Zhongzheng District, Keelung

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Zhongzheng
中正區
Jhongjheng
View of the Port of Keelung from Zhongzheng District
View of the Port of Keelung from Zhongzheng District
Zhongzheng District in Keelung City
Zhongzheng District in Keelung City
LocationKeelung, Taiwan
Urban villages26[1]
Government
  MayorLi Chi-Ching (李吉清)
Area
  Total
10.2118 km2 (3.9428 sq mi)
Population
 (October 2023)[2]
  Total
50,693
  Density4,964.2/km2 (12,857/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code
202
Websitewww.klzz.klcg.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
Area of today's Zhongzheng District, Keelung (1950)

Zhongzheng District or Jhongjheng District (Chinese: 中正; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngzhèng Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongjhèng Cyu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-chèng-khu) is a district of Keelung City, Taiwan. The district is the city seat of Keelung City.

Zhongzheng District encompasses Hoping Island (和平島) and the nearby Keelung Islet, as well as the more distant Pengjia Islet, Mianhua Islet and Huaping Islet.[3][4] Pingfong Rock (屏風岩), just east of Mianhua Islet, is the easternmost point under the actual control of Taiwan (ROC).

Administrative divisions

Zhongzheng District is made up of twenty-six urban villages:[5][2][6]

  • Deyi (德義里), Zhengyi/Jhengyi (正義里), Xinyi/Sinyi (信義里), Yizhong/Yijhong (義重里), Gangtong (港通里), Zhongchuan/Jhongchuan (中船里), Zhengchuan/Jhengchuan (正船里), Ruchuan (入船里), Zhongsha/Jhongsha (中砂里), Zhengsha/Jhengsha (正砂里), Zhensha/Jhensha (真砂里), Shawan (砂灣里), Jianguo (建國里), Zhongbin/Jhongbin (中濱里), Seashore (Haibin) (海濱里), Sheliao (社寮里), Hexian/Hesian (和憲里), Pingliao (平寮里), Badou (八斗里), Bisha (碧砂里), Changtan/Zhangtan (長潭里), Shazi/Shazih (砂子里), Zhongzheng/Jhongjheng (中正里), Zhengbin/Jhengbin (正濱里), Xinfeng/Sinfong (新豐里), Xinfu/Sinfu Village (新富)

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Transportation

Notable natives

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