New Taipei City

New Taipei, while officially a city, is more like a region surrounding the cities of Taipei and Keelung in Northern Taiwan. It is considered a part of the Taipei Metropolitan Area.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taipei Zoo and Zhinan Temple.

Taipei Zoo

Zoo

Photo: Yu tptw, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Taipei Zoo, sometimes referred to as the Muzha Zoo, is a public zoological garden in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the most famous zoological garden in Taiwan and a leader in conservation, research and education, and recreation. Taipei Zoo is situated 5 km north of New Taipei City.

Zhinan Temple

Place of worship

Photo: KasugaHuang, CC BY 2.5.

Zhinan Temple is a Taoist temple on the slopes of Houshan in Wenshan District of Taipei, Taiwan. It was founded in 1882. The temple's main deity is Lü Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals.

Yes!Life Yulon City

Shopping center

Yes!Life Mall is a shopping center in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan that opened on September 28, 2023. It is the first and largest shopping mall in the district. Yes!Life Yulon City is situated 5 km northwest of New Taipei City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xindian and Wenshan.

Xindian

Photo: Yuriy kosygin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Xindian, also known by its historical spelling Hsintien and alternative spelling Sindian, is a district in New Taipei where the apartment complexes of the Taipei metropolitan area meet the northern end of the Central Mountain Range.

Wenshan

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Wenshan District is a district in Taipei, Taiwan. It is the southernmost district of the twelve districts in Taipei. Wenshan previously referred to the region south of the Taipei Basin.

Shenkeng

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Shenkeng District is a rural district in central New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. Formerly an agricultural and mining town, it is now famous for its numerous tofu restaurants and vendors.

New Taipei City

Also known as: “New Taipei”, “T’ai-wan”, “T’ai-wan Sheng”, “Taiwan Sheng”, and “Xīnběi Shì”
Historically known as: “T’ai-pei Hsien”, “Taibei Sian”, and “Taibei Xian”
Location: Taipei, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

24.947° or 24° 56′ 49″ north

Longitude

121.5818° or 121° 34′ 54″ east

Population

4,000,000

Elevation

229 metres (751 feet)

United Nations Location Code

TW NTC

Open location code

7QP3WHWJ+RM

GeoNames ID

1665148

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Satellite Map

Discover New Taipei City from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Slovenian—“New Taipei City” goes by many names.

Arabic: “تايبيه الجديدة”
Chinese: “新北市”
Chinese: “臺北縣” (historical)
Chinese: “臺灣省”
Croatian: “Novi Taipei”
French: “Nouveau Taipei”
German: “Neu-Taipeh”
Russian: “Новый Тайбэй”
Slovenian: “Novi Tajpej”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sishifen Qiao and Liufenshan.

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