Nangang

Alternative meaning: Nangang District, Harbin
Nangang District
南港區

Nangang District seal
Old name: none
Region Eastern Taipei
DirectorYung-cheng Lee (李永成)
Area Ranked 5 of 12
 - Total 21.8424 km²
Population Ranked 12 of 12
 - Total
 - Density
112,932
5,170/km²
Villages(里,Li): 19
Neighborhoods(鄰,Lin):423
Nngǎng (Hanyu Pinyin) (Chinese: 南港, WG: Nan-kang, Tongyong Pinyin: Nangang) is a district of Taipei. It is the seat of Academia Sinica.

Administration

There are 19 municipal villages (里 li) in Nangang. The following placenames are romanized in Hanyu Pinyin, with Tongyong Pinyin in parentheses, where they differ:
  • Zhongnan (中南 Jhongnan)
  • Nangang (南港)
  • Sanchong (三重)
  • Dongxin (東新 Dongsin)
  • Dongmin (東明)
  • Xinguang (新光 Singuang)
  • Xixin (西新 Sisin)
  • Yucheng (玉成)
  • Hecheng (合成)
  • Chengfu (成福)
  • Wanfu (萬福)
  • Hongfu (鴻福)
  • Baifu (百福)
  • Renfu (仁福)
  • Lianchen (聯成)
  • Jiuzhuang (舊庄 Jiujhuang)
  • Zhongyan (中研 Jhongyan)
  • Jiuru (九如)
  • Xinfu (新富 Sinfu)
The villages contain 423 neighbourhoods (鄰 lin). Zhongyan, which was part of Jiuzhuang until December 1974, contains the Academia Sinica.

History

Nangang was settled in 1735 by Fujianese, especially in the present villages of Nangang, Sanchong, and Dongsin. Until the Japanese Occupation, the placename was Great Jia'na Fortress, Nangang-Sanchong Port (大加吶堡南港三重埔). Nangang, literally "Southern Port", refers to its position on Keelung River. In 1920, Nangang was part of Neihu Hamlet, Qixing Prefecture, Taipei District (台北州七星郡內湖庄). In December 1945, the administrative levels were changed to Neihu Township, Qixing District, Taipei County (台北縣七星區內湖鄉). July 6 the following year, as proposed by Que Shankeng (闕山坑), Nangang was separated into its own township. In 1967, it became a district of Taipei.

Miscellaneous

  • Xintian Temple (信天宮 "Faith in Heaven") here is dedicated to the goddess Matsu.
  • There are 25 parks here.
  • Hu Shih died here.

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