Nangang District, Taipei

Nangang District Administration Center

Nangang<ref name="maptp">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="GNISng">Template:GEOnet2, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency</ref> District (Template:Zh), also Nankang,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> is a southeastern district of Taipei, Taiwan. It is the seat of the Academia Sinica, Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall, Nankang Software Park (NKSP), and Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Taipei Nangang.

History

Nangang was settled in 1735 by Fujianese, especially in the present villages of Nangang, Sanchong, and Dongxin. The placename was Template:Interlanguage link multi (Template:Zh),<ref>Template:Holodict</ref> Nangang-Sanchong Port (Template:Zh). The Qing era name of Lamkang'a (Template:Zh), refers to its position on Keelung River.

In 1920, during the Japanese era, Nangang was part of Template:Nihongo, Template:Nihongo4, Taihoku Prefecture. In December 1945, after the handover of Taiwan to the Kuomintang, the administrative levels were changed to Neihu Township (Template:Lang), Qixing District (Template:Lang), Taipei County. On July 6 of the following year, as proposed by Mayor Que Shankeng (Template:Lang), Nangang was separated into its own township (Template:Lang). In 1968, it became a district of Taipei.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Administration

Region<ref name="map">Template:Cite web</ref>	Type	Chinese<ref name="govng">Template:Cite web</ref>	Hanyu Pinyin	Wade–Giles	Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Notes
Template:Lang	Urban villages	Template:Linktext	Jiùzhuāng	Chiuchuang	Kū-chng
		Template:Linktext	Jiǔrú	Chiuju	Kiú-jû
		Template:Linktext	Zhōngyán	Chungyen	Tiong-gián	Template:Citation needed span, contains the Academia Sinica
Template:Lang		Template:Linktext	Zhōngnán	Chungnan	Tiong-lâm
		Template:Linktext	Xīnfù	Hsinfu	Sin-hù
		Template:Linktext	Nángǎng	Nankang	Lâm-káng
		Template:Linktext	Sānchóng	Sanch'ong	San-tiông
Template:Lang		Template:Linktext	Xīxīn	Hsihsin	Se-sin
		Template:Linktext	Dōngmíng	Tungmin	Tang-bêng
		Template:Linktext	Dōngxīn	Tunghsin	Tang-sin
		Template:Linktext	Xīnguāng	Hsinkuang	Sin-kong
		Template:Linktext	Chóngyáng		Tiông-iông
Template:Lang		Template:Linktext	Chéngfú		Sêng-hok
		Template:Linktext	Bǎifú		Pah-hok
		Template:Linktext	Liánchéng	Liench'eng	Liân-sêng
		Template:Linktext	Yùchéng	Yüch'eng	Gio̍k-sêng
		Template:Linktext	Hóngfú		Hông-hok
		Template:Linktext	Wànfú		Bān-hok
		Template:Linktext	Héchéng	Hoch'eng	Ha̍p-sêng
		Template:Linktext	Rénfú	Jenfu	Jîn-hok

Urban villages of Nangang District

Government institutions

• Food and Drug Administration
• Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica

Education

• Academia Sinica
• China University of Science and Technology

Economy

• National Biotechnology Research Park

Miscellaneous

• Xintian Temple (Template:Zh) here is dedicated to the goddess Matsu.
• Hu Shih died here.

Tourist attractions

• Lingnan Fine Arts Museum
• Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
• Nanhu Riverside Park
• Nanxing Park
• Nangang Park
• Shanshuilu Eco Park
• Taipei Nangang Sports Center
• Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Taipei Nangang

Transportation

Nangang Station

Metro

• Nangang Software Park metro station
• Houshanpi metro station
• Kunyang metro station
• Nangang station
• Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center metro station

Highways and Roads

• Freeway 3
• Freeway 5
• Provincial Highway 5
• Huandong Boulevard
• City Route 109

Notable people

• Roy Chiu, actor, singer and racing driver

See also

• Taipei

External links

• Template:Official website Template:In lang