Guishan District

Guishan District 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: 75.50km2
 * 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