Dongshan District, Tainan

Dongshan

東山區
Dongshan 東山區
District
	Dongshan District
	Mount Kantou in Dongshan District
	Nickname(s): Hoansia
	Dongshan District in Tainan City
Country	Taiwan
Special municipality	Tainan
Area
• Total	124.978 km2 (48.254 sq mi)
Population (January 2016)
• Total	21,568
• Density	190.273/km2 (492.80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	733
Website	dongshan.tainan.gov.tw/en/

Coordinates: 23°17′0.2″N 120°26′35.6″E / 23.283389°N 120.443222°E / 23.283389; 120.443222

Dongshan District Office

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[]

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[]

Tungshan, Tungzhong, Tungzheng, Dake, Sanrong, Keli, Tunghe, Shengxian, Nanxi, Shuiyun, Linan, Tungyuan, Lingnan, Nanshi, Jingshan and Gaoyuan Village.

Economy[]

Dongshan is famous for its coffee crop.

Tourist attractions[]

Siraya National Scenic Area

Notable natives[]

Su Yu-chang, martial artist, scholar and practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ 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.

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] 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.

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