| Nangang | |
| Official Name: | Nangang District |
| Other Name: | Nankang; NanKang; Nan-kang; Nan-chiang |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Taipei |
| Parts Type: | Divisions |
| P1: | 20 villages |
| P2: | 443 neighborhoods |
| Area Total Km2: | 21.8424 |
| Area Rank: | Ranked 5th of 12 |
| Population Total: | 113920 |
| Population As Of: | January 2023 |
| Population Rank: | Ranked 12th of 12 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 115 |
| Nangang District | |
| P: | Nángǎng Qū |
| Tp: | Nangang Cyu |
| W: | Nan-kang Chü |
| Poj: | Lâm-káng-khu |
Nangang[1] [2] District, also Nankang,[3] is a southeastern district of Taipei, Taiwan. It is the seat of the Academia Sinica, Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall, and Nankang Software Park (NKSP).
Nangang was settled in 1735 by Fujianese, especially in the present villages of Nangang, Sanchong, and Dongxin. The placename was , Nangang-Sanchong Port . The Qing era name of Lamkang'a, refers to its position on Keelung River.
In 1920, during the Japanese era, Nangang was part of,, Taihoku Prefecture. In December 1945, after the handover of Taiwan to the Kuomintang, the administrative levels were changed to Neihu Township (Chinese: 內湖鄉), Qixing District (Chinese: 七星區), Taipei County. July 6 the following year, as proposed by Mayor Que Shankeng (Chinese: 闕山坑), Nangang was separated into its own township (Chinese: 南港鎮). In 1968, it became a district of Taipei. [4]
| Region[5] | Type | Chinese[6] | Hanyu Pinyin | Wade–Giles | Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese: 中研次分區 | Urban villages | Jiùzhuāng | Chiuchuang | Kū-chng | ||
| Jiǔrú | Chiuju | Kiú-jû | ||||
| Zhōngyán | Chungyen | Tiong-gián | , contains the Academia Sinica | |||
| Chinese: 三重埔次分區 | Zhōngnán | Chungnan | Tiong-lâm | |||
| Xīnfù | Hsinfu | Sin-hù | ||||
| Nángǎng | Nankang | Lâm-káng | ||||
| Sānchóng | Sanch'ong | San-tiông | ||||
| Chinese: 新庄仔次分區 | Xīxīn | Hsihsin | Se-sin | |||
| Dōngmíng | Tungmin | Tang-bêng | ||||
| Dōngxīn | Tunghsin | Tang-sin | ||||
| Xīnguāng | Hsinkuang | Sin-kong | ||||
| Chóngyáng | Tiông-iông | |||||
| Chinese: 後山坡次分區 | Chéngfú | Sêng-hok | ||||
| Bǎifú | Pah-hok | |||||
| Liánchéng | Liench'eng | Liân-sêng | ||||
| Yùchéng | Yüch'eng | Gio̍k-sêng | ||||
| Hóngfú | Hông-hok | |||||
| Wànfú | Bān-hok | |||||
| Héchéng | Hoch'eng | Ha̍p-sêng | ||||
| Rénfú | Jenfu | Jîn-hok |
