Guanmiao District

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]

Guanmiao

關廟區
Guanmiao District
Guanmiao District in Tainan City
LocationTainan, Taiwan
Area
  Total54 km2 (21 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
  Total34,419
  Density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)

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

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

Pastries made with pineapples from Guanmiao.
  • Datan Lake Wanglai Park
  • Fang Family Shrine
  • Guanmiao Forest Park
  • Guanmiao Shansi Temple
  • Hills of Seven Constellations
  • Sinfeng Church
  • Thousand-Buddha Bodhi Temple
  • Tiesian Bridge
  • Yu Zen Retirement Center[1]

Transportation

Guanmiao Service Area and an interchange of the Formosa Freeway is located in here.

Notable natives

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "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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