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Beitou
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 Beitou District seal |
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Abbreviation: Beitou (北投) |
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| Region | Northern Taipei |
| ROC zip code | 112 |
| Director | Zhang Yi-fang(張義芳) |
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56.8216 km² |
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248,965 |
| Villages(里,Li): | 42 |
| Neighborhoods(鄰,Lin): | 817 |
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Beitou District (Traditional Chinese: 北投區; Hanyu Pinyin: Běitóu Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Běitóu Cyu; Wade-Giles: Pei-t'ou Ch'ü; Taiwanese POJ: Pak-tâu-khu) is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City. 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 hot springs. Residents of this district note that sulfuric fumes from the hot springs do ruin their electric appliances in the long term.
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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. Beitou is also a popular tourist attraction, and has long been treasured by the Japanese due to its stunning landscape, heart-pounding food, and fantastic atmosphere which is similar to that of Tokyo. Filled with Five-star hotels, endless number of restaurants, and world-class buildings, Beitou is sure a one-of-a-kind.
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
- 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
- hot SPA nand Kinshan Hot Springs
There 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) |