Longtan District, Taoyuan

Longtan

龍潭區
Longtan 龍潭區
District
	Longtan District
	Longtan Lake
Country	Republic of China
Region	Northern Taiwan
Government
• Mayor	Yu-tsai, Deng
Area
• Total	75.2341 km2 (29.0480 sq mi)
Population (January 2016)
• Total	118,648
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Website	http://www.longtan.gov.tw/

Longtan District (Chinese: 龍潭區; pinyin: Lóngtán Qū) is a rural district in southern Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Longtan is home to the headquarters of the Republic of China Army.

The township is known for the Buddhist temple in the center of Longtan Lake and the large Bainien community project.^{[citation needed]} The area is surrounded by high-tech industries and mountains.

Longtan is home to a number of military bases, and a few research installations.^{[citation needed]} Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology and Institute of Nuclear Energy Research^[1] are two of the more well known ones.

History

Longtan used to be a rural township of the former Taoyuan County. On 25 December 2014, it was upgraded into a district of Taoyuan City.

Geography

Area: 75.23 km²
Population: 118,648 people (January 2016)

Administrative divisions

Huangtang Village, Yongxing Village, Zhongshan Village, Wushulin Village, Wulin Village, Bonian Village, Lingyun Village, Longxiang Village, Bade Village, Shengde Village, Shanglin Village, Longtan Vil. Longxing Village, Zhongzheng Village, Shanghua Village, Jiulong Village, Wuhan Village, Tungxing Village, Zhongxing Village, Beixing Village, Jiaan Village, Sankeng Village, Daping Village, Sanlin Village, Jianlin Village, Fulin Village, Gaoping Village, Gaoyuan Village, Sanhe Village, Sanshui Village.