Hsinchu metropolitan area
# Hsinchu metropolitan area

Hsinchu metropolitan area (Chinese: 新竹都會區; pinyin: Xīnzhú Dūhuì Qū) is the metropolitan area of the city of Hsinchu in northern Taiwan.

The population of the metro area in 2016 was around 1,000,000, and when including Zhunan and Toufen in neighboring Miaoli County was over 1.18 million.

## Definition

According to the definition of metropolitan areas formerly used by the Republic of China (Taiwan) government, Hsinchu metropolitan area includes the following areas:

| Hsinchu City (core city) | Hsinchu County |
| - | - |
| East District North District Xiangshan District | Zhubei City Zhudong Township Guanxi Township Xinpu Township Hukou Township Xinfeng Township Baoshan Township Beipu Township Hengshan Township Qionglin Township |

However, since 2010, the term is no longer in official usage.

