Gueiren District

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Coordinates: 22°58′N 120°17′E / 22.967°N 120.283°E / 22.967; 120.283

Gueiren
歸仁區
Guiren
District
Gueiren
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Official logo of Gueiren
臺南市歸仁區公所
Gueiren District Office, Tainan City
Gueiren District in Tainan City
Gueiren District in Tainan City
CountryTaiwan
Special municipalityTainan
Gueiren Village1920
Government
 • District ChiefChen Ying-yu (陳英裕)
Area
 • Total55.7913 km2 (21.5411 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2016)
 • Total67,922
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
ZIP code
711
Websitegueiren.tainan.gov.tw/en Edit this at Wikidata (in English)

Gueiren District[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] (Chinese: 歸仁區; Hanyu Pinyin: Guīrén Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Gueirén Cyu; Wade–Giles: Kui1-jen2 Ch'ü1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kui-jîn-khu) is a rural district in southern Tainan, Taiwan.

History[]

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Rende was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Rende was upgraded to a district of the city.

Administrative divisions[]

The district consists of Nanbao, Liujia, Guiren, Houshi, Gucuo, Xucuo, Kanxi, Kantung, Lunding, Shalun, Datan, Wutung, Bajia, Qijia, Mamiao, Xipu, Damiao, Nanxing, Xincuo, Guinan and Wenhua Village.[9]

Economy[]

The local economy is based mainly on agriculture, including sugar-apples, peanuts, starfruit and guavas.[10] It also houses the Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City.

Education[]

Tourist attractions[]

Transportation[]

  • THSR Tainan Station
  • TRA Chang Jung Christian University Station
  • TRA Shalun Station

Notable natives[]

References[]

  1. ^ "District Office". Tainan City Government Global Website. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 22 July 2019. Gueiren District Office
  2. ^ "Geography". GUEIREN District Office, Tainan City. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 22 July 2019. Located at the southern-most tip of Tainan City, Gueiren was first cultivated by the Chengs during the Kingdom of Tungning (1661-1683).
  3. ^ Gueiren (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. ^ Jillian Sederholm, Phil Helsel (6 February 2016). "Taiwan Earthquake: More Than 150 Missing After Deadly 6.4-Magnitude Temblor". NBC News. Retrieved 24 July 2019. Two died in Tainan's Gueiren District, including a woman who was hit by a fallen water tower.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  5. ^ "Sanyang plans NT$1bn battery plant in Tainan". Taipei Times. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019. The battery plant would be in a green energy park in the Shalun area (沙崙) in Tainan’s Gueiren District (歸仁), Wu told the Liberty Times, adding that construction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of next year.
  6. ^ P. W. Weng, Y. A. Li, F. P. Hsiao, S. J. Hwang and I. Kim (2018). "SEISMIC ASSESSMENT OF DISTRICT OFFICE BUILDINGS UNDER 2016 MEINONG EARTHQUAKE IN TAIWAN" (PDF). Eleventh U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering: 3, 5–6, 8–9. S2CID 174792288. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-26. Retrieved 29 August 2020. The Gueiren district office is a three-story reinforced concrete building. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  7. ^ "About Us". Tainan City Police Department Gueiren Precinct. Retrieved 21 September 2020. Gueiren Dist.
  8. ^ 1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior (in Chinese and English). August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 歸仁區 Gueiren District 55.7913 23,286 68,175 34,479 33,696 102.32 2.93 1,222
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2019-04-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "產業概況". 歸仁區公所. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2019-04-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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