Guanyin District

Guanyin
觀音區
District
Guanyin District
Guanyin Pond
Guanyin Pond
Location of Guanyin
Coordinates: 25°02′N 121°06′E / 25.033°N 121.100°E / 25.033; 121.100
Country Taiwan
RegionNorthern Taiwan
Government
 • MayorOu Bingchen
Area
 • Total
87.9807 km2 (33.9695 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total
73,299
 • Density830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Websitewww.guanyin.tycg.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)

Guanyin District (Chinese: 觀音區; pinyin: Guānyīn Qū) is a rural, coastal district in western Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Guanyin is the name of a Buddhist boddhisattva.

History

Guanyin was originally named as Shiguanyin during the Qing Dynasty rule. It was renamed to Guanyin in 1920 during the Japanese rule. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Guanyin was reestablished as a township of Taoyuan County. On 25 December 2014, it was upgraded to a district named Guanyin District of Taoyuan City.[1]

Geography

Guanyin is part of the alluvial fan in Taoyuan City.[2] The coastline is about 15 km at the northern side.

Administrative divisions

Guanyin, Baiyu, Guangxing, Datan, Baosheng, Wuwei, Sanhe, Xinxing, Kengwei, Jinhu, Lanpu, Datong, Daku, Lunping, Fuyuan, Shangda, Xinpo, Guangfu, Tajiao, Baozhang, Caota, Caoxin, Shulin and Fulin Village.

Infrastructure

Tourist attractions

Old town of Guanyin District

Transportation

Guanyin Bus Station

Guanyin District is served by Taoyuan Bus.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Taoyuan County Government - Guanyin Township". Tycg.gov.tw. 2014-05-06. Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  2. ^ "Topology and geography". Guanyin Township Office. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-06-28.