Puzi (

Hokkien The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages in ...

POJ: ''Phò-chú'') is a

county-administered city A county-administered city is a unit of administrative division in Taiwan. Under the administrative structure of Taiwan, it is at the same level as a township or a district. Such cities are under the jurisdiction of counties. It is also the lowes ...

Chiayi County Chiayi County (Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan. Name The former Chinese placename was ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. The

Chiayi County Council The Chiayi County Council (CYSCC; ) is the elected county council of Chiayi County, Republic of China. The council consists of 37 councilors lastly elected through the 2018 Republic of China local election on 24 November 2018. History The coun ...

is located in Puzi.

History

The settlement was formerly called ''Pho-a-kha'' () in

. In 1920, during Japanese rule, it was renamed and governed under Tōseki District,

Tainan Prefecture was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Tainan City, Chiayi City, Chiayi County and Yunlin County. Population Administrative divisions ...

. After the

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in October 1945, Puzi Township was incorporated into

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 ...

. On 11 December 1945, the Puzi Township Office was established. In October 1950,

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was established and Puzi Township was incorporated into

as a rural township. On 1 July 1992, Puzi Township was upgraded to a

Geography

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* Area: 49.57 km² * Population: 41,043 people (May 2022)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 27 villages: Anfu, Bohou, Dage, Daxiang, Dejia, Dexing, Jiahe, Kaiyuan, Kanhou, Kanqian, Meihua, Nanzhu, Neicuo, Pinghe, Renhe, Songhua, Shuangxi, Shunan, Shuntian, Wenhua, Xikou, Xinliao, Xinzhuang, Yonghe, Zhongzheng, Zhucun and Zhuwei.

Government institutions

Education

Chang Gung University of Science and Technology Chang Gung University of Science and Technology (CGUST; ) is a private university in Guishan District, Taoyuan City, and Puzi City, Chiayi County of Taiwan. History CGUST was originally established as Ming Chi College of Technology in 1983. I ...

Toko University Toko University (TOKO; ) was a private university located in Puzi City, Chiayi County, Taiwan. History The university was founded in 2001. In 2019, the university had only 37.23% of enrollment rate. In May 2020, the university announced its pl ...

Tourist attractions

Mei-Ling Fine Arts Museum The Mei-Ling Fine Arts Museum () is an art museum in Puzi Art Park, Puzi City, Chiayi County, Taiwan. Architecture The museum spans over an area of 1,653 m2. The building consists of the administrative office, collection area, exhibition hall ...

Peitian Temple The Peitian Temple (). is a temple of the Chinese Goddess Mazu at the intersection of Kaiyuan and Guangfu Roads in Puzi City, Chiayi County, on Taiwan. History The Peitian Temple was established in 1682 and is responsible for the developmen ...

Puzih Art Park Puzi (Hokkien POJ: ''Phò-chú'') is a county-administered city in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The Chiayi County Council is located in Puzi. History The settlement was formerly called ''Pho-a-kha'' () in Hokkien. In 1920, during Japanese rule, ...

Puzih Embroidery Cultural Hall Puzi (Hokkien POJ: ''Phò-chú'') is a county-administered city in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The Chiayi County Council is located in Puzi. History The settlement was formerly called ''Pho-a-kha'' () in Hokkien. In 1920, during Japanese rule, ...

Puzih Railway Park Puzi (Hokkien POJ: ''Phò-chú'') is a county-administered city in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The Chiayi County Council is located in Puzi. History The settlement was formerly called ''Pho-a-kha'' () in Hokkien. In 1920, during Japanese rule, ...

Transportation

Bus station in the city is Puzi Bus Station of Chiayi Bus.

Notable natives

Momofuku Ando , was an inventor and businessman who founded Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. He is known as the inventor of instant noodles (ramen noodles) and the creator of the brands Top Ramen and Cup Noodles. Early life and education Ando was born Go Pek ...

, inventor of

instant noodles Instant noodles, or instant ramen, is a type of food consisting of noodles sold in a precooked and dried block with flavoring powder and/or seasoning oil. The dried noodle block was originally created by flash frying cooked noodles, and this is ...

Hou You-yi Hou Yu-ih (; born 7 June 1957), also romanized Hou You-yi, is a Taiwanese politician. He has served as Director-General of the National Police Agency from 2006 to 2008 and as acting mayor of New Taipei City from October 2015 to January 2016. H ...

, Mayor of

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* Lin Chieh-liang, physician, nephrologist and toxicologist *

Twu Shiing-jer Twu Shiing-jer (; born 17 June 1951) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Department of Health from 2002 to 2003 and later served in the Legislative Yuan from 2008 to 2012. He was the Mayor of Chiayi City from 25 December 2014 ...

, Mayor of

Chiayi City Chiayi (, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taigi Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a Provincial city (Taiwan), city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ...

(2014–2018) *

Wu Rong-ming Wu Rong-ming (; born 23 December 1943) is a Taiwanese politician. In the 1980s, Wu worked in the Taipei City Government. From 1993 to 1994, he was secretary-general of the Examination Yuan. Wu was close to James Soong, whom he served under as vic ...

, Vice President of

Examination Yuan The Examination Yuan is the civil service commission branch, in charge of validating the qualification of civil servants, of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It has a president, a vice president, and seven to nine members, all ...

(2004–2008)

References

External links

Puzi City Government Office
{{Authority control 1992 establishments in Taiwan County-administered cities of Taiwan Populated places in Chiayi County