Guanmiao District
Coordinates: 22°57′9.1″N 120°20′3.3″E / 22.952528°N 120.334250°E
Guanmiao
關廟區 | |
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| Guanmiao District | |
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 Guanmiao District in Tainan City | |
| Location | Tainan, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| Population (July 2018) | |
| • Total | 34,419 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Website | guanmiao |
Guanmiao District (Chinese: 關廟區; pinyin: Guānmiào Qū; Wade–Giles: Kuan1-miao4 Ch'ü1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koan-biō-khu) is a rural district in southeastern Tainan, Taiwan.[1]
History[]
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Guanmiao was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Guanmiao was upgraded to a district of the city.
Geography[]
- Area: 53.64 km2
- Population: 34,693 people (January 2016)
Administrative divisions[]
The district consists of Guanmiao, Shanxi, Xiangyang, Beishi, Xinpu, Xinguang, Wujia, Tungshi, Songjiao, Shenkeng, Budai, Beitou, Xiahu, Huayuan and Nanxiong Village.[2]
Tourist attractions[]
Transportation[]
Guanmiao Service Area and an interchange of the Formosa Freeway is located in here.
Notable natives[]
- Kuo Kuo-wen, Deputy Minister of Labor (2016–2017)
- Chien-Ming Wang, (2000-2016)
References[]
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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