Wulai District

Wulai
烏來區
Ulay
Mountain indigenous district
Wulai District
Wulai District in New Taipei City
Wulai District in New Taipei City
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
MunicipalityNew Taipei City
Urban villages5
Government
 • TypeDistrict government
 • District chiefKao Fu-kuang (Ind.)
Area
[1]
 • Total
321.1306 km2 (123.9892 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2023)
 • Total
6,300
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code
233
Websitewww.wulai.ntpc.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)

Wulai District (Atayal: Ulay; Chinese: 烏來區; pinyin: Wūlái Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: U-lai-khu)[2] is a mountain indigenous district in southern New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. It sits near the border with Taipei and is famous for its hot springs.[3] It is the largest district in New Taipei, as well as the most mountainous, and is home to the indigenous Atayal people.

  1. ^ 第一篇_歷史沿革 (PDF). Wulai District Office, New Taipei City Government 烏來區公所 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). p. 26.
  2. ^ "Entry #35055 (烏來)". 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.
  3. ^ Shan, Shelley (11 Aug 2015). "Rescuers search for missing in Wulai". Taipei Times. p. 1.