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Guishan 龜山區Kameyama
District
Guishan District
Kueishan Zhongzhen Park
Country	Taiwan
Municipality	Taoyuan City
Government
• Type	District
Population
• 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. 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.

Geography

• Area: 75.50km
• Population: 174,258 people (March 2023)

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.

Education

• Chang Gung University
• Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
• Lunghwa University of Science and Technology
• Ming Chuan University
• National Taiwan Sport University

Infrastructure

• Kuokuang Power Plant
• Taoyuan Refinery

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

• National Taiwan Sport University metro station
• Chang Gung Memorial Hospital metro station

See also

• Taoyuan City

References

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.
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"

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

• Districts of Taoyuan City
• Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages