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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  • Type: Suburb with 257,000 residents
  • 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”, and “Peit’ou”
  • Neighbors: , , , , and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beitou Hot Spring Museum and Beitou Branch.

Museum
Photo: Wing1990hk, CC BY 3.0.
The is a about hot spring in Beitou Park, Beitou District, , .

Library
Taipei Public Library is a public library in Beitou Park, located within Beitou District, , . It is Taiwan's first green library.

Museum
Photo: SSR2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a in Beitou District, , . The cultural center is dedicated to introduce the various plains indigenous cultures, including the Ketagalan tribes cultures.

Beitou

Latitude
25.13242° or 25° 7′ 57″ north
Longitude
121.50138° or 121° 30′ 5″ east
Population
257,000
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
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: “Pak-tâu-khu”
  • 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”
  • French: “District de Beitou”
  • German: “Beitou”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Pet-thèu-khî”
  • Indonesian: “Beitou”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Beitou”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Beitou”
  • Japanese: “北投区 (台北市)”
  • Japanese: “北投区”
  • Korean: “베이터우 구”
  • Korean: “베이터우구”
  • Lithuanian: “Beitou”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Pak-tâu-khu”
  • Polish: “Beitou”
  • Russian: “Бэйтоу”
  • Slovenian: “Beitou”
  • Spanish: “distrito de Beitou”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Beitou”
  • Ukrainian: “Бейтоу”
  • Urdu: “بیٹو ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Bắc Đầu”
  • Yue Chinese: “北投區”
  • “北投”
  • “北投區”
  • “北投社”
  • “北投鎮”

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