Guanmiao District

Guanmiao District (Chinese: 關廟區; pinyin: Guānmiào Qū; Wade–Giles: Kuan¹-miao⁴ Ch'ü¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koan-biō-khu) is a rural district in southeastern Tainan, Taiwan.

History

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

Geography

• Area: 53.64 km²
• Population: 33,436 people (January 2023)

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Guanmiao, Shanxi, Xiangyang, Beishi, Xinpu, Xinguang, Wujia, Tungshi, Songjiao, Shenkeng, Budai, Beitou, Xiahu, Huayuan and Nanxiong Village.

Tourist attractions

• Datan Lake Wanglai Park
• Fang Family Shrine
• Guanmiao Forest Park
• Guanmiao Shansi Temple
• Hills of Seven Constellations
• Sinfeng Church
• Thousand-Buddha Bodhi Temple
• Tiesian Bridge
• Yu Zen Retirement Center

Transportation

Guanmiao Service Area and an interchange of the Formosa Freeway is located in here.

Notable natives

• Kuo Kuo-wen, Deputy Minister of Labor (2016–2017)
• Chien-Ming Wang, MLB Pitcher(2000–2016)

References

External links

• Official website

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