Houbu
District of Banqiao District
in New Taipei City of Taipei, Taiwan
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Taipei Songshan Airport (7 mi) - Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (15 mi)
- Hualien Airport (69 mi)
- Taichung Ching Chuang Kang Airport (74 mi)
- Taichung Airport (77 mi)
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Yonaguni Airport (102 mi) - Matsu Nangan Airport (123 mi)
- Chiayi Airport (127 mi)
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Fuzhou Changle International Airport (129 mi) - Kaohsiung International Airport (183 mi)
- Liufucun Yesheng Dongwuyuan (zoo, (22 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 25.014 and 121.467 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 25° 0' 51" and E 121° 28' 1"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - TWD
- Spoken languages:
- Chinese, Chinese
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 08:00 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Asia/Taipei
- UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 11:14 am and 12:27 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -24.981 and -58.552 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Espinillo - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Taiwan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Taiwan. Last Update: 2024-05-05 08:24:42
Delve into Houbu
The district Houbu of Banqiao District in New Taipei City (Taipei) is a subburb in Taiwan a little south-west of Taipei, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Taipei, Taoyuan, Keelung, Yilan and Zhubei. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 87 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Night Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 59% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 18% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
28°C (83 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
25°C (78 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
25°C (77 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Taipei Garden Hotel
Hotel Intrendy
The One Nanyuan
Zhonghe Four Points by Sheraton Taipei
Chateau de Chine Sinjhuang
Golden Age Hotel
Cho Hotel
Hotel Riverview Taipei
New World Hotel
Ferrary Hotel
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Wanhua District
Wanhua District, known in Taiwanese as Bangka a.k.a. Monga, is Taipei City's oldest district. The district is home to historic buildings such as Longshan Temple, an historic temple, and the Red House Theater, the first and largest teahouse and playhouse in Taiwan. Taipei's oldest, but decaying, garment district is also here.
Mengjia Longshan Temple
Mengjia Longshan Temple was built in Taipei in 1738 by settlers from Fujian, China. It served as a place of worship and a gathering place for the Chinese settlers. The temple has been destroyed either in full or in part on numerous earthquakes and fires. During World War II, on 31 May 1945 it was hit by American bombers during the Raid on Taipei, who claimed the Japanese were hiding armaments inside.
Micro-Star International
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Shulin District
Shulin District is an inner city district in southwestern New Taipei City in northern Taiwan ROC.
Fu Jen Catholic University
Fu Jen Catholic University is Taiwan’s largest and oldest Catholic university run by the Divine Word Missionaries, the Society of Jesus and the Chinese Diocesan clergy in New Taipei City. Colloquially the school is known as "FǔDà" (輔大). When Fu Jen operated following approval by Pope Pius XI in Beijing until 1952, it was known as the Catholic University of Peking. The University was founded in 1925 by the Order of Saint Benedict and re-established in 1961.
Tucheng District
Tucheng District is an inner city district in the southwestern part of New Taipei in northern Republic of China (Taiwan).
Banqiao Stadium
Banqiao Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Banqiao District, New Taipei City. It is administered by the New Taipei City Government. It consists of several parts, of which the Banqiao First Sports Ground is able to hold 30,000 people and was opened in 1987. It is currently used mostly for football matches. In recent years, it has also been used for outdoor concerts. Guns N' Roses kicked off their 2009-2011 World Tour at the stadium on December 11, 2009.
Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium
Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is currently mostly used for CPBL baseball games. The stadium can hold 12,500 people and was opened in 1997.
Qingshui Temple
Qingshui Temple also known as Tsushih Temple or the "Divine Progenitors Temple" is a temple in dedicated to the god Qingshui Zushi, a Northern Song Dynasty Buddhist monk who is said to have saved a town from a drought. The temple is located in the Wanhua District of Taipei City, Taiwan and was constructed in 1787 CE. In 1958, the temple was renovated and restored. The temple is often called "the most characteristic example of mid-Qing temple architecture."
National Museum of History
The National Museum of History (NMH) is located in the Nanhai Academy in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan and exhibits Chinese historical items. After the Republic of China government moved to Taiwan, the National Museum of History was the first museum established.
Nanshijiao Station
The Taipei Metro Nanshijiao Station is the southern terminus of the Zhonghe Line (part of the Orange Line) located in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is built on the site of the old Zhonghe Railway Station, which ceased operations in 1990.
Jingan Station
The Taipei Metro Jing'an Station (also written Jing-an) is a station on the Zhonghe Line (part of the Orange Line) located in Zhonghe District, New Taipei, Taiwan. When the Circular Line opens in 2015, Jing'an will become a transfer station with that line.
Yongan Market Station
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Dingxi Station
The Taipei Metro Dingxi Station is a station on the Zhonghe Line located in Yonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Fuzhong Station
The Taipei Metro Fuzhong Station is a station on the Banqiao Line located in Banqiao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Haishan Station
The Taipei Metro Haishan Station is a station on the Banqiao Line located in Tucheng District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
National Taiwan Library
The National Taiwan Library is the oldest public library in Taiwan. Founded in 1914, the library is home to a large collection of documents concerning the history, culture, politics and geography of Taiwan.
Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School
Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School (Chinese: 臺北市立建國高級中學, JGHS; formerly Chien Kuo in the Wade-Giles transliteration instead of Pinyin) is a high school for boys, which is located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan. The school was established in 1898 during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan, and was the Taipei First High School, the first public high school in Taiwanese history.
Shulin Station
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Banqiao District
Banqiao District is the city seat of New Taipei in northern Taiwan. It has the third highest population density in Taiwan. It was formerly the 22nd densest city in the world, with over 24,000 people per square km. Until the December 25, 2010 creation of New Taipei, Banqiao was itself a city and the former seat of Taipei County.
Banqiao Station
Banqiao Station (板橋車站) is a railway station located in Banqiao District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The station serves high-speed rail, conventional rail, and metro trains. All tracks and platforms in the station are located underground. The new station building opened on July 19, 1999 for TRA trains, May 31, 2006 for the Taipei Metro, and on January 5, 2007 for Taiwan High Speed Rail. The station currently handles over 106,000 passengers per day.
Taipei Botanical Garden
The Taipei Botanical Garden is located in the Nanhai Academy on Nanhai Road in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The Botanical Garden covers an area of about 15 hectares and includes over 1500 plant species.
Wanhua Station
Wanhua Station is a Taiwan Railway Administration station located in Wanhua, Taipei, Taiwan.
National Education Radio
National Education Radio is a government owned radio station in the Republic of China. It was founded in 1960 and is located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei City, Taiwan next to the Taipei Botanical Garden and National Museum of History. The Headquarters building has been a registered historic landmark since 2009.
Lin Family Mansion and Garden
The Lin Ben Yuan Family Mansion and Garden (林本源園邸) in Banqiao District, New Taipei City was a residence built by the Lin Ben Yuan Family, of Banqiao, Taiwan. It is Taiwan's most-complete surviving example of traditional Chinese garden architecture. It is also known as the Lin Family Gardens.
These districts also belong to Banqiao District.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Banqiao District.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Banqiao District.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Houbu, Hou-pu, 後埔
