Anding District () is a rural
district
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of about 29,914 residents in
Tainan
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and commonly called the "Taiwan Prefecture, ...
,
Taiwan
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, with an area of 31.27 square kilometers, or 12.0734 square miles. It is the 17th most populous district in Tainan, with a population density of 959 people per square kilometer, or 2,483 people per square mile.
History
During the
Dutch colonial era the area was known as Bakloan or Baccloan, with a rarer spelling of Baccaluang. The village was one of four main aboriginal villages near the Dutch base of Tayouan, with around 1,500 inhabitants. It was located about northeast of the Dutch base at
Fort Zeelandia.
Republic of China
After the
handover of Taiwan from Japan to the
Republic of China
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in 1945, Anding was organized as a
rural township of
Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Anding was upgraded to a
district
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of the
city
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.
Administrative divisions
Anding district consists of Sulin, Sucuo, Anding, Baoxi, Anjia, Gangwei, Nanan, Guanliao, Zhongrong, Gangkou, Hailiao, Datong, Liujia, Gangnan, Zhongsa and Xinji Borough.
Tourist attractions
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Changsing Temple
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Little Confucius Temple
References
Cited works
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External links
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Districts of Tainan
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