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North District
Hsinchu Citytown
Total population
152,332
Demographic figures from DGBAS Taiwan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
North District is a mid-sized city that lies in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. Population sits at roughly 152,332 according to the open data we track. North District maps to 24.816°, 120.970° — squarely within the subtropical belt. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,509 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 59% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves9,107
- Little Egret/Western Reef-HeronEgretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves6,845
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,592
- Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex Swinhoe, 1861 · Aves6,063
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,619
- Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves5,596
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,857
- Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicus Cabanis, 1851 · Aves4,700
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2026-05-177 km NNW of Puli, Taiwan
- M 4.4 — 2026-05-0413 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan
- M 4.3 — 2026-05-0420 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan
- M 4.1 — 2026-04-259 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan
- M 4.4 — 2026-04-1336 km S of Yilan, Taiwan
- M 3.9 — 2026-03-0615 km NW of Taichung, Taiwan
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Hsinchu City
- 光田里0.1 mi away · pop. 2,392
- 光華里0.2 mi away · pop. 4,717
- 文華里0.2 mi away · pop. 5,850
- 湳雅里0.3 mi away · pop. 3,224
- 水田里0.3 mi away · pop. 3,818
- 錦華里0.3 mi away · pop. 2,520
- 武陵里0.4 mi away · pop. 5,221
- 金華里0.4 mi away · pop. 5,656
- 親仁里0.5 mi away · pop. 2,419
- 北門里0.5 mi away · pop. 1,158
- 福林里0.5 mi away · pop. 4,495
- 湳中里0.5 mi away · pop. 7,923
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org