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Guanyin 觀音區 | |
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| Guanyin District | |
 Guanyin Pond | |
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| Coordinates:25°02′N121°06′E / 25.033°N 121.100°E /25.033; 121.100 | |
| Country |  Taiwan |
| Region | Northern Taiwan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ou Bingchen |
| Area | |
• Total | 87.9807 km2 (33.9695 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 73,299 |
| • Density | 833.13/km2 (2,157.8/sq mi) |
| Website | www (in Chinese) |
Guanyin District (Chinese:觀音區;pinyin:Guānyīn Qū) is a rural, coastaldistrict in westernTaoyuan City,Taiwan.Guanyin is the name of aBuddhistboddhisattva.
Guanyin was originally named asShiguanyin during theQing Dynasty rule. It was renamed toGuanyin in 1920 during theJapanese rule. After thehandover of Taiwan from Japan to theRepublic of China in 1945, Guanyin was reestablished as a township of Taoyuan County. On 25 December 2014, it was upgraded to adistrict namedGuanyin District of Taoyuan City.[1]
Guanyin is part of the alluvial fan in Taoyuan City.[2] The coastline is about 15 km at the northern side.
Guanyin, Baiyu, Guangxing, Datan, Baosheng, Wuwei, Sanhe, Xinxing, Kengwei, Jinhu, Lanpu, Datong, Daku, Lunping, Fuyuan, Shangda, Xinpo, Guangfu, Tajiao, Baozhang, Caota, Caoxin, Shulin and Fulin Village.
Guanyin District is served by Taoyuan Bus.
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