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Longtan District, Taoyuan

District in Taiwan

Field	Value
name	Longtan
official_name	Longtan District
native_name	龍潭區
settlement_type	District
image_skyline	龍潭南天宮.JPG
image_caption	Longtan Lake
seat_type	Capital
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Taiwan
subdivision_type1	Municipality
subdivision_name1	Taoyuan
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Yu-tsai, Deng
area_total_km2	75.2341
population_total	125324
population_as_of	February 2023
population_density_km2	auto
website
image_map	Taoyuan-Longtan.svg
pushpin_map
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Republic of China
coordinates

Longtan District () is a rural district in southern Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Longtan is home to the headquarters of the Republic of China Army.

The district is known for the Buddhist temple in the center of Longtan Lake and the large Bainien community project. The area is surrounded by high-tech industries and mountains.

Longtan is home to a number of military bases, and a few research installations. National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology and Institute of Nuclear Energy Research are two of the more well known ones.

History

Longtan used to be a rural township of the former Taoyuan County. On 25 December 2014, it was upgraded into a district of Taoyuan City.

Geography

Area: 75.23 km2
Population: 125,324 people (February 2023)

Administrative divisions

Huangtang, Yongxing, Zhongshan, Wushulin, Wulin, Bonian, Lingyun, Longxiang, Bade, Shengde, Shanglin, Longtan, Longxing, Zhongzheng, Shanghua, Jiulong, Wuhan, Tungxing, Zhongxing, Beixing, Jiaan, Sankeng, Daping, Sanlin, Jianlin, Fulin, Gaoping, Gaoyuan, Sanhe and Sanshui Village.

Politics

The district is part of Taoyuan City Constituency V electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Government institutes

Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology

Education

Hsin Sheng College of Medical Care and Management

Tourist attractions

Longtan Lake
Longtan National Speedway
Shihmen Dam
Taoyuan Hakka Culture Hall
Window on China Theme Park
Yehshan Building

Transportation

Bus stations

Longtan Bus Station of Hsinchu Bus
Longtan Bus Station of Taoyuan Bus

Highway

Longtan is served by National Highway No. 3.

Notable natives

Esther Huang, actress and singer
You Jih-cheng, politician
Teng Yu-hsien, former musician

References

[http://www.iner.gov.tw/ Institute of Nuclear Energy Research (INER)] {{in lang. zh. [http://www.iner.gov.tw/html/00_English/index.htm {{in lang. en] {{webarchive. link. (2010-05-28 .)

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