History and Geography
During Japanese rule in 1920, Songshan Village, the first of many villages which would eventually make up the district, was established. In 1938, the village was incorporated into Taipei City. By 1980, the district had become the most populous in the city. Xinyi was carved out of the southern half of the Songshan District in 1990 during a reorganization of Taipei's districts.
The northern border of the district, which separates it from Songshan, runs along Civic Boulevard and the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line. It is separated from the Nangang District on the east by Fude St.; from Wenshan District in the south by Baozijiang and Poneikeng Mountains; and from Daan District in the west by the Zhuangjing Tunnel, Keelung Road and Guangfu Road.
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