Wai’an

Wai’an is a hamlet in Tanbian Village, Shiding, Taipei. Wai’an is situated nearby to the hamlet Yuantanzikeng, as well as near Lengfankeng.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shiding Tiger God Temple and Shiding Xingde Cihui Temple.

Shiding Tiger God Temple

Place of worship

Photo: 阿道, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shiding Tiger God Temple is a place of worship.

Shiding Xingde Cihui Temple

Place of worship

Photo: 阿道, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shiding Xingde Cihui Temple is a place of worship.

Bafenliao Fude Temple

Place of worship

Photo: Outlookxp, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bafenliao Fude Temple is a place of worship.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shenkeng and Xizhi.

Shenkeng

Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Xizhi is an inner city district in eastern New Taipei City in northern Taiwan, and is located between Taipei City and Keelung City. Compared to most districts in eastern New Taipei, which are very sparsely populated, Xizhi is one of the more populated districts in New Taipei, with a population of 207,004 people as of February 2023.

Nangang District

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nangang District, also Nankang, is a southeastern district of Taipei, Taiwan. It is the seat of the Academia Sinica, Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall, Nankang Software Park, and Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Taipei Nangang. Nangang District is situated 8 km northwest of Wai’an.

Wai’an

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Wai-an”
Category: locality
Location: Tanbian Village, Shiding, New Taipei, Taipei, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

24.99585° or 24° 59′ 45″ north

Longitude

121.65166° or 121° 39′ 6″ east

Elevation

167 metres (548 feet)

Open location code

7QP3XMW2+8M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3507407363

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

1666303

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In Other Languages

“Wai’an” goes by many names.

Chinese: “外按”

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