Xinzhuang District (Chinese: 新莊區; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnzhuāng Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Sinjhuang Cyu) is a district in the western part of New Taipei in northern Taiwan. It has an area of 19.74 km² (7.62 sq mi) and a population of 421,248 people (February 2023).

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Xinzhuang 新莊區 Shinshō, Sinjhuang, Hsien-Chung, Hsinchuang
District
Xinzhuang District
Xinzhuang District in New Taipei City
Coordinates: 25°02′N 121°27′E
Country	(Taiwan)
Region	Northern Taiwan
Special municipality	New Taipei
Area
• Total	19.74 km2 (7.62 sq mi)
Population  (February 2023)
• Total	421,248
• Density	9,678.14/km2 (25,066.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	242
Website	www.xinzhuang.ntpc.gov.tw (in Chinese)

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A former name of the area is Pulauan (Chinese: 武溜灣; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bú-liu-oan).^[1] On 15 January 1980, Xinzhuang was upgraded from an urban township to be a county-administered city of Taipei County. On 25 December 2010, Taipei County was upgraded to New Taipei City, and Xinzhuang City was upgraded to a district.^{[citation needed]}

The district is bordered by Wugu and Taishan to the north, Sanchong to the east, Banqiao and Shulin to the south, and Taoyuan City to the west.^{[citation needed]}

• Council of Indigenous Peoples
• Hakka Affairs Council
• Ministry of Culture

• Taipei Hospital

• Cihyou Temple
• Losheng Sanatorium
• Siangrenhe Clock and Drum Workshop
• Temple to Erudition Deity
• Temple to the Martial Deity
• Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium
• Xinzhuang Culture and Arts Center

The TRA section between Fuzhou and Shulin passes through Xinzhuang District, but no station is currently planned.

• Bamboo Chen, actor, acting coach and producer
• Cheng Yu-cheng, member of Legislative Yuan (1981–1987, 1990–1993, 2002–2005)
• Guo Qiusen, former writer
• Jolin Tsai, singer-songwriter and actress
• Timi Zhuo, singer and actress

• New Taipei