Beitou

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.
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  • Suburb with about 235,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 320 metres (1,060 feet)
  • Description: A district in Taipei City, Taiwan
  • Also known as
    “Beitou District”
    “Hokuto”
    “Pak-tâu”
    “Pataw”
    “Pei-t’ou”
    “Pei-t’ou-chen”
    “Pei-t’ou-chuang”
  • Neighbors

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beitou Hot Spring Museum and Beitou Branch.
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Beitou

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Latitude
25.13242° or 25° 7′ 57″ north
Longitude
121.50138° or 121° 30′ 5″ east
Open location code
7QQ34GJ2+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60655799
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1670695
Wiki­data ID
Q252864

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Beitou” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բեյտոու”
  • Cebuano: “Beitou Qu”
  • Chinese: “Běitóu Qū”
  • Chinese: “北投”
  • Chinese: “北投区”
  • Chinese: “北投區”
  • Chinese: “北投社”
  • Chinese: “北投鎮”
  • Dutch: “Beitou”
  • French: “Beitou”
  • French: “District de Beitou”
  • German: “Beitou”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Pet-thèu-khî”
  • Indonesian: “Beitou”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Beitou”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Beitou”
  • Japanese: “パㇰタウ”
  • Japanese: “パッタオ”
  • Japanese: “ベイトウ”
  • Japanese: “ほくと”
  • Japanese: “北投区 (台北市)”
  • Japanese: “北投区”
  • Korean: “베이터우 구”
  • Korean: “북투”
  • Korean: “팍타우”
  • Korean: “팟타오”
  • Lithuanian: “Beitou”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Pak-tâu-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Pak-tâu”
  • Polish: “Beitou”
  • Russian: “Бэйтоу”
  • Slovenian: “Beitou”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Beitou”
  • Ukrainian: “Бейтоу”
  • Urdu: “بیٹو ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Bắc Đầu”
  • Yue Chinese: “北投區”

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