Sinshih District

Sinshih District, alternatively spelled Xinshi, is a rural district in central , , about 11 km north of . As Sincan, it was one of the most important stations of the Dutch East India Company in the 17th century.
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  • Type: Town with 36,300 residents
  • Description: A district in Tainan City, Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Hsia-liao”, “Hsin-shih”, “Hsin-shih-chuang”, “Hsinshih”, “Shinshr”, “Sin-chhī”, “Sin-chhī-hiang”, “Sin-chhī-hiong”, “Sinshih”, “Syinshr”, “Xinshi District”, “신스 향”, “新市仔”, “新市郷”, “新市鄉”, “新港”, and “赤崁社”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Xinshi railway station and Museum of Archaeology, Tainan Branch of National Museum of Prehistory.

Railway stop
Photo: SElefant, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xinshi is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway West…

Museum
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The Museum of Archaeology is a history … is situated 2½ km northwest of Sinshih District.

Railway station
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is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway West… is situated 3 km north of Sinshih District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xinhua District and Shanhua District.

Town
Sinhua District, alternatively spelled Xinhua, is a suburban district in central , . is situated 4½ km south of Sinshih District.

Town
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is a suburban district of , . is situated 6 km north of Sinshih District.

Town
is a rural district of about 6,966 residents in , . is situated 6 km northeast of Sinshih District.

Sinshih District

Latitude
23.07897° or 23° 4′ 44″ north
Longitude
120.29514° or 120° 17′ 43″ east
Population
36,300
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
7QM237HW+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60655709
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1674848
Wiki­data ID
Q706439
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Sinshih District” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Xinshi Xiang”
  • Chinese: “新市”
  • Chinese: “新市区”
  • Chinese: “新市區”
  • Dutch: “Sinckan”
  • Dutch: “Xinshi District”
  • French: “district de Xinshi”
  • French: “District de Xinshi”
  • German: “Xinshi”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Sîn-sṳ-hiông”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Sîn-sṳ-khî”
  • Italian: “Xinshi”
  • Japanese: “新市区”
  • Korean: “신스구”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sin-chhī-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sin-tshī-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “新市區”
  • Russian: “Синьши”
  • Urdu: “سنشی ڈسٹرکٹ”
  • Vietnamese: “Tân Thị, Đài Nam”
  • Vietnamese: “Tân Thị”
  • Yue Chinese: “新市區”
  • “新市區”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: 新市 and 下港仔墘.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sinshih District Office and 新市區戶政事務所.

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Worth a closer look: Kaohsiung and Chiayi.

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