Guishan District

Guishan

龜山區
Kameyama
Guishan 龜山區 Kameyama
District
	Guishan District
	Kueishan Zhongzhen Park
Country	Taiwan
Municipality	Taoyuan City
Government
• Type	District
Population (March 2023)
• Total	174,258
Website	www.guishan.tycg.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Guishan District (Chinese: 龜山區; pinyin: Guīshān Qū) is a district in northeastern Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

History

Guishan was formerly known as Kulunsia (龜崙社 (Ku-lun-siā)). The name originated from a hill by the Mercy Buddha Temple of Shou Shan Rock, built in 7th year of the Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty.^[1] The plains aborigines and Ketagalan tribes were located here.

From 1920 to 1945, Kameyama Village (龜山庄) was under Tōen District, Shinchiku Prefecture.

In 1950, it was renamed to Kueishan. On 25 December 2014, it was upgraded from Guishan Township to a district called Guishan District.^[2]

Geography

Area: 75.50km²
Population: 174,258 people (March 2023)^[3]

Administrative divisions

Ching-chung, Liou-kuang, Chung-hsing, Hsin-hsing, Hsin-lu, Kuei-shan, Ta-tung, Shan-ting, Shan-teh, Shan-fu, Hsing-fu, Lung-shou, Lung-hwa, Huei-lung, Ling-ting, Hsin-ling, Tu-keng, Fu-yuan, Chiou-lu, Ta-keng, Fung-shu, Leh-shan, Chang-keng, Kung-hsi, Ta-kang, Ta-hu, Ta-hwa, Wuen-hua, Nan-shang and Nan-mei Village.

Government and infrastructure

The Ministry of Justice operates the Taipei Prison in Guishan.^[4]

Education

Infrastructure

Tourist attractions

Dahu Memorial Park

Formosa Plastics Group Museum
Guishan Sports Park
Hutou Mountain Park
Taoyuan Sake Brewery
World Police Museum

Transportation

The TRA section between Yingge and Taoyuan passes through Guishan District, but no station is currently planned.

Road

National Highway No. 1
Provincial Highway No. 1
Provincial Highway No. 1A
City Route No. 105

Taipei Metro

Huilong Station

Taoyuan Airport MRT

References

^ History — Taoyuan Kueishan Township Office Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Taoyuan County, Taiwan.
^ "Taoyuan County Government - Guishan Township". Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
^ "111年5月各里人口統計表" [Population, May 2022]. Guishan District Household Registration Office (in Traditional Chinese). June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
^ "Chen Shui-bian now prisoner No. 1020." Taipei Times. Saturday December 4, 2010. Retrieved on February 1, 2011. "Supporters of former president Chen Shuei-pien outside the (臺北監獄 Tai-pei Chien-yue) Taipei Prison in Taoyuan County’s Kueishan Township[...]"

External links

Media related to Guishan District, Taoyuan at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (in Chinese)

24°59′42.02″N 121°20′17.14″E / 24.9950056°N 121.3380944°E / 24.9950056; 121.3380944

[1] History — Taoyuan Kueishan Township Office Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Taoyuan County, Taiwan.

[2] "Taoyuan County Government - Guishan Township". Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-04-20.

[3] "111年5月各里人口統計表" [Population, May 2022]. Guishan District Household Registration Office (in Traditional Chinese). June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.

[Chenprison-4] "Chen Shui-bian now prisoner No. 1020." Taipei Times. Saturday December 4, 2010. Retrieved on February 1, 2011. "Supporters of former president Chen Shuei-pien outside the (臺北監獄 Tai-pei Chien-yue) Taipei Prison in Taoyuan County’s Kueishan Township[...]"

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