Hsinchu metropolitan area
Area in Hsinchu City, Taiwan
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Hsinchu metropolitan area (Chinese: 新竹都會區; pinyin: Xīnzhú Dūhuì Qū) is the metropolitan area of the city of Hsinchu in northern Taiwan.
Hsinchu Metropolitan Area | |
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| Coordinates: 24°48′N 120°58′E | |
| Country |  Taiwan |
| Main City | Hsinchu City |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 703.4429 km2 (271.6008 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Urban | 1,184,997 |
| • Metro density | 1,684.567/km2 (4,363.01/sq mi) |
The population of the metro area in 2016 was around 1,000,000, and when including Zhunan and Toufen in neighboring Miaoli County was over 1.18 million.
Definition
According to the definition of metropolitan areas formerly used by the Republic of China (Taiwan) government, Hsinchu metropolitan area includes the following areas:
However, since 2010, the term is no longer in official usage.[1]
