Guishan District

Guishan

龜山區
Kameyama
Guishan 龜山區 Kameyama
District
	Guishan District
	Kueishan Zhongzhen Park
Country	Taiwan
Municipality	Taoyuan City
Government
• Type	District
Population (January 2016)
• Total	145,706
Website	www.guishan.tycg.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Guishan District (Chinese: 龜山區; pinyin: Guīshān Qū) is a rural district in northeastern Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

History[]

Guishan was formerly known as Kulunsia (龜崙社 (Ku-lun-siā))). The name originated from a hill by the of Shou Shan Rock, built in 7th year of the Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty.^[1] The plains aborigines and Ketagalan tribes were located here.

From 1920 to 1945, Kameyama Village (龜山庄) was under Tōen District, Shinchiku Prefecture.

In 1950, it was renamed to Kueishan. On 25 December 2014, it was upgraded into a district called Guishan District.^[2]

Geography[]

Area: 75.50 km²
Population: 145,706 people (January 2016)

Administrative divisions[]

Kueishan District Office

Ching-chung, Liou-kuang, Chung-hsing, Hsin-hsing, Hsin-lu, Kuei-shan, Ta-tung, Shan-ting, Shan-teh, Shan-fu, Hsing-fu, Lung-shou, Lung-hwa, Huei-lung, Ling-ting, Hsin-ling, Tu-keng, Fu-yuan, Chiou-lu, Ta-keng, Fung-shu, Leh-shan, Chang-keng, Kung-hsi, Ta-kang, Ta-hu, Ta-hwa, Wuen-hua, Nan-shang and Nan-mei Village.

Government and infrastructure[]

The Ministry of Justice operates Taipei Prison in Guishan.^[3]

Education[]

Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Infrastructure[]

Tourist attractions[]

Hutou Mountain Park

Transportation[]

Road[]

National Highway No. 1

Taipei Metro[]

Huilong Station

Taoyuan Airport MRT[]

References[]

^ History — Taoyuan Kueishan Township Office Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Taoyuan County, Taiwan.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-04-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Chen Shui-bian now prisoner No. 1020." Taipei Times. Saturday December 4, 2010. Retrieved on February 1, 2011. "Supporters of former president Chen Shuei-pien outside the (臺北監獄 Tai-pei Chien-yue) Taipei Prison in Taoyuan County’s Kueishan Township[...]"

External links[]

Media related to Guishan District, Taoyuan at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (in Chinese)

Coordinates: 24°59′42.02″N 121°20′17.14″E / 24.9950056°N 121.3380944°E / 24.9950056; 121.3380944

[1] History — Taoyuan Kueishan Township Office Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Taoyuan County, Taiwan.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-04-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Chenprison-3] "Chen Shui-bian now prisoner No. 1020." Taipei Times. Saturday December 4, 2010. Retrieved on February 1, 2011. "Supporters of former president Chen Shuei-pien outside the (臺北監獄 Tai-pei Chien-yue) Taipei Prison in Taoyuan County’s Kueishan Township[...]"

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