Shilin District

For other uses, see Shilin (disambiguation).
Shilin
士林區
Shirin
District
Shilin District
CountryTaiwan
RegionNorthern Taipei
Divisions
List
  • 51 villages
  • 988 neighborhoods
Area
 • Total
62.3682 km2 (24.0805 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 1st of 12
Population
 (January 2023)
 • Total
265,462
 • RankRanked 2nd of 12
 • Density4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Postal code
111
Websitesldo.gov.taipei Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
Shilin District
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese士林區
Simplified Chinese士林区
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShìlín Qū
Southern Min
Hokkien POJSū-lîm-khu
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese八芝蘭
Simplified Chinese八芝兰
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBāzhīlán
Southern Min
Hokkien POJPat-chi-lân
Ketagalan name
KetagalanPattsiran
Hakka name
HakkaSṳ-lìm-khî
(Ketagalan word for "hot spring"; transliterated into Chinese as "八芝蘭" Bāzhīlán) (old name)
Map including Shilin (labeled as Shih-lin-chuang (Shirinshō) 士林庄) (1950)
Shilin District office

Shilin District (also spelled Shihlin District, Chinese: 士林區; pinyin: Shìlínqū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sū-lîm-khu) is a district of Taipei. The central command center of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) is located in Shilin.