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Nansi District, Tainan
Nansi District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (), alternatively spelled Nanxi, is a rural district of about 8,951 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. Name Nansi () was so named because it is west of the Cishan River (Qishan). The 'nan' () in 'Nansi' is an abbreviation for Nanzixian River (), an alternate name for Cishan River. The 'si' () means 'west'. This name originated in the period of Taiwan under Japanese rule. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Nansi was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Nansi was upgraded to a district of the city. Geography Nansi District borders Nanhua District to the east; Yujing District to the south; Dongshan District, Lioujia District, and Danei District to the west; and Dapu, Chiayi to the north. Administrative divisions The district consists of Nanxi, Wanqiu, Miqi, Zhaoxing, Lutian, Guidan and Tun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District (Taiwan)
Districts are administrative subdivisions of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan)'s special municipality (Taiwan), special municipalities of the second level and provincial city (Taiwan), provincial cities of the third level formerly under its Provinces of China, provinces. There are two types of district in the administrative scheme. Ordinary districts are governed directly by the municipality/city government with district administrators appointed by the mayors to four-year terms. The mountain indigenous district is a local government body with elected district chiefs as well as district council serving four-year terms. History The first administrative divisions entitled "districts" were established in the 1900s when Taiwan was Taiwan under Japanese rule, under Japanese rule. After the World War II, nine (9) out of eleven (11) Cities of Japan, prefectural cities established by the Japanese government were reform into provincial cities. These cities are Changhua, Chiayi, Hsin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tainan County
Tainan County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Sinying City. History Tainan County was established on 7 January 1946 on the territory of Tainan Prefecture () shortly after the end of World War II. In the early years, Tainan County consists of most territory of Tainan Prefecture except the territory near cities of Tainan and Kagi (Chiayi). The county is subdivide into districts (), which is reformed from Japanese districts (). The districts are divided into townships. On 16 August 1950, another division reform was implemented. The northern part of the county was separated and established Chiayi County and Yunlin County. The remaining Tainan County has territory equivalent to the Shin'ei (Hsinying), Niitoyo (Hsinfeng), Shinka (Hsinhua), Sobun (Tsengwen), and Hokumon (Peimen) in the Japanese era. In addition, districts in the remaining part of Kaohsiung County was defunct. All townships were directly controlled by the County Governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dapu, Chiayi
Dapu Township () is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. Part of the Siraya National Scenic Area, Dapu gets a major portion of its revenue from tourism. Among the birds that can be seen in the area is the fairy pitta. History Human activity is believed to have existed in Dapu since prehistoric times. Artifacts have been found in archaeological sites nearby. The Dutch East India Company started its colonization of Taiwan in 1624. When it established its presence in what is now Chiayi County in 1636, Dapu was a Tsou territory with no recorded Han Chinese activity. According to a 1647 census conducted by the Dutch, Kanakannavo, the tribe that resided in Dapu, contained 37 households (157 residents). Geography The township has an area of 173.2472 km2 with a population of 4,504 people as of May 2022. Administrative divisions The township comprises five villages: Dapu, Heping, Jiadong, Xixing and Yongle. Economy A total of 5.2% of its land is used for agriculture. Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danei District
Danei District () is a rural district of about 8,948 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. History Formerly home to the Tevorangh Taiwanese Plains Aborigines, a branch of the Siraya people (Baccloangh subtribe). In 1920, the area was designated , , Tainan Prefecture. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Danei was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County merged with Tainan City and Danei was upgraded to a district of the city. Administrative divisions The district consists of Shihu, Shilin, Shicheng, Neijiang, Danei, Neiguo, Toushe, Huanhu, Erxi and Quxi Village.https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm67000001100000000.html Tourist attractions * Nanyuan Recreational Farm * Sanhu Lake * Siangong Temple * Tainan Astronomical Education Area * Tainan Science Education Museum * Tsou Ma Lai Farm * World of Water Lilies In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lioujia District
Lioujia District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a rural district of about 21,392 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Lioujia was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Lioujia was upgraded to a district of the city. Geography Lioujia District is bordered to the east by Nansi District; to the north by Liouying District and Dongshan District; to the south by Guantian District and Danei District, and to the west by Xiaying District. Administrative divisions Liujia, Jiatung, Jianan, Longhu, Qijia, Erjia, Shuilin, Zhongshe, Guigang, Jingpu, Wangye and Daqiu Village. Tourist attractions * Chishan Longhu Temple * Nanyuan Recreationa Farm * Shanhu Lake * Siangong Temple * World of Water Lilies * Wushantou Reservoir * Wushantou Prehistoric Remains Transportation * TRA Linfengying Station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongshan District, Tainan
Dongshan District () is a rural district in Tainan, Taiwan. It was formerly called Hoansia (). History During the Dutch era, the place was known as ''Dorko'', and existed as a township called ''To-lo-koh'' in the early 20th century. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Dongshan was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County merged with Tainan City and Dongshan was upgraded to a district of the city. Administrative divisions Tungshan, Tungzhong, Tungzheng, Dake, Sanrong, Keli, Tunghe, Shengxian, Nanxi, Shuiyun, Linan, Tungyuan, Lingnan, Nanshi, Jingshan and Gaoyuan Village. Economy Dongshan is famous for its coffee crop. Tourist attractions * Dongshan Bisuan Temple * Dongshan Sports Park * Senwho Holiday Farm * Shueiyun Village * Sikou Little Switzerland * Siraya National Scenic Area Siraya National Scenic Area () is the newest of Taiwan's national scenic areas. It was designated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yujing District
Yujing District () is a rural district in eastern Tainan, Taiwan. It is famous for its cultivation of mangoes. After a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Taiwan in March 2010, pillars were severely damaged at Yujing Junior High School forcing school officials to cancel some classes. History Yujing, was formerly known as (or in Dutch records after 1650's; transliterated as ) in Taivoan, is likely the site of tribe of , a former political unit of the Taiwanese aborigines. The name has also been spelled ''Tefurang'', ''Tefurangh'', ''Tevoran'', ''Tevourang'', and ''Devoran''. Tevorang was one of nine villages that joined in warfare against the people of Favorlang (modern-day Huwei, Yunlin). During the Kingdom of Tungning, members of the Siraya people from the Tavocan area (modern-day Xinhua) moved to this area due to conflicts with Han Chinese. The Tapani Incident of 1915 was one of the largest armed uprisings by Taiwanese Han and aboriginals against Japanese rule in Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanhua District
Nanhua District () is a rural district of about 8,209 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. It has two reservoirs, the larger one being the Nanhua Reservoir. It is the largest district in the city. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Nanhua was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, when Tainan County merged with Tainan City, Nanhua became a district of Tainan City. Administrative divisions The district consists of Nanhua, Xiaolun, Zongken, Beiping, Donghe, Xipu, Beiliao, Yushan and Guanshan Village. Tourist attractions * Baoguang Temple * Houde Zizhu Temple * Longhu Temple * Nanhua Dam Nanhua Dam (), originally named Houjie Dam (), is a dam across the Houku River, a tributary of the Zengwen River in southern Taiwan. Located at Nanhua District, Tainan, the dam was built to provide municipal water to Tainan and Kaohsiung City and ... * Nanhua Ecological Park * Wushan Macaque Preservation Area Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Municipality (Taiwan)
Special municipality, historically known as Yuan-controlled municipality is a first-level administrative division unit in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the administrative structure of Taiwan, it is the highest level of division in Taiwan and is equivalent to a province. Since the streamlining of provinces in 1998, the special municipalities along with provincial cities and counties have all been directly under the central government. Currently total six cities are designated as special municipalities: Taipei, New Taipei City, Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung, all located in the most densely populated regions in the western half of the island. These special municipalities include the five most populous metropolitan areas in Taiwan, accounting for more than two-thirds of the national population. History The first municipalities of China were established in 1927 soon after they were designated as "cities" during the 1920s. Nominally, Dairen was a municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Taiwan)
Townships are the third-level administrative subdivisions of counties of the Republic of China (Taiwan), along with county-administered cities. After World War II, the townships were established from the following conversions on the Japanese administrative divisions: Although local laws do not enforce strict standards for classifying them, generally urban townships have a larger population and more business and industry than rural townships, but not to the extent of county-administered cities. Under townships, there is still the village as the fourth or basic level of administration. As of 2022, there are totally 184 townships, including 38 urban townships, 122 rural townships and 24 mountain indigenous townships. 174 townships with 35 urban and 118 rural townships are located in Taiwan Province and 10 townships with 3 urban and 4 rural townships are located in Fujian Province. Penghu and Lienchiang are the only two counties that do not have urban townships. Statistics of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tainan
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of history as the capital of Taiwan under Koxinga and later Qing rule. Tainan's complex history of comebacks, redefinitions and renewals inspired its popular nickname "the Phoenix City". Tainan is classified as a "Sufficiency" level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. As Taiwan's oldest urban area, Tainan was initially established by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as a ruling and trading base called Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan), Fort Zeelandia during Dutch Formosa, the period of Dutch rule on the island. After Dutch colonists were defeated by Koxinga in 1661, Tainan remained as the capital of the Kingdom of Tungning, Tungning Kingdom until 1683 and afterwards the capital of Taiwan Pref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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