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Guanmiao District

Coordinates: 22°57′9.1″N 120°20′3.3″E / 22.952528°N 120.334250°E / 22.952528; 120.334250
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22°57′9.1″N 120°20′3.3″E / 22.952528°N 120.334250°E / 22.952528; 120.334250

Guanmiao
關廟區
Guanmiao District
Guanmiao District in Tainan City
Guanmiao District in Tainan City
LocationTainan, Taiwan
Area
 • Total54 km2 (21 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2023)
 • Total33,436
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Websiteguanmiao.tainan.gov.tw/en/ Edit this at Wikidata

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.[1]

History

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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

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Administrative divisions

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The district consists of Guanmiao, Shanxi, Xiangyang, Beishi, Xinpu, Xinguang, Wujia, Tungshi, Songjiao, Shenkeng, Budai, Beitou, Xiahu, Huayuan and Nanxiong Village.[2]

Tourist attractions

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Pastries made with pineapples from Guanmiao.

Transportation

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

Notable natives

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Guanmiao Township". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. ^ "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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