Guanmiao District Explained

Guanmiao
Native Name Lang:	zh-tw
Official Name:	Guanmiao District
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Location
Subdivision Name:	Tainan, Taiwan
Area Total Km2:	54
Population As Of:	January 2023
Population Total:	33436
Population Density Km2:	auto

Guanmiao District is a rural district in southeastern Tainan, Taiwan.^[1]

History

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

Geography

• Area: 53.64 km²
• Population: 33,436 people (January 2023)

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Guanmiao, Shanxi, Xiangyang, Beishi, Xinpu, Xinguang, Wujia, Tungshi, Songjiao, Shenkeng, Budai, Beitou, Xiahu, Huayuan and Nanxiong Village.^[2]

Tourist attractions

• Datan Lake Wanglai Park
• Fang Family Shrine
• Guanmiao Forest Park
• Guanmiao Shansi Temple
• Hills of Seven Constellations
• Sinfeng Church
• Thousand-Buddha Bodhi Temple
• Tiesian Bridge
• Yu Zen Retirement Center

Transportation

Guanmiao Service Area and an interchange of the Formosa Freeway is located in here.

Notable natives

• Kuo Kuo-wen, Deputy Minister of Labor (2016–2017)
• Chien-Ming Wang, MLB Pitcher(2000–2016)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guanmiao Township . 8 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221202428/http://web1.tainan.gov.tw/NewEnglish/CP/12376/Guanmiao-1.aspx . 21 February 2014 . dead .
2. Web site: 2018 Local Elections . 18 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181205103314/https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm67000002900000000.html . 5 December 2018 . live .