Linkou District () is a district in the northwestern part of New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. The name "Linkou" translates to "forest mouth"; in fact, for much of its history, Linkou remained a relatively rural and undeveloped district. This has recently begun to change: Since the latter half of the 2010s, Linkou has been undergoing a period of rapid population growth and land development relative to other nearby districts. Geography As of April 2021, Linkou District had a population of 122,561, an increase of over 41% compared to the population in 2011 – giving it one of the fastest population growth rates in New Taipei City. Linkou has a land area of 54.15 km², including many forested areas and canyons. Administrative divisions The district administers 17 urban villages (all seventeen of which were rural villages () before changes made on 25 December 2010): Donglin () Linkou () Xilin () Jinghu () Zhonghu () Hubei () Hunan () Nanshi () Renai () Lilin () Dongshi () Liyuan () Dingfu () Xiafu () Jiabao () Ruiping () Taiping () Village Linkou New Town Since 1968, the government has planned to establish a new town in Linkou to relieve the overcrowded Taipei City. In 1975, it was released and implemented with the Linkou Interchange of National Freeway 1 as the center, including the planning of both industrial and residential areas. To the north of Linkou Interchange is Linkou District, New Taipei City, and to the south is Guishan District, Taoyuan City. The new town spans the two cities but was still named Linkou. However, most facilities in the new town, such as Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Linkou Sports Park, are actually located in Guishan District rather than Linkou District. At the early stages, development of the new town was slow due to various reasons, and the original estimated scale of 250,000 people was also reduced to 80,000. It was pointed out that the reason for the failure was that the industry was not properly introduced, the transportation was inconvenient, and it was quite far away from the Taipei metropolitan area. People were not willing to relocate due to the difficulty in finding employment. However, the subsequent opening of the Taoyuan Airport MRT Linkou metro station in 2017 and the development of Huaya Science and Technology Park in Guishan District have improved the traffic between Linkou and Taipei City and Taoyuan