Xitun District

24°10′58.5″N 120°37′32.6″E

Xitun 西屯區 Situn
District
Xitun District in Taichung City
Location	Taichung, Taiwan
Government [1]
• Mayor	何國裕
Area [2]
• Total	39.8 km^2 (15.4 sq mi)
Population  (February 2023)[3]
• Total	232,746
• Rank	2 out of 29
• Density	5,800/km^2 (15,000/sq mi)
Website	www.xitun.taichung.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Xitun District or Situn District (Chinese: 西屯區; pinyin: Xitún Qū, literally "western village") is the second-most populated district of Taichung, Taiwan. It is located on the western side of the city. Once considered part of the countryside, the district has seen rapid growth in recent years with department store and office towers in the redevelopment zone. Taichung City Hall is located in the district.

History

The original inhabitants of the area were the Pazeh people, who inhabited the Taichung Basin. The first Han settlers arrived in 1701, led by Liao Chao Kong (廖朝孔) and Chang Da Jing (張達京).^[4] As a result, the Pazeh people were pushed out of the area, and most of them migrated to Puli, Nantou.^[5] Many of its prehistory artifacts can be found at the Huilai Monument Archaeology Park.

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

Geography

Xitun is located on the western side of Taichung City. It is situated within the Taichung Basin, with the western part of the district on the slopes of the Dadu Plateau. It borders Daya to the north, Shalu and Longjing to the west, Dadu and Nantun to the south, and Beitun, North, and West districts to the east.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Xitun District Office

List of Villages in Xitun[6]

English Name Chinese Name Lincuo Village 林厝里 Yongan Village 永安里 Fulian Village 福聯里 Furui Village 福瑞里 Fulin Village 福林里 Fuya Village 福雅里 Fuan Village 福安里 Fuen Village 福恩里 Fuzhong Village 福中里 Fuhe Village 福和里 Xiehe Village 協和里 Gangwei Village 港尾里 Pengcheng Village 鵬程里 English Name Chinese Name Shangde Village 上德里 Shangan Village 上安里 Shangshi Village 上石里 Xiping Village 西平里 Xian Village 西安里 Xidun Village 西墩里 Zhishan Village 至善里 Chaoyang Village 潮洋里 Guangfu Village 廣福里 Pengjia Village 逢甲里 Pengfu Village 逢福里 Longtan Village 龍潭里 Huilai Village 惠來里 English Name Chinese Name Hede Village 何德里 Hecheng Village 何成里 Heming Village 何明里 Hefu Village 何福里 Hecuo Village 何厝里 He-an Village 何安里 Heyuan Village 何源里 Heren Village 何仁里 Henan Village 何南里 Dafu Village 大福里 Dapeng Village 大鵬里 Dashi Village 大石里 Dahe Village 大河裡

Economy

• Taichung Science Park
• Taichung Shuinan Economic and Trade Park

Education

• Feng Chia University
• Overseas Chinese University
• Tunghai University
• National Wen-Hua Senior High School

Hospitals

The Taichung Veterans General Hospital and Cheng Ching Hospital Chung Kang Branch is located in Xitun.

Transportation

Xitun is served by the following national roads:

• National Freeway 1: Taichung and Daya Interchanges are located in the district.
• Provincial Highway 74
• Provincial Highway 1B
• Provincial Highway 12: Also known as Taiwan Boulevard; major road of Taichung running straight through Xitun.

The district is served by buses, including a bus lane along Taiwan Boulevard that was the former BRT system. The Taichung Metro Green Line, running on Wenxin Road, has 3 stations in the district.

Tourist attractions

National Taichung Theater

• Fengchia Night Market, one of the most renowned night markets in Taiwan, located adjacent to Feng Chia University
• Huilai Monument Archaeology Park, an archaeological site where Neolithic objects were uncovered
• Luce Memorial Chapel, an iconic chapel located within Tunghai University
• National Taichung Theater
• Taichung Football Field
• Taichung Metropolitan Park, a 217-acre park located on the Dadu Plateau

See also

• Shuikutou, an early name for the western area of the district.

References

1. "臺中市西屯區公所-何國裕". Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
2. "地理環境". 臺中市西屯區公所. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
3. "臺中市政府民政局 ::: 人口統計管理平台 :::". Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
4. 台中市西屯區的興起 (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2017.
5. 平埔族研究. www3.nccu.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
6. 莊文宗 (13 November 2015). 區里資訊. www.xitun.taichung.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)