Longtan District () is a rural

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

in southern

Taoyuan City Taoyuan () is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County to the south-e ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. Longtan is home to the headquarters of the

Republic of China Army The Republic of China Army (ROCA), previously known as the Chinese Nationalist Army or Nationalist Revolutionary Army and unofficially as the Taiwanese Army, is the largest branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces. An estimated 80% of the ...

. The township is known for the

Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

temple in the center of

Longtan Lake Longtan Lake or Longtan Tourist Pond () is a lake in Shanglin Village, Longtan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The lake is known for the Buddhist temple in the centre of the lake. History The lake was originally built for irrigation. After the ...

and the large Bainien community project. The area is surrounded by high-tech industries and mountains. Longtan is home to a number of military bases, and a few research installations.

National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST; ) is a Taiwanese state owned corporation, formerly part of the Republic of China Ministry of National Defense's Armaments Bureau, which is active in the development, manufactur ...

and

Institute of Nuclear Energy Research The Institute of Nuclear Energy Research (INER; ) is the agency of the Atomic Energy Council of the Taiwan (ROC) dedicated to the research and development on nuclear safety, nuclear facility decommissioning, radioactive waste treatment and dispo ...

Institute of Nuclear Energy Research (INER)

. are two of the more well known ones.

History

Longtan used to be a rural township of the former

Taoyuan County Taoyuan County () is under the administration of Changde, Hunan, Hunan Province, China. The Yuan River, a tributary of the Yangtze, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which is arable land. It is from Zhangji ...

. On 25 December 2014, it was upgraded into a

Geography

Area Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a region on the plane or on a curved surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape A shape or figure is a graphics, graphical representation of an obje ...

: 75.23 km² *

Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

: 118,648 people (January 2016)

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 Taoyuan City Constituency 5 () includes Pingzhen and Longtan in southern Taoyuan City Taoyuan () is a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-e ...

electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

for

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

Government institutes

Education

* Hsin Sheng College of Medical Care and Management

Tourist attractions

* Longtan National Speedway *

Shihmen Dam Shihmen Dam (; also spelled Shimen or Shihman) is a major rock fill dam across the Dahan River in northern Taoyuan City. It forms the Shihmen Reservoir (), Taiwan's third largest reservoir or artificial lake. It provides irrigation in Taoyuan, fl ...

* Taoyuan Hakka Culture Hall *

Window on China Theme Park The Window on World Theme Park () is an amusement park in Longtan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. History The park was established in 1984. Amusements Mini World * Mini Taiwan * Mini China * Mini Asia * Mini Europe * Mini America Amusemen ...

* Yehshan Building

Transportation

Bus stations

* Longtan Bus Station of Hsinchu Bus * Longtan Bus Station of Taoyuan Bus

Highway

Longtan is served by National Highway No. 3.

Notable natives

Esther Huang Esther Huang (born 27 February 1989), formerly known as Albee Huang, is a Taiwanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the Taiwanese girl band Hey Girl. She is sometimes known as Xiao Xun in the media along with other pseudonyms. Car ...

, actress and singer * You Rizheng, politician * Teng Yu-hsien, former musician

References

External links

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Facebook fanpage (I Love Longtan)
{{Authority control Districts of Taoyuan City