Beimen District Explained

23.288°N 120.1252°W

Beimen
Native Name Lang:	zh-tw
Official Name:	Beimen District
Other Name:	Peimen
Settlement Type:	Rural district
Subdivision Type:	Location
Subdivision Name:	Tainan, Taiwan
Area Total Km2:	44
Population As Of:	January 2023
Population Total:	10191

Beimen District is a coastal district of about 10,191 residents in Tainan, Taiwan.^[1]

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Beimen was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County merged with Tainan City and Beimen was upgraded to a district of the city.

Administrative divisions

Beimen is divided into Beimen, Yonglong, Yonghua, Yugang, Baoji, Tungbi, Kunjiang, Shuangchun, Jinhu, Cian, Sanguang, Zhongshu and Renli Villages.

Tourist attractions

• Beimen Crystal Church
• Beimen Island Presbyterian Church
• Jingzaijiao Tile-paved Salt Fields
• Jishui River
• Taiwan Blackfoot Disease Socio-Medical Service Memorial House
• Nankunshen Temple
• Shuangchun Seashore Park
• Beimen Sports Park
• Luzhugou Fishing Harbor

Transportation

Provincial Highway 84 connects the district to National freeway 1 and National Freeway 3. Provincial Highway 61 also runs through the district.

Notable natives

• Wang King-ho, former physician
• Wu Mi-cha, Director of National Palace Museum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beimen Township . 8 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221203156/http://web1.tainan.gov.tw/english/CP/11813/Beimen-1.aspx . 21 February 2014 .