新竹
Provincial city
新竹市 · Hsinchu City
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Coordinates: 24°49′N 120°59′E / 24.817°N 120.983°E / 24.817; 120.983Coordinates: 24°49′N 120°59′E / 24.817°N 120.983°E / 24.817; 120.983
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Region	Northwestern Taiwan
City seat	North District
Government
• Mayor	Hsu Ming-tsai
• Deputy Mayor	You Jian-hua
• Secretary-General	Wu Zong-qi
Area
• Total	104.0964 km2 (40.1918 sq mi)
Population  (January 2011)
• Total	415,557
• Density	3,989.89/km2 (10,333.8/sq mi)
Bird	European Magpie (Pica pica)
Flower	Azalea
Website	www.hccg.gov.tw (in English)

Hsinchu City (Chinese:新竹; POJ: Sin-tek) is a provincial city of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. Hsinchu is popularly nicknamed "The Windy City" (Fengcheng 風城) for its windy climate.

The city is surrounded by Hsinchu County to the north and east, Miaoli County to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the west. Hsinchu City is made up of three districts: North District, East District, and Siangshan District.