Heping District, Taichung

Heping 和平區
Mountain Indigenous District
Heping District
Heping District in Taichung City
Coordinates: 24°16′00″N 121°09′00″E / 24.2666666667°N 121.15°E / 24.2666666667; 121.15Coordinates: 24°16′00″N 121°09′00″E / 24.2666666667°N 121.15°E / 24.2666666667; 121.15
Country	Taiwan
Special municipality	Taichung
Boroughs	List 8 villages
Government
• Type	District government
• District chief	Lin Jian-tang (KMT)
Area
• Land	1,037.82 km2 (400.70 sq mi)
Population (January 2016)
• Total	10,707
Website	www.heping.taichung.gov.tw

Heping District office

Heping District (Chinese: 和平區; pinyin: Hépíng Qū; Wade–Giles: Ho²-p'ing² Ch'ü¹) is a mountain indigenous district in eastern Taichung, Taiwan, and it is the largest district of Taichung City. It is also the largest district in Taiwan by area. Heping is home to the Atayal people of the Taiwanese aborigines.

Geography

• Area: 1,037.82 square kilometres (400.70 sq mi)
• Population: 10,707 people (2016)

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

Tourist attractions

• Baigu Mountain
• Dajian Mountain
• Dajia River
• Eight Immortals Mountain
• Fushoushan Farm
• Guguan Hot Spring
• Kukuan Dam
• Ma'an Dam
• Mount Xue
• Qingshan Dam
• Techi Dam
• Tienlun Dam
• Wuling Farm

Transportation

The Provincial Highway 8 passes through Heping District to the east side of the island. On September 21, 1999, the 921 earthquake caused severe damage to the road, and is unlikely to be repaired. The section east of Guguan 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

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heping District, Taichung.

• Taichung

References

1. ↑ "Administrative Districts". 高雄市政府. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.