Longtan, Taoyuan
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Longtan is a rural township
in southern Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province. Longtan is home to the headquarters of the Republic of China Army
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Longtan is the location of the Shihmen Reservoir.(石門水庫 http://www.wranb.gov.tw/mp.asp?mp=4) The nearby area of the reservoir is a famous spot for hiking, bicycling, and sightseeing. And the theme park " Window on China" http://www.woc.com.tw/index_en.asp, which presents models of the world's famous buildings and has an amusement park, is also located in Longtan.
The township is known for the Buddhist temple in the center of Longtan Lake
and the large Bainien community project. The area is surrounded by high-tech industries and mountains.
Longtan is home to a number of military bases, and a few research installations. Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology
and Institute of Nuclear Energy Research are two of the more well known ones.
Township (Taiwan)
The townships are the administrative subdivisions of Republic of China counties, along with County-controlled city. Most of the present townships originates from Towns and Villages in the Japanese era. After the World War II, the ROC government reformed them as urban townships and rural townships...
in southern Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province. Longtan is home to the headquarters of the Republic of China Army
Republic of China Army
The ROC Army's current operational strength includes 3 armies, 5 corps. As of 2005, the Army's 35 brigades include 25 infantry brigades, 5 armoured brigades and 3 mechanized infantry brigades...
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Longtan is the location of the Shihmen Reservoir.(石門水庫 http://www.wranb.gov.tw/mp.asp?mp=4) The nearby area of the reservoir is a famous spot for hiking, bicycling, and sightseeing. And the theme park " Window on China" http://www.woc.com.tw/index_en.asp, which presents models of the world's famous buildings and has an amusement park, is also located in Longtan.
The township is known for the Buddhist temple in the center of Longtan Lake
Longtan Lake
Longtan Lake is a lake in the rural township of Longtan in southern Taoyuan County, Taiwan.The lake is known for the Buddhist temple in the centre of the lake....
and the large Bainien community project. The area is surrounded by high-tech industries and mountains.
Longtan is home to a number of military bases, and a few research installations. Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology
Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology
The Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology is the primary research and development institution of the Republic of China Ministry of National Defense's Armaments Bureau and has been active in the development of various weapons systems and dual use technology. CSIST is also involved in...
and Institute of Nuclear Energy Research are two of the more well known ones.
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: 75.23 km² - PopulationPopulationA population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
: 114,714 people (May 2010)