Nantun District () is an

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Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Ta ...

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 ...

. It was a part of Taichung before the City and County were amalgamated in 2010.

History

The district used to be part of Taichung provincial city before the merger with

Taichung County Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Yuanlin Township before 1950 and Fongyuan City after 1950. History Taichung County was established on 26 November 1945 on the territory of Taichū ...

to form Taichung special municipality on 25 December 2010. Nantun is home to Liming New Village, a

planned community A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve ...

containing multiple government offices.

Administrative divisions

Nantun, Fengle, Fengshu, Zhonghe, Zengping, Chunshe, Chunan, Wenshan, Baoshan, Xinsheng, Yongding, Sancuo, Sanyi, Sanhe, Liming, Gouqi, Daye, Huizhong, Tianxin, Xiangxin, Wenxin, Tongxin, Datong, Daxing and Dacheng Village.

Government institutions

* National Land Surveying and Mapping Center *

Water Resources Agency The Water Resources Agency (WRA; ) is the administrative agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Taiwan (ROC) responsible for water-related affairs. History The creation of Water Resources Agency dated back in 1946 under the Ministry ...

Education

* Ling Tung University

Tourist attractions

* Fengle Sculpture Park * Fulfillment Amphitheater * Ling Tung Numismatic Museum * Rainbow Village * Taichung Mosque

Transportation

* Feng-le Park, Jiuzhangli, Nantun, Shui'an Temple and Wenxin Forest Park Stations of

Taichung Metro The Taichung MRT (also called Taichung Mass Rail Transit or Taichung Metro) is a rapid transit system in Taichung, Taiwan. In addition to Taichung, it may serve Changhua and Nantou counties in the future. Taichung Metro's first route, the Green ...

References

External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of Taichung