A small school named for a vanished river port.
Gangdong Elementary was established on August 1, 1977. Today it remains a small school, with about 114 students across seven classes — including one kindergarten class — and 17 teachers, spread across a campus of roughly 16,115 square meters. The school takes its name from Gangdong village, whose name literally means "river-port east."
港東國小創立於民國66年（1977年）8月1日。目前全校規模小巧，約114名學生、7個班級（含1班幼兒園），教師17人，校地面積約16,115平方公尺。學校校名源自港東村，村名字面意義即為「河港之東」。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏫 A Compact Campus
小巧的校園規模
The school serves about 114 students across 7 classes, including one kindergarten class, with 17 teachers on a roughly 16,115 m² campus.
⚓ A Name That Recalls a River Port
河港地名的見證
Gangdong village's name — "river-port east" — recalls Xigang's historic role as a river port on the Zengwen River system before siltation reduced its navigability.
🌾 Serving a Rural Farming Village
服務鄉村聚落
As with most Xigang schools, Gangdong Elementary serves a small farming community shaped by the district's agricultural and river-port history.
Xigang, home of the triennial King Boat Festival.
Gangdong village's name recalls Xigang's historic role as a river port on the Zengwen River system, before silting reduced its navigability — a reminder that the district's farming interior was once tied together by river trade as much as by roads. Xigang today is best known for its triennial Xigang Wangye's Boat Festival (西港刈香/王船祭), centered on Qing'an Temple (慶安宮). See the Tainan county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 1-1, Shuangzhangpu, Gangdong Village, Xigang District, Tainan City 723, Taiwan
723 臺南市西港區港東里雙張廍1之1號
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