Gueiren District Explained

Gueiren
Official Name:Gueiren
Other Name:Guiren, Kueijen
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Taiwan
Subdivision Type2:Special municipality
Subdivision Name2:Tainan
Leader Title:District Chief
Leader Name:Chen Ying-yu (陳英裕)
Image Blank Emblem:File:臺南市歸仁區公所 Gueiren District Office, Tainan City.jpg
Blank Emblem Type:Chinese: 臺南市歸仁區公所
Gueiren District Office, Tainan City
Area Total Km2:55.7913
Population As Of:May 2022
Population Total:67924
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CST
Coordinates:22.9667°N 137°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:711
Utc Offset:+8
Established Title:Gueiren Village
Established Date:1920

Gueiren District[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] is a rural district in southern Tainan, Taiwan. It is home to the Tainan HSR station.

History

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

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Nanbao, Liujia, Guiren, Houshi, Gucuo, Xucuo, Kanxi, Kantung, Lunding, Shalun, Datan, Wutung, Bajia, Qijia, Mamiao, Xipu, Damiao, Nanxing, Xincuo, Guinan and Wenhua Village.[9]

Economy

The local economy is based mainly on agriculture, including sugar-apples, peanuts, starfruit and guavas.[10] It also houses the Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City.

Education

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Notable natives

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Office. Tainan City Government Global Website. 22 July 2019. 2016-06-03. Gueiren District Office.
  2. Web site: Geography. GUEIREN District Office, Tainan City. 22 July 2019. Located at the southern-most tip of Tainan City, Gueiren was first cultivated by the Chengs during the Kingdom of Tungning (1661-1683). . 2018-12-03.
  3. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. News: Taiwan Earthquake: More Than 150 Missing After Deadly 6.4-Magnitude Temblor. Two died in Tainan's Gueiren District, including a woman who was hit by a fallen water tower.. 24 July 2019. 6 February 2016 . Jillian Sederholm . Phil Helsel . NBC News.
  5. News: Sanyang plans NT$1bn battery plant in Tainan. The battery plant would be in a green energy park in the Shalun area (沙崙) in Tainan's Gueiren District (歸仁), Wu told the Liberty Times, adding that construction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of next year.. 4 July 2019. 22 July 2019. Taipei Times.
  6. Seismic Assessment of District Office Buildings Under 2016 Meinong Earthquake in Taiwan . https://web.archive.org/web/20200226043224/https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c95d/9f1a7c5150aa583270a85e46b9adfdd55abc.pdf. 2020-02-26. Eleventh U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering . P. W. Weng . Y. A. Li . F. P. Hsiao . S. J. Hwang . I. Kim. 2018. 29 August 2020. 3, 5-6, 8-9 . 174792288. The Gueiren district office is a three-story reinforced concrete building. . Semantic Scholar.
  7. Web site: About Us. 21 September 2020. Gueiren Dist.. Tainan City Police Department Gueiren Precinct.
  8. Web site: https://www.moi.gov.tw/files/site_stuff/321/1/month/m1-07.xls. zh:1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數. Population for Township and District. August 2020. 21 September 2020. Ministry of the Interior. 歸仁區 Gueiren District 55.7913 23,286 68,175 34,479 33,696 102.32 2.93 1,222. zh-tw,en.
  9. Web site: 2018 Local Elections . 2019-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181205103328/https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm67000002800000000.html . 2018-12-05 . live .
  10. Web site: 產業概況 . 歸仁區公所 . 2011-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120317121822/http://www.gueiren.gov.tw/?menu=busi_content . 2012-03-17 . live .
  11. Web site: Gueiren Township . 2019-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221204043/http://web1.tainan.gov.tw/NewEnglish/CP/12376/Gueiren-1.aspx . 2014-02-21 .