Wulai District

Wulai
烏來區
Ulay
Wulai District
Wulai District in New Taipei City
Wulai District in New Taipei City
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
MunicipalityNew Taipei City
Urban villages5
Government
 • TypeDistrict government
 • District chiefKao Fu-kuang (Ind.)
Area
 • Total321.1306 km2 (123.9892 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2023)
 • Total6,300
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code
233
Websitewww.wulai.ntpc.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)

Wulai District (Atayal: Ulay; Chinese: 烏來; pinyin: Wūlái Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: U-lai-khu)[2] is a mountain indigenous district in southern New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. It sits near the border with Taipei and is famous for its hot springs.[3] It is the largest district in New Taipei, as well as the most mountainous, and is home to the indigenous Atayal people.

  1. ^ 第一篇_歷史沿革 (PDF). Wulai District Office, New Taipei City Government 烏來區公所 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). p. 26.
  2. ^ "Entry #35055 (烏來)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
  3. ^ Shan, Shelley (11 Aug 2015). "Rescuers search for missing in Wulai". Taipei Times. p. 1.

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