Hsichih City

Chinese
t=汐止市
p=Xìzhĭ Shì
tp=Sijhih Shìh
w=Hsi-chih-shih
l=the end of tides

Hsichih City or Sijhih or Xizhi (zh-tht|t=汐止市|hp=Xìzhǐ Shì|tp=Sijhih shìh, literally "the end of tides") is a city in Taipei County, Taiwan. "Hsichih" literally means "the end of tides" is because the tide from the Keelung River stops here and goes back to the sea. It is located in the Keelung River Valley between Taipei City and Keelung City, through which the old Jukando Highway and Jukan Railway Line passed during the Japanese occupation; nowadays both north-south freeways (National Highway No. 1 and No. 3) pass by Hsichih as well as the Western Line railroad.
* Area: convert|71.2354|km2|mi2|2|abbr=on
* Population: 181,543 people (June 2008)

Its population grew up quickly in the 1980s and 1990s and has become an important suburban city. Hsichih suffered serious flooding several times during the typhoon day before the embankment along the Keelung River was constructed in 2002.

Hsichih is home to many companies, such as Acer, Coiler, Garmin and DFI. TrasportationThere are two station services by TRA there are Sike and Hsichih.In the future the will be MRT from Taipei City extend to the Hsichih city hall.

External links

* [http://www.hsichih.tpc.gov.tw/ Hsichih City Government Website]