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Shimen District

Shimen District (Chinese: 石門; pinyin: Shímén Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chio̍h-mn̂g-khu), also known as Sekimon, is a sparsely populated rural district in the northern part of New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. It is part of the North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area and includes the island of Taiwan's northernmost point, Cape Fugui.

While known to earlier explorers, including the Dutch, the area was first explicitly mentioned in Chinese annals in 1694 as Shimenshan (石門山; 'Stone Gate Mountain'). During the period of Imperial Japanese rule, Shimen was called Sekimon Village (石門庄), and was governed under Tansui District of Taihoku Prefecture. In 1945 when the Kuomintang took over administration of Taiwan the area became Shimen Rural Township, a part of Taipei County. With the reorganization of Taipei County in 2010, Shimen became a district of the newly created New Taipei City.

The interior of Shimen is predominantly mountainous, with small areas of flat land on the coast. The district is bordered to the north by the East China Sea, to the southwest by Sanzhi District, and to the southeast by Jinshan District.

Shimen is part of New Taipei City, a special municipality under the Republic of China government. The district itself is divided into nine villages: Shanxi (山溪), Shimen (石門), Laomei (老梅), Jianlu (尖鹿), Maolin (茂林), Caoli (草里), Qianhua/Cianhua (乾華), Fuji (富基), and Demao (德茂).

Tourism is a major contributor to the economy of Shimen, which also produces a number of agricultural goods including mandarins, peanuts, and tea.

Shimen has one junior high school, Shimen Junior High, and three elementary schools; Shimen, Laomei and Qianhua.

The Fuguijiao Lighthouse is located at Cape Fugui.

Shimen is home to Baisha Bay.

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