Longtan_District,_Taoyuan

Longtan District, Taoyuan

Longtan District, Taoyuan

District in Taoyuan, Taiwan

Longtan District (Chinese: 龍潭區; pinyin: Lóngtán Qū) is a rural district in southern Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Longtan is home to the headquarters of the Republic of China Army.

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Longtan District office

The township is known for the Buddhist temple in the center of Longtan Lake and the large Bainien community project.[citation needed] The area is surrounded by high-tech industries and mountains.

Longtan is home to a number of military bases, and a few research installations.[citation needed] National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology and Institute of Nuclear Energy Research[1] are two of the more well known ones.

History

Longtan used to be a rural township of the former Taoyuan County. On 25 December 2014, it was upgraded into a district of Taoyuan City.

Geography

Administrative divisions

Huangtang, Yongxing, Zhongshan, Wushulin, Wulin, Bonian, Lingyun, Longxiang, Bade, Shengde, Shanglin, Longtan, Longxing, Zhongzheng, Shanghua, Jiulong, Wuhan, Tungxing, Zhongxing, Beixing, Jiaan, Sankeng, Daping, Sanlin, Jianlin, Fulin, Gaoping, Gaoyuan, Sanhe and Sanshui Village.

Politics

The district is part of Taoyuan City Constituency V electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Government institutes

Education

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Bus stations

Longtan Bus Station
  • Longtan Bus Station of Hsinchu Bus
  • Longtan Bus Station of Taoyuan Bus

Highway

Longtan is served by National Highway No. 3.

Notable natives

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Institute of Nuclear Energy Research (INER) (in Chinese). (in English) Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine.

24°50′40″N 121°12′19″E
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