Guanyin District

Guanyin District (Chinese: 觀音區; pinyin: Guānyīn Qū) is a rural, coastal district in western Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Guanyin is the name of a Buddhist goddess.

Guanyin 觀音區
District
Guanyin District
Guanyin Pond
Coordinates: 25°02′N 121°06′E
Country	Taiwan
Region	Northern Taiwan
Government
• Mayor	Ou Bingchen
Area
• Total	87.9807 km^2 (33.9695 sq mi)
Population  (January 2016)
• Total	64,845
• Density	740/km^2 (1,900/sq mi)
Website	www.guanyin.gov.tw

History

Guanyin was originally named as Shiguanyin during the Qing Dynasty rule. It was renamed to Guanyin in 1920 during the Japanese rule. On 25 December 2014, it was upgraded to a district named Guanyin District.[1]

Geography

• Area: 87.98 km²
• Population: 64,845 people (January 2016)

Guanyin is part of the alluvial fan in Taoyuan County.[2] The coastline is about 15 km at the northern side.

Administrative divisions

Guanyin, Baiyu, Guangxing, Datan, Baosheng, Wuwei, Sanhe, Xinxing, Kengwei, Jinhu, Lanpu, Datong, Daku, Lunping, Fuyuan, Shangda, Xinpo, Guangfu, Tajiao, Baozhang, Caota, Caoxin, Shulin and Fulin Village.

Infrastructure

• Tatan Power Plant

Tourist attractions

Old town of Guanyin District

• Baishajia Lighthouse
• 1213 Baosheng Inn
• Datian Lotus Farm
• Golden Lake Shore
• Kangzhuang Lotus Garden
• Lin's Old Style House
• Longman Bottle Gourd
• Lotus Garden
• Monet's Garden
• Qinglin Farm
• Sanqi Bee Park
• Sun and Green Farm
• Wu Cuo Yang Jia Zhuang
• Xianghao Leisure Farm
• Yifeng Leisure Farm
• Yuanyin Farm

Transportation

Guanyin Bus Station

Guanyin District is served by Taoyuan Bus.

See also

• Taoyuan City

References

1. "Taoyuan County Government - Guanyin Township". Tycg.gov.tw. 2014-05-06. Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
2. "Topology and geography". Guanyin Township Office. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-06-28.

External links

• Guanyin Township Office (in Chinese)