Beitou District
Beitou District 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beitou Hot Spring Museum and Beitou Branch.
Beitou Hot Spring Museum
Museum
Photo: Wing1990hk, CC BY 3.0.
The Beitou Hot Spring Museum is a museum about hot spring in Beitou Park, Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan.
Beitou Branch
Library
Taipei Public Library Beitou Branch is a public library in Beitou Park, located within Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is Taiwan's first green library.
Ketagalan Culture Center
Museum
Photo: SSR2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ketagalan Culture Center is a cultural center in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. The cultural center is dedicated to introduce the various plains indigenous cultures, including the Ketagalan tribes cultures.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yangmingshan National Park and Shilin.
Yangmingshan National Park
Photo: TianyinLee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yangmingshan National Park; Yáng Míng Shān Guójiā Gōngyuán) is a collection of peaks in Taiwan, located to the northeast of Taipei.
Shilin
Photo: Latinboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shihlin is a northern district of Taipei, home to many museums and one of Taipei's largest night markets.
Beitou District
- Type: Locality with 241,000 residents
- Also known as: “Beitou”, “Beitou Cyu”, “Beitou Qu”, “Pei-t’ou”, and “Pei-t’ou Ch’ü”
- Location: Taipei City, Taiwan Province, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
25.15° or 25° 9′ northLongitude
121.5167° or 121° 31′ eastPopulation
241,000Elevation
266 metres (873 feet)Open location code
7QQ35G28+2MGeoNames ID
1670691
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In Other Languages
“Beitou District” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北投區”
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