Guanmiao District

22°57′9.1″N 120°20′3.3″E

Guanmiao 關廟區
District
Guanmiao District
Guanmiao District in Tainan City
Location	Tainan, Taiwan
Area
• Total	54 km2 (21 sq mi)
Population  (January 2023)
• Total	33,436
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Website	guanmiao.tainan.gov.tw/en/

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

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

• Area: 53.64 km²
• Population: 33,436 people (January 2023)

Administrative divisions

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

Tourist attractions

Pastries made with pineapples from Guanmiao.

• Datan Lake Wanglai Park
• Fang Family Shrine
• Guanmiao Forest Park
• Guanmiao Shansi Temple
• Hills of Seven Constellations
• Sinfeng Church
• Thousand-Buddha Bodhi Temple
• Tiesian Bridge
• Yu Zen Retirement Center^[1]

Transportation

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

Notable natives

• Kuo Kuo-wen, Deputy Minister of Labor (2016–2017)
• Chien-Ming Wang, MLB Pitcher(2000–2016)