Jinguashi
in New Taipei City of Taipei, Taiwan

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
25.109 and 121.855 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 25° 6' 34" and E 121° 51' 19"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - TWD
Spoken languages:
Chinese, Chinese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 03:05 AM (Monday)
Timezone: Asia/Taipei
UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:17 am and 6:21 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-25.150 and -58.200 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Establecimiento Primera Vista
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Taiwan in Eastern Asia

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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10

Discover Jinguashi

Jinguashi in New Taipei City (Taipei) is a town in Taiwan about 21 mi (or 33 km) east of Taipei, the country's capital city.

Current time in Jinguashi is now 03:05 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Asia / Taipei with an UTC offset of 8 hours. We know of 10 airports near Jinguashi, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Taiwan is Taipei Songshan Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Keelung, Taipei, Yilan, Banqiao District and Taoyuan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F

Morning Temperature 23°C / 74 °F
Evening Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Night Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Chance of rainfall 12%
Air Humidity 88%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Monday, 29th of April 2024

31°C (87 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

29°C (84 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

23°C (73 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Goldmine Hotel

Address
0,2 mi
No.28, Jinguang Rd.
New Taipei City
Taiwan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Delicateperfume Hotel

Address
3,1 mi
No.14, Ln. 30, Minsheng St.,
New Taipei City
Taiwan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Open Room Hotel

Address
3,2 mi
9F, No. 93, Zhongshan Road
New Taipei City
Taiwan

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Flip Flop Hostel - Jiufen

Address
0,9 mi
No.247, Jishan St.,
New Taipei City
Taiwan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Golden Waterfall (黃金瀑布), Jinguashi (金瓜石), Taiwan

Published: April 28, 2012
Length: 46:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sanjib Dutta

The Golden Waterfall (黃金瀑布) is seen during our trip to Jinguashi (金瓜石) in Rueifang Township, New Taipei City (formerly Taipei County), Taiwan (ROC) on April 22, 2012. Located...


Gold Waterfall (黃金瀑布), Jinguashi (金瓜石), Taiwan

Published: March 12, 2014
Length: 18:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sanjib Dutta

The Gold Waterfall (黃金瀑布) is seen during our trip to Jinguashi (金瓜石) and Jiufen (九份) in Rueifang Township, New Taipei City (formerly Taipei County), Taiwan (ROC) on Tuesday,...


20110108 黃金小鎮菁英下坡賽

Published: January 10, 2011
Length: 59:42 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: reinhard Lin

黃金小鎮菁英下坡賽,比賽畫面。


台湾旅行記 ジブリの九扮 Taiwan tour

Published: March 22, 2013
Length: 54:10 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 加藤和弘


Keai可艾の漫畫少女

Published: October 13, 2014
Length: 03:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Leo Hung

20141010@Keai可艾の金瓜石祈堂老街遊拍.


九份某芋圓店老闆示範製作過程 Jiufen

Published: November 25, 2012
Length: 47:52 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Urd cute

2012/11/18(日) 當天雨比較大,氣溫稍低,點了芋圓紅豆熱湯。(芋圓內餡有芋頭與地瓜兩種口味) 店老闆熱情邀約,開放入內拍攝製作過程,還邀請小朋...


2014 Jinguashi

Published: January 20, 2014
Length: 57:21 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Rick Chen

This video is about 2014 Jinguashi.


20090721 金瓜石黃金博物館 3 本山五坑坑道

Published: August 01, 2009
Length: 12:10 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: CHEN ALEX

為實現生態博物園區之理念,特與台糖合作,讓遊客能夠親身體驗實際的礦坑坑道,並對其工作環境有所進一步的了解,特地將舊有的本山五坑坑道...


20090721 往金瓜石崎嶇山路

Published: August 01, 2009
Length: 53:15 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: CHEN ALEX

金瓜石,是位於台灣本島東北部的一個聚落,行政區劃隸屬台北縣瑞芳鎮,地處雪山山脈北側支稜與東北角海岸間。金瓜石與九份因地緣相近,在早...


草嶺單車道.102縣道

Published: September 28, 2010
Length: 48:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Hc Liu


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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.

Jiufen

Jiufen, also known as Jioufen or Chiufen, is a mountain area in the Ruifang District of New Taipei City near Keelung, Taiwan.

Located at 25.107, 121.843 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Geography of New Taipei, Visitor attractions in New Taipei, History of New Taipei

Jinguashi

Jinguashi is a town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, notable for its historic gold and copper mines. It is also known as Kinkaseki in Japanese. From 1942–1945 it was used by the Japanese as a prisoner-of-war camp. Although the minerals have since been depleted, the town still attracts many visitors to its Gold Ecological Park, which opened in October 2004. Jinguashi was named a potential World Heritage site in 2002. \t\t \t\t\tTaiwan 2009 JinGuaShi Historic Gold Mine FRD 8738.

Located at 25.1167, 121.85 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
, Visitor attractions in New Taipei

Ōgon Shrine

The Ōgon Shrine also known as the Gold Temple or Spirits of the Mountain Shrine (山神社 yama jinja) is a Shinto shrine located halfway up a mountain at Siping Lane (四平街) in the Gold Ecological Park in Jinguashi, Rueifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan Kinkaseki town at the time of Japanese rule was said to have been the number one gold mine town in Asia. The Ōgon Shrine was built and managed by the 日本鉱業株式会社 Nippon Mineral Company? (not sure the English name) on March 2, 1933.

Located at 25.105, 121.859 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Shinto shrines in Taiwan

Houtong Station

The Houtong Station(侯硐車站) is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Yilan Line located at Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

Located at 25.0872, 121.828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in New Taipei

Popular in vicinity

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Chin-kwa-shih, Jinguashih, Jinguashi, Chin-kua-shih, 金瓜石