Sanzhi District
District in New Taipei, Taiwan
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Sanzhi District (Chinese: 三芝區; pinyin: Sānzhī Qū) is a rural district in northern New Taipei, Taiwan. It is notable as the hometown of the former president Lee Teng-hui.
Sanzhi
三芝區 Sanchih, Sanjhih, Sanshi | |
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| Sanzhi District | |
Beach in Sanzhi | |
 Sanzhi District in New Taipei City | |
| Coordinates: 25°14′12″N 121°31′31″E | |
| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Region | Northern Taiwan |
| Special municipality | New Taipei City |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.9968 km2 (25.4815 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 22,190 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 252 |
| Area code | 02 |
| Website | www (in Chinese) |
| Sanzhi District | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 三芝區 | ||||||||||||||||||
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History
During the period of Japanese rule, Sanshi Village (三芝庄), and was governed under Tamsui District (淡水郡) of Taihoku Prefecture.
Administrative divisions
Education
Tourist attractions
Transportation
The main road route through Sanzhi is the Provincial Highway No. 2. There are also a number of county-level highways within the district.
Notable natives
- Chiang Wen-yeh, musician and composer active mainly in Japan and the People's Republic of China[5]
- Lee Teng-hui, former ROC president, spiritual leader of the Taiwan Solidarity Union
- Lu Hsiu-yi, former Democratic Progressive Party politician and member of the Legislative Yuan
- Tseng Wen-hui, former First Lady of the Republic of China, wife of former President Lee Teng-hui
- Tu Tsung-ming, founder of Kaohsiung Medical University and the first Taiwanese PhD
Climate
| Climate data for Sanzhi District (2010–2023 normals, extremes 2010–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
40.3 (104.5) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
40.3 (104.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.6 (72.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.3 (68.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 315.4 (12.42) |
308.7 (12.15) |
213.3 (8.40) |
169.8 (6.69) |
342.9 (13.50) |
271.3 (10.68) |
87.5 (3.44) |
172.0 (6.77) |
190.5 (7.50) |
288.8 (11.37) |
306.9 (12.08) |
458.8 (18.06) |
3,125.9 (123.06) |
| Average precipitation days | 17.7 | 17.3 | 15.7 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 14.6 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 166.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81.5 | 85.1 | 82.1 | 80.8 | 82.5 | 81.3 | 76.2 | 77.5 | 78.2 | 78.3 | 82.5 | 80.9 | 80.6 |
| Source 1: Central Weather Administration[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank (precipitation 2010–2023, precipitation days and humidity 2009–2024)[7] | |||||||||||||
