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Guantian District

Field	Value
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->	name	Guantian
native_name	官田區
official_name	Guantian District
settlement_type	District
image_skyline	福爾摩沙公路 ( 官田區 ).jpg
image_map	Guantian TN.svg
map_caption	Guantian District in Tainan City
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_type1	Special municipality
subdivision_name	Taiwan
subdivision_name1	Tainan
leader_title	Magistrate
area_total_km2	70.80
population_as_of	January 2023
population_total	20866
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Guantian District () is a rural district in central Tainan, Taiwan. It is the hometown of former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian. It hosts a population of 20,866 residents.

History

Guantian (官田) was formerly known as the "Guantian" (官佃). During Dutch rule, this area belonged to the government as "Wang Tian" (王田). During Ming Zheng rule, Wang Tian was changed to "Guantian", and the land was handed over to the civil and military officials, who can then recruit the farmers. Among them, the Chen Yonghua family had the most commitments and gradually formed a Han Chinese settlement, hence the name "Guantian" (官佃).

Under the Qing rule, it became "Guantian village" (官佃庄). During the Japanese colonial era in 1920, it was renamed as "Guantian village" (官田庄), belonging to Zengwun County, Tainan Prefecture. In 1953 after the war, it became "Guantian Township" (官田鄉). On 25 December 2010, it was renamed as "Guantian District" (官田區).

Guantian District had human activities since three thousand years ago, but it was only officially established a hundred years ago under Japanese rule. Although the district administration of Guantian District is young, the history of the people and the land can be traced back to ancient times.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Guantian, Erzhen, Daqi, Longtian, Longben, Nanbu, Shezi, Wushantou, Duba and Tungxizhuang Village.

Education

Universities

Tainan National University of the Arts

Schools

Guantian Junior High School
Chianan Elementary School
Duba Elementary School
Guantian Elementary School
Lungtian Elementary School

Transportation

Taiwan Railway Balin Station
Taiwan Railway Longtian Station
Exits 329 and 334 of Freeway 3
Exits 21 and 26 of Provincial Highway 84
Provincial Highway 1
City Routes 165, 171, and 176

Tourist attractions

Holiday Villa Mango Market
Hulu Pond Water Chestnut Field
Longtian Distillery
Longtian Night Market
Sijhuang Village Residence of President Chen Shui-Bian
Wushantou Reservoir

Notable people

Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000–2008)
Hsu Tain-tsair, Mayor of Tainan City (2001–2010)

References

區公所-官田區. (16 May 2010). "區里簡介".
"官田區_地名由來".
"2018 Local Elections".

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