Banqiao District
Banqiao
板橋區 Itahashi, Banciao, Pan-ch'iao | |||||||||||||||
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| Banqiao District | |||||||||||||||
Banqiao District in New Taipei City | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 25°00′40″N 121°26′45″E / 25.01111°N 121.44583°E | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||||||||||||||
| Special municipality | New Taipei City | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1846 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||
• Total | 23.1368 km2 (8.9332 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Population (February 2023) | |||||||||||||||
• Total | 551,221 | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 24,000/km2 (62,000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) | ||||||||||||||
| ZIP code | 220 | ||||||||||||||
| Area code | 02 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 板橋區 | ||||||||||||||
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Banqiao District (Chinese: 板橋區; pinyin: Bǎnqiáo Qū) Banciao, Panchiao or Pan-ch'iao is a district and the seat of New Taipei City, Taiwan. It has the third-highest population density in Taiwan, with over 24,000/km2 (62,000/sq mi). Until the creation of New Taipei City, Banqiao was an incorporated county-administered city and the former seat of Taipei County.