Dongshan District, Tainan

Dongshan

東山區
Dongshan 東山區
District
	Dongshan District
	Mount Kantou in Dongshan District
	Nickname: Hoansia
	Dongshan District in Tainan City
Country	Taiwan
Special municipality	Tainan
Area
• Total	124.978 km2 (48.254 sq mi)
Population (May 2022)
• Total	19,560
• Density	190.273/km2 (492.80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	733
Website	dongshan.tainan.gov.tw/en/

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

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

Dongshan Bisuan Temple
Dongshan Sports Park
Senwho Holiday Farm
Shueiyun Village
Sikou Little Switzerland
Siraya National Scenic Area

Notable natives

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

References

^ "Dongshan Township". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
^ 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] "Dongshan Township". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-08.

[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.