Zhongli District
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 | |
| Coordinates: 24°57′25″N 121°13′25″E / 24.95694°N 121.22361°E | |
| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Municipality | Taoyuan City |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.52 km2 (29.54 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2024) | |
• Total | 435,050 |
| • Density | 5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 320 |
| Area code | (0)34 |
| Website | www |
Zhongli District (Chinese: 中壢區; pinyin: Zhōnglì Qū) is a district in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Zhongli is spelled variously as Jungli, Jongli, Jhongli or Chungli on railway stations, bus stops and road signs. Historically, the city is the site of the Zhongli Incident of 1977, the most significant event of the democratization movement prior to the 1980s. Ethnically, it is considered a capital city for Hakka Taiwanese, who live in great numbers here and in surrounding areas; many elderly persons can speak Hakka in addition to Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien. In recent years many foreign workers (mainly from the Philippines and Thailand) have also settled in and around the city due to the heavy industry in the suburbs of the city, making it a center for foreign laborers. 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 the Taoyuan HSR station.