Gueiren District

Gueiren District^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} (Chinese: 歸仁區; Hanyu Pinyin: Guīrén Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Gueirén Cyu; Wade–Giles: Kui¹-jen² Ch'ü¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kui-jîn-khu) is a rural district in southern Tainan, Taiwan. It is home to the Tainan HSR station.

Gueiren 歸仁區 Guiren, Kueijen
District
Gueiren
臺南市歸仁區公所 Gueiren District Office, Tainan City
Gueiren District in Tainan City
Coordinates: 22°58′N 120°17′E
Country	Taiwan
Special municipality	Tainan
Gueiren Village	1920
Government
• District Chief	Chen Ying-yu (陳英裕)
Area
• Total	55.7913 km2 (21.5411 sq mi)
Population  (May 2022)
• Total	67,924
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
ZIP code	711
Website	gueiren.tainan.gov.tw/en (in English)

History

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

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Nanbao, Liujia, Guiren, Houshi, Gucuo, Xucuo, Kanxi, Kantung, Lunding, Shalun, Datan, Wutung, Bajia, Qijia, Mamiao, Xipu, Damiao, Nanxing, Xincuo, Guinan and Wenhua Village.^[9]

Economy

The local economy is based mainly on agriculture, including sugar-apples, peanuts, starfruit and guavas.^[10] It also houses the Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City.

Education

• National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
• Chang Jung Christian University
• National Hsin-Feng Senior High School

Tourist attractions

• Gueiren Excellencies Temple
• Guiren Living Art Center
• Lobster Pool
• Renshou Temple
• Temple of Confucius
• World Snake Educational Farm^[11]
• ICC Tainan convention center

Transportation

• Tainan HSR station - can transfer to Shalun railway station
• Chang Jung Christian University railway station

Notable natives

• Lee Ming-liang, Minister of Department of Health (2000–2002)