West District, Chiayi
Coordinates: 23°29′01″N 120°25′20″E / 23.483716°N 120.422317°E
West District
西區 | |
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![]() Central Fountain in West District | |
![]() West District in Chiayi City | |
Location | Chiayi City, Taiwan |
Urban villages (里) | 45[1] |
Government | |
• Leader (區長) | Huang Hao-Chun (黃浩君) |
Area | |
• Total | 29.87 km2 (11.53 sq mi) |
Population (September 2019)[2] | |
• Total | 146,905 |
• Density | 4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) |
Postal code | 600 |
Website | west![]() |
West District (Chinese: 西區; pinyin: Xī Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Se-khu) is a district in west Chiayi City, Taiwan.
History[]
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Map of the region including the area of today's West District, Chiayi (1950)
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Map of the city including the area of today's West District, Chiayi (1950s)
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Chiayi City in 1946-1950
The West District was established on 6 October 1990.[3][4]
Administrative divisions[]
Since February 1, 2010, West District has been divided into forty-five urban villages:[1][5]
- (長榮聯合里)
- Shuyuan (書院里), Yonghe (永和里), Xinfu (新富里), Wenhua (文化里), Xirong (西榮里), Fanshe[6] (番社里), Guohua (國華里)
- (竹園聯合里)
- Daxi (大溪里), Zhuanyao (磚磘里), Fuquan (福全里), Fuan (福安里), Xinxi (新西里), Gangping (港坪里), Tougang (頭港里), Xiping (西平里), Liucuo (劉厝里)
- (八掌聯合里)
- Ziqiang (自強里), Meiyuan (美源里), Hunei (湖內里), Shizi (獅子里), Hongwa (紅瓦里), Guanglu (光路里), Fumin (福民里), Chedian (車店里), Chuiyang (垂楊里), Peiyuan (培元里), Yuying (育英里), Zhiyuan (致遠里), Cuidai (翠岱里), Daoming (導明里)
- (北興聯合里)
- Beirong (北榮里), Qingan (慶安里), Xianghu (香湖里), Zhongxing (重興里), Houyi (後驛里), Hubian (湖邊里), Zhuwei (竹圍里)
- (北鎮聯合里)
- Baosheng (保生里), Baoan (保安里), Beixin (北新里), Xincuo (新厝里), Baofu (保福里), Zhucun (竹村里), Beihu (北湖里) and Xiapi[7] (下埤里) Village.
Government institutions[]
Education[]
- National Chiayi University - Sinmin Campus
Tourist attractions[]
- Art Site of Chiayi Railway Warehouse
- Chiayi Art Museum
- Chiayi Cultural and Creative Industries Park
- Chia-Le-Fu Night Market
- Museum of Old Taiwan Tiles
- Taiwan Hinoki Museum
- Wenhua Road Night Market
Transportation[]
- TRA Chiayi Station
Notable natives[]
- Vincent Siew, Vice President (2008-2012)
See also[]
- Chiayi City
References[]
- ^ a b c "Geographic Location". West District Office, Chiayi City. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
The Jurisdiction of the West Office totals to 29.87 km2; it reduced the villages in the jurisdiction from 55 to 45 on February 1st, 2010.
- ^ 各里人口數. 嘉義市西區戶政事務所 West District Household Registration Office, Chiayi City (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ 沿革簡介. 嘉義市西區區公所 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 6 January 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
79年10月6日正式成立東、西區區公所,此即為嘉義市西區創始之沿革。
- ^ http://www.chiayi.gov.tw/web/east/english/index-e.asp
- ^ 里長、里幹事通訊錄. 嘉義市西區區公所 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ 端午趣味競賽 吃粽子送茄子-民視新聞. 31 May 2014 – via YouTube.
- ^ 嘉義下埤里大排驚見豬屍撈起又是狗. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019 – via YouTube.
External links[]
- Official website
(in Chinese)
- 嘉義西市場旳美食-隱藏版-西市米糕 ('Foods in Chiayi's West Market-Secret Edition-West Market's Rice Cake') (in Min Nan Chinese)
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