What is "zhubei"

Zhubei City is a county-controlled city and the county seat of Hsinchu County, Taiwan. Over the recent years, Zhubei has become a popular city for migration both because of its proximity to Hsinchu City and the Hsinchu Science and Technology Park, and because the Hsinchu County government has focused most of its infrastructure here. Zhubei has been one of the fastest growing cities in Taiwan over the past decades, almost doubling its population since 2001 to over 170,000 in 2015. Based on current trends, the population should be around 175,000 by 2016.