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 Taiw ...

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 P ...

to form Taichung

special municipality Special municipality may refer to: * Special municipality (Netherlands) There are twelve provinces of the Netherlands (), representing the administrative layer between the national government and the local municipalities, with responsibility fo ...

on 25 December 2010. Nantun is home to

Liming New Village Liming New Village ( zh, t=黎明新村, p=Límíng Xīncūn) is a planned community located in Nantun District, Taichung City, Taiwan. The community's boundaries roughly corresponds to those of Liming Village. History Originally, Taipei wa ...

, 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 The National Land Surveying and Mapping Center (NLSC; ) is the agency of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for survey and registration of land. History The NLSC was originally established as Wasteland S ...

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 Ling Tung University (LTU; ) is a private university in Nantun District, Taichung, Taiwan. History The university was originally founded in 1964 as Ling Tung Junior College of Accounting. In 2005, it was updated into Ling Tung University. Facu ...

Tourist attractions

Fengle Sculpture Park The Fengle Sculpture Park () is an urban park in Nantun District, Taichung, Taiwan. History The park was opened in 1994. Architecture The park spans over an area of 6 hectares. It features the 52 outdoor sculpture works. Transportation The pa ...

Fulfillment Amphitheater The Fulfillment Amphitheater () is a large-scale outdoor amphitheater in Wen-Hsin Forest Park on Wenxin Road, Nantun District, Taichung, Taiwan. Every year, Taichung City Government holds "MidTaiwan Lantern Festival" here. Overview Amphitheate ...

Ling Tung Numismatic Museum The Ling Tung Numismatic Museum () is a museum about currency in Nantun District, Taichung, Taiwan. The museum is located at Ling Tung University. History The museum was founded on 28 October 2006 to celebrate the 4th anniversary of the univer ...

Rainbow Village Rainbow Village () is a military dependents' village that was converted into street art in Nantun District, Taichung, Taiwan. History The artwork of the area was created by former soldier, Huang Yung-Fu, who was born in Taishan county, Guangdon ...

Taichung Mosque The Taichung Mosque () is a mosque in Nantun District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is the fourth mosque to be built in Taiwan. History After fleeing Mainland China with the Nationalist Government at the end of Chinese Civil War in 1949, some Chinese ...

Transportation

* Feng-le Park, Jiuzhangli,

Nantun Nantun District () is an urban district in Taichung, Taiwan. 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 ...

, 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