Tamsui

Tamsui, or Danshui, Danshuei, Tamshui) is a district of that was the center of shipping and commerce in northern Taiwan in the 19th century.
  • Suburb with about 209,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 140 metres (460 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “淡水鎮”
  • Description: A district in New Taipei City, Taiwan
  • Also known as
    “Danshuei”
    “Danshui”
    “Danshwei”
    “Hō͘-bé”
    “Hō͘-bóe”
    “Hōo-bé”
    “Hōo-bué”
    “Tām-chúi”
    “Tām-tsuí”
    “Tamsui District”
    “Tamsuy”
    “Tan-shui”
    “Tan-shui-chen”
  • Neighbors

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Hobe Fort and Binhai Yishan.
Hobe Fort is a historical fort located near…
is a light rail station of the Danhai…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bali District and Danhai New Town.
Bali is a suburban district in northwestern New Taipei, .
, previously romanized as Tamhai New…
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Latitude
25.1813° or 25° 10′ 53″ north
Longitude
121.4531° or 121° 27′ 11″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Tamsui” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة تامسوي”
  • Arabic: “منطقة تامسوي”
  • Chinese: “Dànshuǐ Qū”
  • Chinese: “戶尾”
  • Chinese: “扈尾社”
  • Chinese: “沪尾”
  • Chinese: “淡水”
  • Chinese: “淡水区”
  • Chinese: “淡水區”
  • Chinese: “淡水鎮”
  • Chinese: “滬尾”
  • Chinese: “虎尾”
  • Czech: “Tamsui”
  • Dutch: “Tamsui District”
  • Dutch: “Tamsui”
  • French: “Tamsui”
  • German: “Tamsui”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Thâm-súi-khî”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Thâm-súi”
  • Hebrew: “טאמסוי”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Tamsui”
  • Italian: “Tamsui”
  • Japanese: “ホーボエ”
  • Japanese: “淡水”
  • Japanese: “淡水区”
  • Japanese: “淡水鎮”
  • Korean: “단수이구”
  • Lithuanian: “Danšujus”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hō͘-bé”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hō͘-bó̤”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hō͘-bóe”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hōo-bé”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hōo-bér”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hōo-bué”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tām-chúi-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tām-chúi”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tām-súi-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tām-súi-tìn”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tām-súi”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tām-tsuí-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tām-tsuí”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “淡水”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “淡水區”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “淡水鎮”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “滬尾”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tamsui”
  • Norwegian: “Tamsui”
  • Polish: “Danshui”
  • Portuguese: “Tamsui”
  • Russian: “Даньшуй”
  • Spanish: “Tamsui”
  • Turkish: “Tamsui”
  • Ukrainian: “Даньшуй”
  • Vietnamese: “Đạm Thủy”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Tamsui”
  • Yue Chinese: “淡水”
  • Yue Chinese: “淡水區”

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