Dongshi District

Dongshi 東勢區 Tōsei, Dongshih, Tungshih
District
Dongshi District
Dongshi District in Taichung City
Coordinates: 24°15′31.3″N 120°49′41.4″E / 24.258694°N 120.828167°E / 24.258694; 120.828167
Country	Taiwan
Special municipality	Taichung
Established (District)	2010
Area
• Total	117.4065 km2 (45.3309 sq mi)
Population  (February 2023)
• Total	47,765
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Website	www.dongshi.taichung.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Dongshi District (Chinese: 東勢區; pinyin: Dōngshì Qū; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tûng-sṳ) is a suburban district in eastern Taichung, Republic of China (Taiwan). It is the third largest district by area in Taichung City after Heping District and Taiping District. A majority of the residents are Hakka, making it an enclave in an otherwise non-Hakka county. Its Hakka dialect is very distinct compared to the dialects of other counties.

Dongshi is situated on a narrow, north–south oriented plain, flanked by the Dajia River to the west and the Xueshan Range to the east. It is this sense of being pressed up against that ridge, at the easternmost edge of the large west-central plain, that gives the town its name. Its elevation ranges from about 330 meters along the Dajia River to 1201 meters in the foothills of the Central Mountain Range.

The township is bounded by (clockwise from the north) Zhuolan, Heping, Xinshe, Shigang, Fengyuan, Houli, and Sanyi.