Beitou District

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**Beitou District**
**北投區**
'Beitou District seal'
Old name:
Region	Northern Taipei
Director	Mei Li Lee (李美麗)
Area	Ranked 2nd of 12
Total	56.8216 km²
Population	Ranked 5th of 12
Total	248,965
Density	4,382/km²
Villages (里; li):	42
Neighborhoods (鄰; lin):	817
ROC zip code	112

Beitou office

Beitou District (traditional Chinese: 北投區; Hanyu Pinyin: Běitóu Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Běitóu Cyu; Wade-Giles: Pei-t'ou Ch'ü; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-tâu-khu) is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City, Taiwan. The historical spelling of the district is Peitou. The name originates from the Ketagalan word Kipatauw, meaning witch. Beitou is the most mountainous and highest of Taipei's districts.

Beitou is famous for its hot springs. Residents of this district note that sulfuric fumes from the hot springs do ruin their electric appliances in the long term.

1 History
2 Education
3 Attractions
4 Photos
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] History

Between 1920 and 1941, Beitou was a village (北投庄) in Shichisei-gun (Qixing District), Taihoku Prefecture (台北州七星郡). It was upgraded to a town (北投街) in 1941. After World War II, it was renamed as Beitou urban township (北投鎮), belonging to Taipei County. Beginning in 1949, Beitou and Shilin were administered by the newly-formed Yangminshan Administrative Bureau. Both of them were merged into Taipei City in 1968.

[edit] Education

There are two universities and two colleges in Beitou.

National Yang Ming University
Taipei National University of the Arts
Kuang Wu Institute of Technology
National Taipei College of Nursing

[edit] Attractions

Yangmingshan National Park
Guandu Natural Park: birding
Hot Springs in Xin Beitou and Xingyi Road
Museum of Hot Springs in Beitou
Beitou Cape: Lighthouse and seaside resort
Taipei City Public Library Beitou Branch

[edit] Photos

These are some pictures in Beitou.

Xin Beitou (The front is Quanyuan Rd.)	Xin Beitou (The left way is Zhonghe St.)	Xin Beitou (The right way is Zhongshan Rd. to the Geothermal Valley)	Xin Beitou (The way is Guangming Rd.)
Beitou (Beitou Post Office is on Guangming Rd.)	Xin Beitou (Xin Beitou shopping centre)	Beitou (The back is Mt. Datun)	Beitou (Beitou traditional market)
Taipei Public Library’s Beitou Branch