beitou

**Beitou District**
**北投區**
Beitou District seal
Abbreviation: Beitou (北投)
Region	Northern Taipei
Director	Zhang Yi-fang(張義芳)
Area	Ranked 2 of 12
- Total	56.8216 km²
Population	Ranked 5 of 12
- Total - Density	248,999 4,382/km²
Villages(里,Li):	42
Neighborhoods(鄰,Lin):	817

Beitou District (北投區, Wade-Giles: Pei-t'ou, Tongyong Pinyin: Beitou) is one of the twelve districts of Taipei City. Beitou means witch by Ketagalan people. Beitou is famous for hot springs. Residents of this district note that sulfuric fumes from the hot springs do ruin their electric appliances in the long term.

History

Between 1920 and 1941, Beitou was a village (北投庄) in Qixing District (七星郡), Taipei Prefecture (台北州). It was upgraded to a town (北投街) in 1941. After World War II, it was renamed as Beitou urban township (北投鎮), belonging to Taipei County. Beginning in 1949, Beitou and Shilin were admistered by the newly-formed Yangminshan Administrative Bureau. Both of them were merged into Taipei City in 1968.

Education

There are two universities and two colleges in Beitou.

Attractions

Yangmingshan National Park
Guandu Natural Park: birding
Hot Springs in Xin Beitou and Xingyi Road
Museum of Hot Springs in Beitou

External link

Official Site

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