Guting District
Guting District was a district in Taipei, Taiwan, located in the southwestern part of Taipei.
History
The name “Guting” is derived from the ancient place name Ku-ting.After Taihoku City was established in 1920, in 1922, the Japanese Colonial Government carried out the. There were 11 villages in the area of later Guting District: Shineichō, Chitosechō, Kodamachō, Sakumachō, Nanmonchō, Ryūkōchō, Babachō, Kawabatachō, Koteichō, Suidōchō and Tomitachō.
In 1946, the Taiwan Province Administrative Official Public Ministry made those villages incorporated as Guting District.
In 1990, 16 districts in Taipei City were consolidated into the current 12 districts. Most of Guting District were merged into Zhongzheng District along with Chengzhong District, moreover the rest were annexed into Daan District and Wanhua District.
Geography
Guting District bordered Chengzhong District to the north, Daan District to the east, Shuangyuan District to the west and Longshan District to the northwest. The Xindian River run by its south.Education and Medical Institutions
Universities and Colleges
High school
Medical Institutions
- Postal Hospital
- Women's and Children's Hospital (Fuyou Hospital)
- Heping Hospital
- Tri-Service General Hospital
Government Institutions
- Central Bank of the Republic of China
- Ministry of Finance of the Republic of China
- Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China
- Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China
- Taiwan Tobacco and Wine Monopoly Bureau
- Bureau of Labor Insurance
Places of Interest
- Youth Park
- Taipei Botanical Garden
- National Museum of History
- Taipei City Children's Museum of Transportation