Zhongli 中壢區 Chūreki, Jhongli, Chungli, Tiong-lek | |
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| Zhongli District | |
 Clockwise from top left: Zhongli skyline,Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium, Zhongli Word-worshipping Paper Incinerator,Taoyuan Public Library Longgang Branch,Matsu New Village,National Central University. Center: Zhongli Zhongzheng Park | |
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| Coordinates:24°57′25″N121°13′25″E / 24.95694°N 121.22361°E /24.95694; 121.22361 | |
| Country |  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Municipality | Taoyuan City |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.52 km2 (29.54 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2024) | |
• Total | 435,050 |
| • Density | 5,685/km2 (14,730/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 320 |
| Area code | (0)34 |
| Website | www (in Chinese) |
Zhongli District (Chinese:中壢區;pinyin:Zhōnglì Qū) is adistrict inTaoyuan City,Taiwan. Zhongli is spelled variously asJungli,Jongli,Jhongli orChungli on railway stations, bus stops and road signs. Historically, the city is the site of theZhongli Incident of 1977, the most significant event of the democratization movement prior to the 1980s. Ethnically, it is considered a capital city forHakka Taiwanese, who live in great numbers here and in surrounding areas; many elderly persons can speakHakka in addition toMandarin andTaiwanese Hokkien.[1] In recent years many foreign workers (mainly from thePhilippines andThailand) have also settled in and around the city due to theheavy industry in the suburbs of the city, making it a center for foreign laborers.[2] The district of Zhongli has three large parks and over 70 green reserves.
Zhongli District is the busiest district in Southern Taoyuan (南桃園), as well as the location of theTaoyuan HSR station.
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In the 19th century, the area was home toPlains aborigines. During theQing dynasty, immigrants fromFujian andGuangdong provinces arrived along withHakka.[3] The original name of the area wasKan-a-lek (Chinese:澗仔壢;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Kán-á-le̍k) due to its location betweenTamsui andHsinchu.
DuringJapanese rule, the town was administered asChūreki Town (中壢庄), Chūreki District,Shinchiku Prefecture.
After thehandover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Zhongli was reorganized asZhongli Town. In October 1950, it was placed underTaoyuan County. On 1 July 1967, Zhongli was promoted to acounty-administered city and becameZhongli City. On 25 December 2014, as Taoyuan County was upgraded to aspecial municipality namedTaoyuan City, Zhongli became adistrict of the municipality.[4]
Zhongli's population was estimated at 426,326 in March 2023, including 10,084Taiwanese aborigines.[5] Zhongli is subdivided into 85villages, with the eight biggest but least populated villages on the western side of the district (39 square kilometers but with 35,000 people),[citation needed] while the eastern side is occupied by industrial factories and the heart of the metropolitan area. This reflects the imbalance of development of western and eastern Zhongli.
The district comprises 88 villages:[5] Chenggong (成功), Deyi (德義), Duxing (篤行), Fude (福德), Fuhua (復華), Fuxing (復興), Guangming (光明), Guoling (過嶺), Heping (和平), Houliao (後寮), Huaai (華愛), Huaxun (華勛), Jianxing (健行), Jinhua (金華), Jiuming (舊明), Linsen (林森), Longan (龍安), Longchang (龍昌), Longci (龍慈), Longde (龍德), Longgang (龍岡), Longping (龍平), Longdong (龍東), Longxing (龍興), Mingde (明德), Neicuo (內厝), Neiding (內定), Neili (內壢), Puqiang (普強), Puqing (普慶), Puren (普仁), Puyi (普義), Puzhong (普忠), Qiaxi (洽溪), Qingpu (青埔), Qingxi (青溪), Renai (仁愛), Rende (仁德), Renfu (仁福), Renhe (仁和), Renmei (仁美), Renxiang (仁祥), Renyi (仁義), Sanmin (三民), Shandong (山東), Shitou (石頭), Shuiwei (水尾), Dongxing (東興), Wenhua (文化), Wufu (五福), Wuquan (五權), Xingfu (幸福), Xingfu (興福), Xingguo (興國), Xinghe (興和), Xinghua (興華), Xingnan (興南), Xingping (興平), Xingren (興仁), Xinjie (新街), Xinming (新明), Xinxing (新興), Xinyi (信義), Yongfu (永福), Yongguang (永光), Yongxing (永興), Yuemei (月眉), Zhengyi (正義), Zhenxing (振興), Zhiba (芝芭), Zhishan (至善), Zhongfu (中福), Zhongjian (中堅), Zhongjian (中建), Zhongli (中壢), Zhongrong (中榮), Zhongshan (中山), Zhongxiao (忠孝), Zhongxing (中興), Zhongyang (中央), Zhongyi (忠義), Zhongyuan (中原), Zhongzheng (中正), Zhuangjing (莊敬), Ziqiang (自強), Zili (自立), Zixin (自信) and Zizhi (自治).
Zhongli TRA Station is surrounded by shops on the street, and Zhongli also has aSOGO-branched department store. Zhongli Night Market opens daily, usually from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. In addition, there are two shopping districts: Ta-tung (大同商圈) and Jung-ping (中平商圈), both within half an hour's walk from the Zhongli train station.[6]
The Zhongli–Neili Industrial Park was established in December 1976. This is a combined multipurpose industrial park, controlled by Taiwan's Economic Bureau, with a total area of 433 sq. yards. There are currently 480 companies that have built either factories or offices here, belonging to electronic, metal, chemical, mechanical, food, textile and plastic manufacturers.
Taoist and folk religion Temples
Buddhist Temples
Christian Churches
Mosque
Zhongli is centered around theZhongli railway station, the third-busiest railway station in Taiwan. There is also theNeili railway station and the under-constructionChungyuan railway station. TheTaoyuan HSR station on theTaiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is a 15-minute drive from central Zhongli. There are free shuttle buses from central Zhongli to the THSR station every 15–20 minutes. TheTaoyuan Airport MRT has been open to the public since 2017. An extension of this MRT line fromHuanbei Station (A21) to the TRA station is still under construction as of October 2022.Laojie River Station (A22) opened on 31 July 2023, while Zhongli Railway Station (A23) is expected to open in 2028. In addition, theTaiwan Railways Administration Zhongli Station provides conventional train connections to other Taiwanese cities.
Zhongli is served by bothNational Highway No. 1 andProvincial Highway No. 66. The nationally owned E-Go freeway buses, near theZhongli Station, are an inexpensive way of transport to other cities.
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