Hsinchu

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Hsinchu 新竹[I] Shinchiku (Japanese reading)
City
Hsinchu City
Clockwise from top: Hsinchu Railway Station, Hsinchu City Government Building, Hsinchu City East Gate, Hsinchu Chenghuang Temple, Hsinchu Zoo, Hsinchu City Moat Park, Hsinchu City Art Gallery and Reclamation Hall
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Nickname:  Windy City (風城) or Chu City (竹市)
Hsinchu Location within Taiwan
Coordinates: 24°49′N 120°59′E / 24.817°N 120.983°E / 24.817; 120.983
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Province	Taiwan Province (government suspended)
Region	Northern Taiwan
First mentioned as Tek-kham	1626
City established	1711
Renamed to Hsinchu	1878
Part of Shinchiku Prefecture	17 April 1895
Reconstituted as a provincial city	9 November 1945
Demoted to county-administered city within Hsinchu County	1 December 1951
Provincial city status restored	1 July 1982
Seat	North District
Districts	3 districts East North Xiangshan
Government
• Body	Hsinchu City Government Hsinchu City Council
• Mayor	Andy Chiu (TPP)
Area [1]
• Total	104.15 km2 (40.21 sq mi)
• Rank	20 out of 22
Population  (March 2023)[2]
• Total	453,536
• Rank	15 of 22
• Density	4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code	300
Area code	(0)3
ISO 3166 code	TW-HSZ
Bird	Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
Flower	Azalea
Website	www.hccg.gov.tw/en/

Hsinchu (^[I] Chinese: 新竹; pinyin: Xīnzhú) is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan that is not a special municipality, with estimated 450,655 inhabitants.^[3] Hsinchu is a coastal city bordering the Taiwan Strait to the west, Hsinchu County to the north and east, and Miaoli County to the south. Hsinchu is nicknamed the Windy City for its strong northeastern monsoon during the autumn and winter seasons.^[4]

The area was originally settled by the Austronesian Taiwanese indigenous peoples, with the settlement being named "Tek-kham" by the Hoklo immigrants. The city was founded by Han Chinese settlers in 1711, and renamed "Hsinchu" in 1878. During Japanese rule, the city was named "Shinchiku" and was the seat of Shinchiku Prefecture. The prefecture encompassed present-day Hsinchu City and County, as well as entire Taoyuan and Miaoli. After the ROC rule in 1945, the urban area of Hsinchu was organized as a provincial city.

In 1980, the Taiwanese government established the Hsinchu Science Park, an industrial centre for semiconductor manufacturing. The headquarters of TSMC, a semiconductor foundry, MediaTek and United Microelectronics Corporation, are all located in the park.^[5][6][7]

Besides its industry, Hsinchu is a cultural center of Taiwan.^[8] The Chenghuang Temple of Hsinchu, built in 1747, is a common prayer destination. The research institutions of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University and National Tsing Hua University are both located near the science park.

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