Sigang District

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This article is about the district in Tainan, Taiwan. For the district in Dalian, Liaoning, see Xigang District, Dalian.

Coordinates: 23°07′21″N 120°12′11″E / 23.122561°N 120.203083°E / 23.122561; 120.203083

Sigang
西港區
District
Official logo of Sigang
SIGANG 臺南市西港區公所
Sigang District Office, Tainan City
Sigang District in Tainan City
Sigang District in Tainan City
LocationTainan, Taiwan
Area
 • Total34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
 • Total24,745
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Websitewww.sigang.gov.tw/en/ Edit this at Wikidata
Sigang District Office

Sigang District[1][2][3][4][5][6] (Chinese: 西港區; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīgǎng Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Sigǎng Cyu; Wade–Giles: Hsi1-kang3 Ch'ü1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sai-káng-khu), alternatively spelled Xigang, is a rural district of about 24,898 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. It is home to two elementary schools, one junior high school, and one high school.[7]

History[]

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

Administrative divisions[]

The district consists of Xigang, Nanhai, Gangtung, Shelin, Houying, Yingxi, Jinsha, Liucuo, Zhulin, Yongle, Xinfu and Qingan Village.[8]

Tourist attractions[]

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References[]

  1. ^ "District Office". Tainan City Government Global Website. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 26 July 2019. Sigang District Office
  2. ^ "Geographical location, natural environment, and industry overview". Sigang District Office, Tainan City. Retrieved 26 July 2019. Sigang District is located in southwest Jianan plain, north of the Zengwun River.
  3. ^ Sigang (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. ^ Shelley Shan (13 August 2014). "Heavy rain floods Tainan, Kaohsiung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 July 2019. According to the Central Weather Bureau, the areas that received the most rainfall in the 13 hours between midnight on Monday and 1pm yesterday were Greater Tainan’s Sigang (西港) and Anding (安定) districts, where 318mm and 313mm of rain accumulated respectively.
  5. ^ "Sigang District". Bureau of Education, Tainan City Government. Retrieved 28 August 2020. Tainan Municipal Sigang Junior High School
  6. ^ 1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior (in Chinese and English). August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 西港區 Sigang District 33.7666 8,364 24,475 12,343 12,132 101.74 2.93 725
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm67000001400000000.html

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