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Guanshan Township (Chinese: 關山鎮; pinyin: Guānshān Zhèn; Wade–Giles: Kuan1-shan1 Chen4) is an urban township in northern Taitung County, Taiwan.
Contents
- Map of Guanshan Guanshan Township Taitung County Taiwan 956
- History
- Geography
- Administrative divisions
- Economy
- Tourist attractions
- Transportation
- Notable natives
- References
Map of Guanshan, Guanshan Township, Taitung County, Taiwan 956
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, namely Chungfu, Fengchuan, Hsinfu, Lilong, Tekao, Tienkuan and Yuemei, and 135 neighborhoods.
Economy
Rice is the most important crop in the township due to its relatively flat terrain suitable for paddy field.
Tourist attractions
Transportation
Guanshan Township is accessible from Yuemei Station, Guanshan Station and Haiduan Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration.