Guanshan, Taitung

Guanshan Township (Chinese: 關山鎮; pinyin: Guānshān Zhèn; Wade–Giles: Kuan1-shan1 Chen4) is an urban township in northern Taitung County, Taiwan.

Guanshan Township

關山鎮

Kanzan
Urban township
Guanshan Township in Taitung County
LocationTaitung County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total59 km2 (23 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
 • Total8,748
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Guanshan Township Office

History
Map including Guanshan area (1944)
Map including Guanshan area (1951)

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 Hai'an 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 fields in Guanshan

Rice is the most important crop in the township due to its relatively flat terrain suitable for paddy field.[1]

Tourist attractions

Transportation
Guanshan Station

Guanshan Township is accessible from Guanshan Station and Haiduan Station of the Taiwan Railways.

Notable natives

References
  1. http://www.taitung.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=79388C7B350E8CE9&themesite=BAA86C8F16BADDE6
  2. http://www.erv-nsa.gov.tw/user/article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=03000157
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