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Wugu District

Wugu District

District in Taiwan

Wugu District (Chinese: 五股區; pinyin: Wǔgǔ Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gō͘-kó͘-khu) is a suburban district in the western part of New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. It has an area of 34.86 km2 and a population of 90,465 people (2022).

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History

In the 19th century the area was known as Go-ko-khi (Chinese: 五穀坑; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngó͘-kok-khiⁿ; also 五股坑; Gō͘-kó͘-khiⁿ). Until the creation of New Taipei on 25 December 2010, Wugu was a rural township (Chinese: 五股鄉; pinyin: Wǔgǔ Xiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gō͘-kó͘-hiong; Postal: Wuku) in the former Taipei County.

Notorious Kuomintang general Chen Yi was interred in Wugu following his execution.

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Wugu is served by the Zhongshan Freeway (National Highway No. 1) and Provincial Highway No. 64

Notable natives

See also

References

    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wugu District, New Taipei.
    Look up Wugu or Wuku in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
    Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Wugu.


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