Yong'an Ziguan Zuoying

New Taipei	Banqiao Bali Gongliao Jinshan Linkou Luzhou Pinglin Pingxi Ruifang Sanchong Sanxia Sanzhi Shenkeng Shiding Shimen Shuangxi Shulin Taishan Tamsui Tucheng Wanli Wugu Wulai¹ Xindian Xinzhuang Xizhi Yingge Yonghe Zhonghe

Taichung	Beitun Central Da'an Dadu Dajia Dali Daya Dongshi East Fengyuan Heping Houli Longjing Nantun North Qingshui Shalu Shengang Shigang South Taiping¹ Tanzi Waipu West Wufeng Wuqi Wuri Xinshe Xitun

Tainan	Anding Annan Anping Baihe Beimen Danei Dongshan East Guanmiao Guantian Guiren Houbi Jiali Jiangjun Liujia Liuying Longqi Madou Nanhua Nanxi North Qigu Rende Shanhua Shanshang South West Central Xiaying Xigang Xinhua Xinshi Xinying Xuejia Yanshui Yongkang Yujing Zuozhen

Taipei	Beitou Da'an Datong Nangang Neihu Shilin Songshan Wanhua Wenshan Xinyi Zhongshan Zhongzheng

Taoyuan	Bade Daxi Dayuan Fuxing¹ Guanyin Guishan Longtan Luzhu Pingzhen Taoyuan Xinwu Yangmei Zhongli

Provincial
cities

Chiayi	East West

Hsinchu	East North Xiangshan

Keelung	Anle Nuannuan Qidu Ren'ai Xinyi Zhongshan Zhongzheng

Note: Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard and promulgated by the Ministry of Interior. Exceptions: "Tamsui" instead of "Danshui," cardinal direction districts, and names of special municipalities and provincial cities. ¹ — Mountain Indigenous District

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