Tataocheng, or Yenping district, to give it its modern name, is located in northwestern Taipei on the banks of the Tamsui River. It is situated next to Mengchia (now Wanhua) the oldest harbor in northern Taiwan.
大稻埕（即今之延平區），位於台北市西北側靠淡水河邊的地區，與台灣北部開發最早的碼頭「艋舺」（今之萬華）相毗連。