Guanshan, Taitung

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Guanshan Township in Taitung County
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Guanshan Township
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Guanshan Township Office

Guanshan Township (Chinese: 關山鎮; pinyin: Guānshān Zhèn; Wade–Giles: Kuan1-shan1 Chen4) is an urban township in northern Taitung County, Taiwan.

History

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 Haian 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 9,111 people (as of December 2014).

Administrative divisions

Guanshan Township consists of 7 villages and 135 neighborhoods.

  • Chungfu Village
  • Fengchuan Village
  • Hsinfu Village
  • Lilong Village
  • Tekao Village
  • Tienkuan Village
  • Yuemei Village

Economy

Rice is the most important crop in the township due to its relatively flat terrain suitable for paddy field.[1]

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Guanshan Township is accessible from Yuemei Station, Guanshan Station and Haiduan Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration.

Notable natives

See also

References

  1. http://www.taitung.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=79388C7B350E8CE9&themesite=BAA86C8F16BADDE6
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  4. http://www.erv-nsa.gov.tw/user/article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=03000157

External links

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