Sanzhi District
Sanzhi
三芝區 Sanchih, Sanjhih, Sanshi | |
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| Sanzhi District | |
 Beach in Sanzhi | |
 Sanzhi District in New Taipei City | |
| Coordinates: 25°14′12″N 121°31′31″E / 25.23667°N 121.52528°E | |
| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Region | Northern Taiwan |
| Special municipality | New Taipei City |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.9968 km2 (25.4815 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 22,190 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 252 |
| Area code | 02 |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese | 三芝區 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sanzhi District (Chinese: 三芝區; pinyin: Sānzhī Qū) is a rural district in northern New Taipei, Taiwan. It is notable as the hometown of the former president Lee Teng-hui.
History
[edit]During the period of Japanese rule, Sanshi Village (三芝庄), and was governed under Tamsui District (淡水郡) of Taihoku Prefecture.
Administrative divisions
[edit]The district administers thirteen urban villages:[1][2]
- Baxian (八賢里), Putou (埔頭里), Guzhuang (古庄里), Xinzhuang (新庄里), Puping (埔坪里), Maochang[3][4] (茂長里), Hengshan (橫山里), Xiban (錫板里), Houcuo (後厝里), Fude (福德里), Yuanshan (圓山里), Dianzi (店子里) and Xinghua (興華里) Village.
Education
[edit]Tourist attractions
[edit]Transportation
[edit]The main road route through Sanzhi is the Provincial Highway No. 2. There are also a number of county-level highways within the district.
Notable natives
[edit]- Chiang Wen-yeh, musician and composer active mainly in Japan and the People's Republic of China[5]
- Lee Teng-hui, former ROC president, spiritual leader of the Taiwan Solidarity Union
- Lu Hsiu-yi, former Democratic Progressive Party politician and member of the Legislative Yuan
- Tseng Wen-hui, former First Lady of the Republic of China, wife of former President Lee Teng-hui
- Tu Tsung-ming, founder of Kaohsiung Medical University and the first Taiwanese PhD
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Sanzhi District (2010–2023 normals, extremes 2010–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
40.3 (104.5) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
40.3 (104.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.6 (72.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.3 (68.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 315.4 (12.42) |
308.7 (12.15) |
213.3 (8.40) |
169.8 (6.69) |
342.9 (13.50) |
271.3 (10.68) |
87.5 (3.44) |
172.0 (6.77) |
190.5 (7.50) |
288.8 (11.37) |
306.9 (12.08) |
458.8 (18.06) |
3,125.9 (123.06) |
| Average precipitation days | 17.7 | 17.3 | 15.7 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 14.6 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 166.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81.5 | 85.1 | 82.1 | 80.8 | 82.5 | 81.3 | 76.2 | 77.5 | 78.2 | 78.3 | 82.5 | 80.9 | 80.6 |
| Source 1: Central Weather Administration[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank (precipitation 2010–2023, precipitation days and humidity 2009–2024)[7] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 行政區域. Sanzhi District Office New Taipei City 新北市三芝區公所 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 24 April 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
新庄里 古庄里 埔頭里 橫山里 茂長里 後厝里 埔坪里 錫板里 八賢里 福德里 圓山里 店子里 興華里
- ^ "2018 Local Elections". Central Election Commission. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
Baxian Vil. Putou Vil. Guzhuang Vil. Xinzhuang Vil. Puping Vil. Maozhang[sic] Vil. Hengshan Vil. Xiban Vil. Houcuo Vil. Fude Vil. Yuanshan Vil. Dianzi Vil. Xinghua Vil.
, Chinese version: [1] - ^ 1060713 茂長里門面綠美化 馬賽克磚牆打造藝術村. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Every time '茂長' is spoken aloud in this video, it seems to be read as 'Màocháng'.
- ^ Maochang Cun (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "江文也 (Jiang Wen-ye)" (in Chinese). Sanzhi District Government.
- ^ "月報表(逐日資料) : 三芝 (撤銷站) (C0AD00)". Central Weather Administration. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "中央氣象署 測站氣候資料 : 新北三芝 C0AD00". Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sanzhi District, New Taipei.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Sanzhi.