Editing Zhubei (section)

==Geography==
Zhubei borders [[Hsinchu|Hsinchu City]] to the southwest, Xinfeng and Hukou Townships to the north, Qionglin and Xinpu to the East, Zhudong to the southeast, and the Taiwan Strait to its west. It is the discharge point of the [[Fongshan River]] and the [[Touqian River]] into the Taiwan Strait. Zhubei has been a satellite city of Hsinchu City since Hsinchu City reformed to become a special municipality in 1982. Due to the separation of Hsinchu City from Hsinchu County and Zhubei becoming the Hsinchu County seat, as well as its proximity to the Hsinchu Science and Technology Park and the semiconductor industry, the city has acquired an increasingly large amount of capital inflow from government, as well as a rapid population increase and a resulting spike in real estate values. The city's population was estimated at 211,746 in February 2023.<ref>{{cite web
 | url =https://w3.hsinchu.gov.tw/house/print/city.aspx?y=112&m=1
 | script-title =zh:112年1月 新竹縣人口統計報表
 | trans-title =Table of Hsinchu County Population Statistics, January 2023
 | language =zh-hant
 | website =hsinchu.gov.tw
 | publisher =Hsinchu County Government
 | access-date =February 4, 2023 }}</ref>