# Sanzhi District

Sanzhi District (Chinese: 三芝區; pinyin: Sānzhī Qū) is a rural district in northern New Taipei, Taiwan. It is notable as the hometown of the former president Lee Teng-hui.

## History

During the period of Japanese rule, Sanshi Village (三芝庄), and was governed under Tamsui District (淡水郡) of Taihoku Prefecture.

## Administrative divisions

The district administers thirteen urban villages:
* Baxian (八賢里), Putou (埔頭里), Guzhuang (古庄里), Xinzhuang (新庄里), Puping (埔坪里), Maochang (茂長里), Hengshan (橫山里), Xiban (錫板里), Houcuo (後厝里), Fude (福德里), Yuanshan (圓山里), Dianzi (店子里) and Xinghua (興華里) Village.

## Education

* Mackay Medical College
* New Taipei Municipal Sanzhi Junior High School

## Tourist attractions

* Li Tien-lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum

## Transportation

The main road route through Sanzhi is the Provincial Highway No. 2. There are also a number of county-level highways within the district.

## Notable natives

* Chiang Wen-yeh, musician and composer active mainly in Japan and the People's Republic of China
* Lee Teng-hui, former ROC president, spiritual leader of the Taiwan Solidarity Union
* Lu Hsiu-yi, former Democratic Progressive Party politician and member of the Legislative Yuan
* Tseng Wen-hui, former First Lady of the Republic of China, wife of former President Lee Teng-hui
* Tu Tsung-ming, founder of Kaohsiung Medical University and the first Taiwanese PhD

## Climate

Climate data for Sanzhi District (2010–2023 normals, extremes 2010–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.9 (89.4) | 34.9 (94.8) | 35.0 (95.0) | 40.3 (104.5) | 38.5 (101.3) | 37.4 (99.3) | 35.7 (96.3) | 31.7 (89.1) | 29.1 (84.4) | 40.3 (104.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) | 18.7 (65.7) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.3 (75.7) | 27.7 (81.9) | 30.7 (87.3) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.5 (90.5) | 30.6 (87.1) | 26.5 (79.7) | 23.7 (74.7) | 19.3 (66.7) | 25.5 (77.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) | 15.8 (60.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 21.2 (70.2) | 24.8 (76.6) | 27.7 (81.9) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.2 (84.6) | 27.7 (81.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 21.3 (70.3) | 17.0 (62.6) | 22.6 (72.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) | 13.6 (56.5) | 15.3 (59.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.1 (77.2) | 22.4 (72.3) | 19.4 (66.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 20.3 (68.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 6.4 (43.5) | 6.9 (44.4) | 11.4 (52.5) | 14.1 (57.4) | 18.7 (65.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 20.4 (68.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 11.7 (53.1) | 5.9 (42.6) | 3.4 (38.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 315.4 (12.42) | 308.7 (12.15) | 213.3 (8.40) | 169.8 (6.69) | 342.9 (13.50) | 271.3 (10.68) | 87.5 (3.44) | 172.0 (6.77) | 190.5 (7.50) | 288.8 (11.37) | 306.9 (12.08) | 458.8 (18.06) | 3,125.9 (123.06) |
| Average precipitation days | 17.7 | 17.3 | 15.7 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 14.6 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 166.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81.5 | 85.1 | 82.1 | 80.8 | 82.5 | 81.3 | 76.2 | 77.5 | 78.2 | 78.3 | 82.5 | 80.9 | 80.6 |
| Source 1: Central Weather Administration ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank (precipitation 2010–2023, precipitation days and humidity 2009–2024) ||||||||||||||