Xizhi
汐止區 Shiodome, Sijhih, Hsichih | |
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Xizhi District | |
Country | Taiwan |
Region | Northern Taiwan |
special municipality | New Taipei City |
Area | |
• Total | 71.2354 km2 (27.5041 sq mi) |
Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 207,004[1] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Website | www |
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 汐止區 | ||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | the end of tides | ||||||||||||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||||||||||||
Kanji | 汐止 | ||||||||||||||||
Kana | しおどめ | ||||||||||||||||
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Xizhi (Chinese: 汐止區; pinyin: xìzhǐ qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Se̍k-chí khu) is an inner city district in eastern New Taipei City in northern Taiwan, and is located between Taipei City and Keelung City. Compared to most districts in eastern New Taipei, which are very sparsely populated, Xizhi is one of the more populated districts in New Taipei, with a population of 207,004 people as of February 2023.
Xizhi grew quickly during the 1980s and 1990s, and is home to many of Taiwan's major electronics companies, such as Acer, Garmin (Asia), Coiler, Lanner Electronics and DFI.