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Songshan

Sōngshān (松山) is a district of Taipei. The Sungshan Domestic Airport is located here.

Table of contents
1 History
2 Administration
3 Tourism
4 Education
5 External links

History

Originally named Sikou (錫口), which is the Taiwanese language pronunciation of what a lowland Taiwanese aborigine word meaning "Where the river twists". In 1920 (during the Japanese Occupation), the place became Songshan Hamlet (松山庄), part of Qixing Prefecture, Taipei District (台北州七星郡). In 1946, it became a district with 26 municipal villages (里). Its boundary was altered in May 1994, when Keelung River was artificially moved south slightly.

Administration

Songshan is divided into 4 regions (地區), or secondary district (次分區), which in turn are divided into 34 municipal villages. They following placenames are romanized in Tongyong Pinyin, with Hanyu Pinyin in parentheses where they differ: The airport locates in Dongshe Region, mostly in Jinjhong Village.

Tourism

Education

In addition, there are two regular high schools (Sisong and Jhunglun), six middle schools, eight elementary schools, and 28 kindergartens in Songshan.

External links