thumb|Shenkeng<!--The spelling 'Shenkeng' is seen on the building in the photograph. The spelling 'Shenkang' (with an a) seems to be a relatively common variant or common mistaken form of the name for the name- I saw this spelling on an old Taipei bus route schedule, here (https://books.google.com.tw/books?id=DyOUlja9wJQC page 252) and other places too. The spelling is inconsistent with standard Taiwanese Mandarin (http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/cgi-bin/cbdic/gsweb.cgi?o=dcbdic&searchid=W00000004561), but is consistent with a misreading based on analogy to 抗 which shares a phonetic component with 坑.--> District office
Shenkeng District () is a rural district in central New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. Formerly an agricultural and mining town, it is now famous for its numerous tofu restaurants and vendors.
History
The area is first recorded as the preserve of a tribe of Pingpu aborigines during the Qing dynasty period in Taiwan. When Han Chinese farmers eventually moved in to develop the area, they bought the low-lying land from the aborigines and began cultivation in the main valley. The modern name of the township, Shenkeng, literally means deep pit or deep mine. The area used to have several active coal mines. The name has also been explained with reference to the mountains surrounding Shenkeng on all sides, which make the terrain similar to a pit.
Geography
thumb|left|Map including Shenkeng (labeled as Shen-k’eng (Shinkō) ) (1950)
Shenkeng is a rural district which borders Taipei City's Wenshan District to the west, Nangang District to the north, and the Shiding District of New Taipei City to the east.
Politics and government
Politics in Shenkeng have largely been uneventful; the town is considered a safe seat for the Kuomintang. An exception was in 1996, when several members of the council were arrested on suspicion of connection with organised crime.
Administrative divisions
Shenkeng District includes eight urban villages:
- Shenkeng (), Puxin (), Wanshun (), Wanfu (), Tuku (), Laizhong (), Arou (), Shenggao ()