Banqiao District is a
district and the seat of
New Taipei in northern
Taiwan. It has the third highest
population density in Taiwan. It was formerly the 22nd densest city in the world, with over 24,000 people per square km. Until the December 25, 2010 creation of New Taipei City, Banqiao (then transliterated as
Panchiao) was an incorporated
county-controlled city and the former seat of
Taipei County.