Houbi District

Houbi

後壁區
Houbi 後壁區
District
	Houbi District
	Houbi District in Tainan City
Location	Tainan, Taiwan
Area
• Total	72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Population (July 2018)
• Total	23,495
• Density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Website	web.tainan.gov.tw/houbi_en/

Coordinates: 23°21′46″N 120°20′55″E / 23.362744°N 120.348648°E / 23.362744; 120.348648

Houbi District office

Houbi District (Chinese: 後壁區; pinyin: Hòubì Qū; Wade–Giles: Hou⁴-pi⁴ Ch'ü¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Āu-piah-khu) is a rural district of about 24,279 residents in Tainan, Taiwan.^[1]^[2]

History[]

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Houbi was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Houbi was upgraded to a district of the city.

Administrative divisions[]

Dingan, Dingzhang, Fuan, Houba, Houbi, Houbu, Jiadong, Jiamin, Jiatian, Jingli, Jingliao, Kanding, Molin, Pingan, Shian, Tugou, Wushu, Xinjia, Xintung, Zhangan and Zhuxin Village.

Tourist attractions[]

Transportation[]

Houbi Station

TRA Houbi Station

Notable natives[]

Hsing Hui, actress

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-02-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2016-02-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-02-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2016-02-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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