Dongshan District, Tainan

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

District in Tainan, Taiwan

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/
Dongshan District Office

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

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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

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Dongshan, Dongzhong, Dongzheng, Dake, Sanrong, Keli, Donghe, Shengxian, Nanxi, Shuiyun, Lin’an, Dongyuan, Lingnan, Nanshi, Qingshan and Gaoyuan Villages.

## Economy

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Dongshan is famous for its coffee crop.

## Tourist attractions

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

## Notable natives

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

## References

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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.

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