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Guanshan, Taitung

Urban township in Taitung County, Taiwan

Guanshan, Taitung

Urban township in Taitung County, Taiwan

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<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->official_nameGuanshan Township
native_name關山鎮
settlement_typeUrban township
image_skylineGuanshan Rice produced in the paddy fields of Guanshan Township, Taitung.jpg
image_mapGuanshanTownship.png
map_captionGuanshan Township in Taitung County
subdivision_typeLocation
subdivision_nameTaitung County, Taiwan
area_total_km259
population_as_ofFebruary 2023
population_total8160
population_density_km2auto
other_nameKanzan

Guanshan Township () is an urban township in northern Taitung County, Taiwan.

History

Map including Guanshan area (1944)
Map including Guanshan area (1951)

Formerly called Lilong, which is from the Amis word meaning "red worms" and rendered in Hokkien as A-lí-lóng (阿里壟). By 1920, the town was called Kanzan Town under Kanzan District, Taitō Prefecture.

Geography

It is located in the Huatung Valley South segment. Beinan River flows through. In the east it is bordered by the Hai'an Range and in the west by the Central Mountain Range. Guanshan has a Tropical Monsoon Climate. Annual rainfall is 2,000 mm with an average temperature of 23.7 degrees Celsius.

Covering an area of 58.735 km2, Guanshan has a population of 8,160 people (as of February 2023).

Administrative divisions

Guanshan Township consists of 7 villages, namely Chungfu, Fengchuan, Hsinfu, Lilong, Tekao, Tienkuan and Yuemei, and 135 neighborhoods.

Economy

Rice is the most important crop in the township due to its relatively flat terrain suitable for paddy field.

Tourist attractions

Old Guanshan Rail Station
  • Guanshan Bike Trail
  • Guanshan Hongshi Trail
  • Guanshan Waterfront Park
  • Guanshan Tianho Temple
  • Nanshan Temple
  • Old Guanshan Rail Station

Transportation

Guanshan Station

Guanshan Township is accessible from Guanshan Station and Haiduan Station of Taiwan Railway.

Notable natives

  • Donna Chiu, singer
  • Kong Jaw-sheng, Chairperson of Financial Supervisory Commission (2004-2006)
  • Lo Hsien-che, spy
  • Tseng Li-cheng, taekwondo athlete

References

References

  1. "About Taitung".
  2. (30 December 2021). "花東縱谷國家風景區".
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