Shanhua District

Shanhua District is a suburban district of , . Until 25 December 2010, it was an urban township in the dissolved Tainan County, which is now merged with the original Tainan City to form a single special municipality.
Photo: Paul7039, Public domain.
  • Type: Town with 47,700 residents
  • Description: A district in Tainan City, Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Ba̍k-ka-liu-oan”, “Ba̍k-ka-liu-uan”, “Guanni”, “Oan-lí”, “Shan-hua”, “Shan-hua Chen”, “Shanhua”, “Shanhua Jhen”, “Shanhwa”, “Siān-hoà”, “Siān-hòa”, “Siān-hoà-tìn”, “Siān-hòa-tìn”, “Siān-huà”, “Siān-huà-tìn”, “Uan-lí”, “산화 진”, “灣裡”, and “目加溜灣”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Shanhua Train Station and Nanke.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Shanhua is a railway station on Taiwan Railway West…

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway West…

Place of worship
is a place of worship.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sinshih District and Anding District.

Town
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Shanhua District

Latitude
23.1323° or 23° 7′ 56″ north
Longitude
120.2969° or 120° 17′ 49″ east
Population
47,700
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
7QM247JW+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Shanhua District” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shanhua Zhen”
  • Chinese: “善化”
  • Chinese: “善化区”
  • Chinese: “善化區”
  • Chinese: “善化鎮”
  • Dutch: “Backloun”
  • French: “district de Shanhua”
  • French: “District de Shanhua”
  • German: “Shanhua”
  • Hakka Chinese: “San-fa-khî”
  • Hakka Chinese: “San-fa-tsṳ́n”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Shanhua”
  • Japanese: “善化区”
  • Korean: “산화구”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Siān-hoà-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Siān-hòa-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Siān-huà-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “善化區”
  • Russian: “Шаньхуа”
  • Vietnamese: “Thiện Hóa”
  • Yue Chinese: “善化區”
  • “善化區”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wayao and 灣裡.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Shanhua District Office and 糖廍民安宮.

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Worth a closer look: Kaohsiung and Chiayi.

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