Guishan District

Guishan
龜山區
District
Guishan District
Country Taiwan
Municipality Taoyuan City
Government
 • Type District
Population (January 2016)
 • Total 145,706
Guishan District office

Guishan District (Chinese: 龜山區; pinyin: Guīshān Qū) is a rural district in northeastern Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

History

Guishan was formerly known as Kulunsia (龜崙社 (Ku-lun-siā))). The name originated from a hill by the Mercy Buddha Temple of Shou Shan Rock, built in 7th year of the Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty.[1] The Plains Aborigines and Ketagalan tribes were located here.

From 1920 to 1945, Kameyama Village (龜山庄) was under Tōen District, Shinchiku Prefecture.

In 1950, it was renamed to Guishan. On 25 December 2014, it was upgraded into a district called Guishan District.[2]

Geography

Administrative divisions

Jingzhong, Liuguang, Zhongxing, Xinxing, Xinlu, Guishan, Datong, Shanding, Shande, Shanfu, Xingfu, Longshou, Longhua, Huilong, Lingding, Xinling, Tukeng, Fuyuan, Jiulu, Dakeng, Fengshu, Leshan, Zhanggeng, Gongxi, Dagang, Dahu, Dahua, Wenhua, Nanshang and Nanmei Village.

Government and infrastructure

The Ministry of Justice operates Taipei Prison in Guishan.[3]

Education

Infrastructure

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Road

Taipei Metro

Taoyuan Airport MRT

See also

References

  1. ↑ History — Taoyuan Gueishan Township Office Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine., Taoyuan County, Taiwan.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  3. ↑ "Chen Shui-bian now prisoner No. 1020." Taipei Times. Saturday December 4, 2010. Retrieved on February 1, 2011. "Supporters of former president Chen Shui-bian outside the Taipei Prison in Taoyuan County’s Gueishan Township[...]"

Coordinates: 24°59′42.02″N 121°20′17.14″E / 24.9950056°N 121.3380944°E / 24.9950056; 121.3380944

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