Beitou District

Beitou
北投區
Hokutō
Beitou District
View of Beitou from Mount Guanyin
View of Beitou from Mount Guanyin
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
RegionNorthern Taipei
Divisions
List
  • 42 villages
  • 825 neighborhoods
Area
 • Total56.8216 km2 (21.9389 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 2nd of 12
Population
 (January 2023)
 • Total241,250
 • RankRanked 5th of 12
 • Density4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Postal code
112
Websitebtdo.gov.taipei Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
Beitou District
Traditional Chinese北投
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěitóu Qū
Wade–GilesPei3-t'ou2 Ch'ü1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJPak-tâu-khu
Beitou District office

Beitou District 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, encompassing a meadow with rivers running through the valley which have abundant steam rising from them; the result of geothermal warming. The valley is often surrounded by mist shrouding the trees and grass. Beitou is famous for its hot springs.[1] In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.[2]

  1. ^ Jacobs, Andrew (2010-03-21). "Taiwan's Steaming Pools of Paradise". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  2. ^ Wong, Maggie Hiufu (2012-03-30). "Taiwan names its 10 top small tourist towns". CNN Go. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-03-31.

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