Anding District, Tainan

Coordinates: 23°5′57.53″N 120°13′37.79″E / 23.0993139°N 120.2271639°E / 23.0993139; 120.2271639

Anding
安定區
District
Anding District
Anding
Location in Taiwan
Coordinates: 23°5′57.53″N 120°13′37.79″E / 23.0993139°N 120.2271639°E / 23.0993139; 120.2271639
Country  Republic of China (Taiwan)
Special municipality Tainan
Population (November 2017)
 • Total 30,577
Time zone +8
Anding District
Anding District office

Anding District (Chinese: 安定區; pinyin: Āndìng Qū; Wade–Giles: An1-ting4 Ch'ü1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: An-tēng khu) is a rural district of about 30,577 residents in Tainan, Taiwan.

History

During the Dutch colonial era the area was known as Bakloan[1] or Baccloan,[2] with a rarer spelling of Baccaluang. The village was one of four main aboriginal villages near the Dutch base of Tayouan, with around 1,500 inhabitants.[3] It was located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of the Dutch base at Fort Zeelandia.

Administrative divisions

Anding district consists of Sulin, Sucuo, Anding, Baoxi, Anjia, Gangwei, Nanan, Guanliao, Zhongrong, Gangkou, Hailiao, Datong, Liujia, Gangnan, Zhongsa and Xinji Borough.[4]

Economy

Tourist attractions

  • Changsing Temple
  • Little Confucius Temple[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Campbell (1903), p. 538.
  2. ↑ "臺南市政府區公所-安定區". Tainan.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  3. ↑ Andrade, Tonio (2005). "Chapter 3: Pax Hollandica". How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century. Columbia University Press. §3.
  4. ↑ "臺南市政府". www.tainan.gov.tw. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Anding Township". Web1.tainan.gov.tw. 2009-10-26. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  • Anding District
  • 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. LCCN 04007338.
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