Heping District () is a mountain indigenous district in eastern

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, and it is the largest district of Taichung City. It is also the largest district in Taiwan by area. It is the geographic center of Taiwan.

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Heping was organized as a Mountain indigenous township of

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. On 7 June 1973, two northeast most

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of the township were separated to form a new county-level division, which was Lishan Constructing Administrative Bureau (). However, the bureau was dissolved on 18 February 1982 and the two villages were returned to the township. On 25 December 2010, Taichung County was merged with Taichung City and Heping was upgraded to a

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of the

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Geography

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The district covers an area of , making it the largest district in Taichung as well as in Taiwan.

Demographics

As of 2016, the district comprises 10,707 residents, of which around 4,000 are

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Economy

Native products of Heping District are apple, honey, vegetable, mountain fish, peach and bamboo.

Administrative divisions

Nanshi, Tianlun, Boai, Ziyou, Daguan, Zhongkeng, Lishan and Pingdeng Village.

Infrastructures

Ma'an Dam The Ma'an Dam (, 'Saddle Dam') is a concrete gravity barrage dam on the Dajia River in Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan. The dam is the final stage of a cascade of hydroelectric power plants along the Dajia River and is located below the Tie ...

Tourist attractions

* Baigu Mountain * Basianshan National Forest Recreation Area * Dajian Mountain *

Dajia River Dajia River () is the fifth-longest river in Taiwan located in the north-central of the island. It flows through Taichung City for 142 km. The sources of the Dajia are: Hsuehshan and Nanhu Mountain in the Central Mountain Range. The Dajia R ...

* Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area * Eight Immortals Mountain * Fushoushan Farm * Guguan Hot Spring *

Kukuan Dam Kukuan Dam () is a concrete thin arch dam on the Dajia River in Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan. The dam serves for hydroelectric power generation and flood control, and is the third in a cascade of hydroelectric dams on the Dajia River, being ...

* Lishan Culture Museum *

* Mount Nanhu * Mount Xue *

Qingshan Dam Qingshan Dam () is a concrete gravity forebay dam on the Dajia River in Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan. The dam is the second in a cascade of hydroelectric power plants along the Dajia River, and is located directly below the Techi Dam and ...

Techi Dam Techi Dam () is a concrete thin arch dam on the Dajia River in Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan. Forming the Techi Reservoir (德基水庫), the dam is built in the Tachien Gorge in Heping District, providing hydroelectric power, irrigation wat ...

Tienlun Dam Tienlun Dam () is a concrete gravity dam on the Dajia River in Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan. Built from 1952 to 1956, the dam is the fourth in a cascade of hydroelectric dams along the Dajia River, located upstream from the Ma'an Dam and do ...

Wuling Farm Wuling Farm () is a tourist attraction farm in Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan. History The farm was originally established in 1963 to provide employment for retired servicemen. At the beginning of the reclamation phase, the first director o ...

Wuling National Forest Recreation Area Wuling National Forest Recreation Area () is located in Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan. Geology The forest recreation area spans over an area at the elevation of 1,800-3,884 meters above sea level with annual mean temperature of 16°C. It ...

Transportation

The Provincial Highway 8 passes through Heping District to the east side of the island. On 21 September 1999, the

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caused severe damage to the road, and is unlikely to be repaired. The section east of

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is now permanently closed to non-residents. Provincial Highway No. 14A now serves as an alternate route.

Notable natives

* Kao Chin Su-mei, member of Legislative Yuan

References

{{Taiwanese aboriginal areas Districts of Taichung