Longtan District, Taoyuan

Longtan

龍潭區
Longtan 龍潭區
District
	Longtan District
	Longtan Lake
	Coordinates: 24°50′40″N 121°12′19″E / 24.84444°N 121.20528°E
Country	Taiwan
Municipality	Taoyuan
Government
• Mayor	Yu-tsai, Deng
Area
• Total	75.2341 km2 (29.0480 sq mi)
Population (February 2023)
• Total	125,324
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Website	www.longtan.tycg.gov.tw (in Chinese)

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]} National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology and Institute of Nuclear Energy Research^[1] are two of the more well known ones.

History edit

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 edit

Area: 75.23 km²
Population: 125,324 people (February 2023)

Administrative divisions edit

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