Dongshan District, Tainan
23°17′0.2″N 120°26′35.6″E / 23.283389°N 120.443222°E
Dongshan
東山區 | |
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Dongshan District | |
Nickname: Hoansia | |
Country | Taiwan |
Special municipality | Tainan |
Area | |
• Total | 124.978 km2 (48.254 sq mi) |
Population (May 2022) | |
• Total | 19,560 |
• Density | 190.273/km2 (492.80/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 733 |
Website | dongshan |
Dongshan District (Chinese: 東山區; pinyin: Dōngshān Qū; Wade–Giles: Tung1-shan1 Ch'ü1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tong-san-khu) is a rural district in Tainan, Taiwan. It was formerly called Hoansia (Chinese: 番社; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoan-siā).[1]
History
[edit]During the Dutch era, the place was known as Dorko, and existed as a township called To-lo-koh in the early 20th century.[2]
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Dongshan was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County merged with Tainan City and Dongshan was upgraded to a district of the city.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Dongshan, Dongzhong, Dongzheng, Dake, Sanrong, Keli, Donghe, Shengxian, Nanxi, Shuiyun, Lin’an, Dongyuan, Lingnan, Nanshi, Qingshan and Gaoyuan Villages.
Economy
[edit]Dongshan is famous for its coffee crop.
Tourist attractions
[edit]- Dongshan Bisuan Temple
- Dongshan Sports Park
- Senwho Holiday Farm
- Shueiyun Village
- Sikou Little Switzerland
- Siraya National Scenic Area
Notable natives
[edit]- Su Yu-chang, martial artist, scholar and practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine
References
[edit]- ^ "Dongshan Township". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ Campbell, William (1903). "Explanatory Notes". Formosa under the Dutch: described from contemporary records, with explanatory notes and a bibliography of the island. London: Kegan Paul. p. 541. OCLC 644323041.