Xinzhuang District (Chinese: 新莊區; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnzhuāng Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Sinjhuang Cyu) is an inner city district in the western part of New Taipei in northern Republic of China (Taiwan). It has an area of 19.74 km2 (7.62 sq mi) and a population of 388,110 people (2005).
Until the 25 December 2010 creation of New Taipei, Xinzhuang was itself a city (新莊市; Xīnzhuāng Shì; Sin-chng Chhī; Postal map spelling: Hsinchuang) in the former Taipei County.
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