Nangang District, Taipei

25°03′12″N 121°36′27″E / 25.053315°N 121.607409°E / 25.053315; 121.607409

Nangang
南港區
Nankang; NanKang; Nan-kang;
Nan-chiang
Nangang District
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
RegionEastern Taipei
Divisions
List
  • 20 villages
  • 443 neighborhoods
Area
 • Total
21.8424 km2 (8.4334 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 5th of 12
Population
 (January 2023)
 • Total
113,920
 • RankRanked 12th of 12
 • Density5,215.5/km2 (13,508/sq mi)
Postal code
115
Websitengdo.gov.taipei (in Chinese)
Nangang District
Traditional Chinese南港
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNángǎng Qū
Wade–GilesNan-kang Chü
Tongyong PinyinNangang Cyu
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLâm-káng-khu

Nangang[2][3] District (Chinese: 南港), also Nankang,[4] 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 Toakalah (Chinese: 大佳臘; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tōa-ka-la̍h),[5] Nangang-Sanchong Port (南港三重埔; Lâm-káng Saⁿ-têng-po͘). The Qing era name of Lamkang'a (南港仔; Lâm-káng-á; 'southern port'), refers to its position on Keelung River.

In 1920, during the Japanese era, Nangang was part of Naiko Village (内湖庄), Shichisei District (七星區), Taihoku Prefecture. In December 1945, after the handover of Taiwan to the Kuomintang, the administrative levels were changed to Neihu Township (內湖鄉), Qixing District (七星區), Taipei County. On July 6 of the following year, as proposed by Mayor Que Shankeng (闕山坑), Nangang was separated into its own township (南港鎮). In 1968, it became a district of Taipei.[6]

Administration

Nangang is administered as 20 urban villages.[1]

Government institutions

Education

Economy

Miscellaneous

  • Xintian Temple (信天宮; 'Faith in Heaven') here is dedicated to the goddess Matsu.
  • Hu Shih died here.

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Metro

Highways and Roads

Notable people

  • Roy Chiu, actor, singer and racing driver

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 區里分布 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2026. 本區面積為21.8424平方公里,並畫分為舊莊里、九如里、中研里、中南里、新富里、南港里、三重里、西新里、東明里、東新里、新光里、重陽里、成福里、百福里、聯成里、玉成里、鴻福里、萬福里、合成里、仁福里等20個里。
  2. ^ "Administrative Districts". Taipei City Government. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019. There are 12 administrative districts in the Taipei City, including {...} Nangang, {...}
  3. ^ Nangang (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. ^ 胡適紀念館 (PDF). 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2019. Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  5. ^ "Entry #40020". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
  6. ^ "Taipei City Government". 28 July 2009.