Dongshan District, Tainan
Coordinates: 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 | |
![]() 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![]() |
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[]
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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