Dongshan District, Tainan


Dongshan District is a rural district in Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China. It was formerly called Hoansia.

History

During the Dutch era, the place was known as Dorko, and existed as a township called To-lo-koh in the early 20th century.

Republic of China

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Dongshan was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Dongshan was upgraded to a district of the city.

Administrative divisions

Tungshan, Tungzhong, Tungzheng, Dake, Sanrong, Keli, Tunghe, Shengxian, Nanxi, Shuiyun, Linan, Tungyuan, Lingnan, Nanshi, Jingshan and Gaoyuan Village.

Economy

Dongshan is famous for its coffee crop.

Tourist attractions