Hsinchu

Hsinchu Ceety (Cheenese: 新竹市; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnzhú Shì; Tongyong Pinyin: Sinjhú Shìh; Wade–Giles: Hsin-chu Shih; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sin-tek) is a ceety in northren Taiwan. Hsinchu is popularly elk-namit "The Windy Ceety" (Cheenese: 風城; Hanyu Pinyin: Fēngchéng; Tongyong Pinyin: Fongchéng) for its windy climate.

Hsinchu 新竹
Provincial ceety
Hsinchu Ceety · 新竹市
Clockwise frae top: Hsinchu ceety gate, Entrance o Science-based Ind. Park, Hsinchu Ceety Haw, an Hsinchu Moat
Banner Seal
Eik-name(s):  風城 The Windy Ceety or 竹市 Zhu Ceety
Coordinates: 24°49′N 120°59′E
Kintra	Republic o Cheenae
Region	Northwastren Taiwan
Ceety seat	North District
Govrenment
• Mayor	Hsu Ming-Tzai (許明財)
Area
• Total	104.0964 km2 (40.1918 sq mi)
Population  (Januar 2011)
• Total	415,557
• Density	3989.89/km2 (10,333.8/sq mi)
Bird	European Magpie (Pica pica)
Flower	Azalea
Website	http://en.hccg.gov.tw/ (in Inglis)

Hsinchu Ceety is admeenistered as a special municipality athin Taiwan (ROC). The ceety is bordered bo Hsinchu Coonty tae the north an east, Miaoli Coonty tae the sooth, an the Taiwan Strait tae the wast. Hsinchu Ceety is composed o three destricts: North Destrict, East Destrict, an Xiangshan Destrict.

International relations

Main airticle: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Taiwan)

Twin touns — sister ceeties

Hsinchu is twinned wi:

Ceety	Region	Kintra
Richland	Washington	Unitit States
Cupertino	Californie	Unitit States
Plano	Texas	Unitit States
Cary	North Carolina	Unitit States
Beaverton	Oregon	Unitit States
Okayama	Okayama Prefectur	Japan

Freemit airtins

• Hsinchu Ceety Govrenment Offeecial wabsteid Archived 2006-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Hsinchu Science Pairk Archived 2006-01-25 at the Wayback Machine