W. District

West District is a district of , . It is the second smallest district in Taichung City after . Former Taichung City Hall and part of Taichung City Government offices are located in this district.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Suburb with 116,000 residents
  • Description: A district in Taichung City, Taiwan
  • Also known as: “West”, “West District”, “West District, Taichung”, and “West District, Taichung City”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts and Taichung railway station.

Museum
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The is a museum in West District, , . NTMoFA was established in 1988 and is the first and the only national-grade fine arts museum in Taiwan.

Railway station
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Taichung station is a railway station in served by Taiwan Railway. It is served by all TR services on the Western Trunk line. It will also be served by the Blue line of the Taichung Metro, which is under construction.

Park
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The is a national museum in , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taichung and Nantun District.

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is a city in the west-central part of the island of . It has a pleasant climate and a population of just over 2.8 million people, making it the second largest city on the island after .

Suburb
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is an urban district in , . It was a part of Taichung before the City and County were amalgamated in 2010. The district has seen rapid growth in recent years with department store and office towers in the 7th redevelopment zone.

Suburb
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is a district in , . Located in the northern part of the city, it is a half mountainous, half urban area. Though used to be considered part of the countryside, the new has urbanized it considerably. is situated 5 km north of W. District.

W. District

Latitude
24.1414° or 24° 8′ 29″ north
Longitude
120.671° or 120° 40′ 16″ east
Population
116,000
Elevation
81 metres (266 feet)
Open location code
7QP24MRC+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60655739
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11696333
Wiki­data ID
Q309356
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“W. District” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Se-khu”
  • Chinese: “台中市西區”
  • Chinese: “臺中市西區”
  • Chinese: “西区”
  • Chinese: “西區 (台中市)”
  • Chinese: “西區 (臺中市)”
  • Chinese: “西區”
  • Esperanto: “Okcidenta Distrikto”
  • French: “district Ouest”
  • French: “District Ouest”
  • German: “Taichung-Westbezirk”
  • Italian: “Distretto Occidentale”
  • Japanese: “西区”
  • Korean: “서구 (타이중 시)”
  • Korean: “시 구 (타이중 시)”
  • Korean: “시구”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Se-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “西區”
  • Polish: “Xi (Taizhong)”
  • Polish: “Xi”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Tây, Đài Trung”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Tây”
  • Yue Chinese: “西區 (臺中)”
  • “台中市西區”
  • “臺中市西區”
  • “西區”
  • “西區 (台中市)”
  • “西區 (臺中市)”

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