Dongshan District, Tainan

23°17′0.2″N 120°26′35.6″E

Dongshan 東山區
District
Dongshan District
Mount Kantou in Dongshan District
Nickname:  Hoansia
Dongshan District in Tainan City
Country	Taiwan
Special municipality	Tainan
Area
• Total	124.978 km^2 (48.254 sq mi)
Population  (May 2022)
• Total	19,560
• Density	190.273/km^2 (492.80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	733
Website	dongshan.tainan.gov.tw/en/

Dongshan District Office

Dongshan District (Chinese: 東山區; pinyin: Dōngshān Qū; Wade–Giles: Tung¹-shan¹ Ch'ü¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tong-san-khu) is a rural district in Tainan, Taiwan. It was formerly called Hoansia (Chinese: 番社; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoan-siā).^[1]

History

During the Dutch era, the place was known as Dorko, and existed as a township called To-lo-koh in the early 20th century.^[2]

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

Administrative divisions

Dongshan, Dongzhong, Dongzheng, Dake, Sanrong, Keli, Donghe, Shengxian, Nanxi, Shuiyun, Lin’an, Dongyuan, Lingnan, Nanshi, Qingshan and Gaoyuan Villages.

Economy

Dongshan is famous for its coffee crop.

Tourist attractions

• Dongshan Bisuan Temple
• Dongshan Sports Park
• Senwho Holiday Farm
• Shueiyun Village
• Sikou Little Switzerland
• Siraya National Scenic Area

Notable natives

• Su Yu-chang, martial artist, scholar and practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine

References

1. "Dongshan Township". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
2. Campbell, William (1903). "Explanatory Notes". Formosa under the Dutch: described from contemporary records, with explanatory notes and a bibliography of the island. London: Kegan Paul. p. 541. OCLC 644323041.