# Nangang District, Taipei

25°03′12″N 121°36′27″E﻿ / ﻿25.053315°N 121.607409°E﻿ / 25.053315; 121.607409
Nangang District (Chinese: 南港區), also Nankang, 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).

## History

Nangang was settled in 1735 by Fujianese, especially in the present villages of Nangang, Sanchong, and Dongxin. The placename was Toakalah [zh] (Chinese: 大佳臘; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tōa-ka-la̍h), Nangang-Sanchong Port (南港三重埔; Lâm-káng Saⁿ-têng-po͘). The Qing era name of Lamkang'a (南港仔; Lâm-káng-á; 'southern port'), refers to its position on Keelung River.
In 1920, during the Japanese era, Nangang was part of Naiko Village (内湖庄), Shichisei District (七星區), Taihoku Prefecture. In December 1945, after the handover of Taiwan to the Kuomintang, the administrative levels were changed to Neihu Township (內湖鄉), Qixing District (七星區), Taipei County. July 6 the following year, as proposed by Mayor Que Shankeng (闕山坑), Nangang was separated into its own township (南港鎮). In 1968, it became a district of Taipei.

## Administration

| Region | Type | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Wade–Giles | Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Notes |
| 中研次分區 | Urban villages | 舊莊里 | Jiùzhuāng | Chiuchuang | Kū-chng | |
| 中研次分區 | Urban villages | 九如里 | Jiǔrú | Chiuju | Kiú-jû | |
| 中研次分區 | Urban villages | 中研里 | Zhōngyán | Chungyen | Tiong-gián | part of Jiuzhuang until December 1974, contains the Academia Sinica |
| 三重埔次分區 | Urban villages | 中南里 | Zhōngnán | Chungnan | Tiong-lâm | |
| 三重埔次分區 | Urban villages | 新富里 | Xīnfù | Hsinfu | Sin-hù | |
| 三重埔次分區 | Urban villages | 南港里 | Nángǎng | Nankang | Lâm-káng | |
| 三重埔次分區 | Urban villages | 三重里 | Sānchóng | Sanch'ong | San-tiông | |
| 新庄仔次分區 | Urban villages | 西新里 | Xīxīn | Hsihsin | Se-sin | |
| 新庄仔次分區 | Urban villages | 東明里 | Dōngmíng | Tungmin | Tang-bêng | |
| 新庄仔次分區 | Urban villages | 東新里 | Dōngxīn | Tunghsin | Tang-sin | |
| 新庄仔次分區 | Urban villages | 新光里 | Xīnguāng | Hsinkuang | Sin-kong | |
| 新庄仔次分區 | Urban villages | 重陽里 | Chóngyáng | | Tiông-iông | |
| 後山坡次分區 | Urban villages | 成福里 | Chéngfú | | Sêng-hok | |
| 後山坡次分區 | Urban villages | 百福里 | Bǎifú | | Pah-hok | |
| 後山坡次分區 | Urban villages | 聯成里 | Liánchéng | Liench'eng | Liân-sêng | |
| 後山坡次分區 | Urban villages | 玉成里 | Yùchéng | Yüch'eng | Gio̍k-sêng | |
| 後山坡次分區 | Urban villages | 鴻福里 | Hóngfú | | Hông-hok | |
| 後山坡次分區 | Urban villages | 萬福里 | Wànfú | | Bān-hok | |
| 後山坡次分區 | Urban villages | 合成里 | Héchéng | Hoch'eng | Ha̍p-sêng | |
| 後山坡次分區 | Urban villages | 仁福里 | Rénfú | Jenfu | Jîn-hok | |

## Government institutions

* Food and Drug Administration
* Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica

## Education

* Academia Sinica
* China University of Science and Technology

## Economy

* National Biotechnology Research Park

## Miscellaneous

* Xintian Temple (信天宮; 'Faith in Heaven') here is dedicated to the goddess Matsu.
* Hu Shih died here.

## Tourist attractions

* Lingnan Fine Arts Museum
* Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
* Nanhu Riverside Park
* Nanxing Park
* Nangang Park
* Shanshuilu Eco Park
* Taipei Nangang Sports Center

## Transportation
### Metro

* Nangang Software Park metro station
* Houshanpi metro station
* Kunyang metro station
* Nangang station
* Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center metro station

### Highways and Roads

* Freeway 3
* Freeway 5
* Provincial Highway 5
* Huandong Boulevard
* City Route 109

## Notable people

* Roy Chiu, actor, singer and racing driver