Ruifang District
Ruifang or Rueifang is a district of New Taipei. The area used to be an important mining area but now relies more heavily on tourism.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ruifang railway station and Cat Village.
Ruifang railway station
Railway station
Photo: John567852, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ruifang is a railway station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railway.
Cat Village
Photo: SSR2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Houtong Cat Village or Houdong Cat Village is a village in Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan known for its cat population.
Houtong railway station
Railway station
Photo: SSR2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Houtong is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Yilan line located in Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Houtong once sat on top of Taiwan's largest coal mine, but now visitors come to see the numerous cats living in the town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jiufen and Jinguashi.
Jiufen
Photo: TianyinLee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jiufen or Jioufen, historically spelled Chiufen, is a small town in the Ruifang District of New Taipei City, in the hills overlooking the northeast coast of Taiwan.
Jinguashi
Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jinguashi is a village in the Ruifang District of eastern New Taipei City, Taiwan. The area became famous for its gold mines, and is considered a potential World Heritage Site by the Taiwan Bureau of Cultural Heritage.
Ruifang District
- Type: Locality with 38,000 residents
- Also known as: “Jui-fang”, “Jui-fang Chen”, “Rueifang Jhen”, “Ruifang”, and “Ruifang Zhen”
- Location: New Taipei, Taipei, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.1° or 25° 6′ northLongitude
121.8167° or 121° 49′ eastPopulation
38,000Elevation
190 metres (623 feet)Open location code
7QQ33RX8+XMGeoNames ID
1674096
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In Other Languages
“Ruifang District” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “瑞芳區”
- Chinese: “瑞芳鎭”
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