Dongshan District, Tainan Explained

Dongshan
Official Name:Dongshan District
Settlement Type:District
Nickname:Hoansia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Special municipality
Subdivision Name:Taiwan
Subdivision Name1:Tainan
Leader Title:Magistrate
Area Total Km2:124.978
Population As Of:May 2022
Population Total:19560
Population Density Km2:190.273
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:733

Dongshan District is a rural district in Tainan, Taiwan. It was formerly called Hoansia .[1]

History

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

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

Economy

Dongshan is famous for its coffee crop.

Tourist attractions

Notable natives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dongshan Township . 2014-02-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221202532/http://web1.tainan.gov.tw/NewEnglish/CP/12376/Dongshan-1.aspx . 2014-02-21 .
  2. Book: Campbell . William . William Campbell (missionary) . Formosa under the Dutch: described from contemporary records, with explanatory notes and a bibliography of the island . 1903 . Kegan Paul . London . 644323041 . Explanatory Notes . https://archive.org/stream/formosaunderdut01campgoog#page/n554/mode/2up . 541.