Xindian City facts for kids

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Xindian City (Chinese: 新店市; POJ: Sin-tiàm-chhī) is a city in the southern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. It has been historically spelt as Sindian (Tongyong Pinyin) or Hsintien (Wade-Giles) and Xindian (Hanyu Pinyin) on road signs in Taipei City. Sindian is the Tongyong Pinyin spelling of the city's name.

Geography

Location: Latitude 24.57°N, Longitude 121.32°E
Area : 120,011.8 square kilometres (46,336.8 sq mi)
Population: 285,822 people (as of May 2005^[update])
Male population: 142,461 male (as of 2005^[update])
Female population: 144,325 female (as of 2005^[update])
Population growth rate: 1.58% per year (as of 2005^[update])
Households: 107,878

Attractions

Bitan (碧潭)
Bitan Bridge {碧潭橋)
Chung-yiang villages (中央新村)
Feitsui reservoir(翡翠水庫)
Wulai (烏來)

Images for kids

Map of Xindian (labeled as Shinten) and surrounding area (1944)
The Bitan Bridge in Xindian.
Residential buildings on a hillside.
Xindian Skyline
Construction in Xindian
The Bitan

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