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]
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.
Dongshan, Dongzhong, Dongzheng, Dake, Sanrong, Keli, Donghe, Shengxian, Nanxi, Shuiyun, Lin’an, Dongyuan, Lingnan, Nanshi, Qingshan and Gaoyuan Villages.
Dongshan is famous for its coffee crop.