West District, Taichung

24°8′40.3″N 120°39′55.1″E / 24.144528°N 120.665306°E / 24.144528; 120.665306

West 西區
District
West District
The CMP Block Museum of Arts with the Shr-Hwa International Tower (middle) and Park Lane by CMP (right) in the background.
West District in Taichung City
Country	Taiwan
Country	Taiwan
City	Taichung
Subdivisions	List 25 villages 628 neighborhoods
Area
• Total	5.7042 km2 (2.2024 sq mi)
Population  (February 2023)
• Total	112,819
• Density	20,000/km2 (51,000/sq mi)
Website	www.west.taichung.gov.tw (in Chinese)

West District (Chinese: 西區; pinyin: Xi Qū) is a district of Taichung, Taiwan. It is the second smallest district in Taichung City after Central District. Former Taichung City Hall and part of Taichung City Government offices are located in this district.

History

The district used to be part of Taichung provincial city before the merger with Taichung County to form Taichung special municipality on 25 December 2010.

Division

The West District of Taichung is divided into 25 Li (里):^[1]

Education

• National Taichung University of Education

Tourism

Historic sites

• Shenji New Village
• Taichung Shiyakusho
• Taichung Prefectural Hall
• Taichung City Hall
• Datun Region Hall
• Taichung Takenori Hall
• National Taichung University of Education Administrative Building
• Datung Elementary School Administrative Building
• Sun Li-jen Former Residence
• Lin Chih-Chu Studio

Museums and arts

• National Museum of Natural Science
• National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
• Taichung City Dadun Cultural Center
• Taichung Literature Museum
• Taichung Municipal Cultural Center (台中市立文化中心)
• Tea Street (精明一街)
• Dalu Road Commercial District
• Calligraphy Greenway

See also

• Taichung

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to West District, Taichung.

• Official website (in Chinese)