Puzi ( Hokkien POJ: ''Phò-chú'') is a county-administered city in Chiayi County, Taiwan. 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 counc ...

is located in Puzi.

History

The settlement was formerly called ''Pho-a-kha'' () in Hokkien. In 1920, during Japanese rule, it was renamed and governed under Tōseki District, Tainan Prefecture. After the World War II in October 1945, Puzi Township was incorporated into

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

Chiayi County Government The Chiayi County Government (CYHG; ) is the local government of the Republic of China that governs Chiayi County. History The country government was formed in October 1950 by the Taiwan Provincial Government. Organization * Accounting and S ...

was established and Puzi Township was incorporated into Chiayi County as a rural township. On 1 July 1992, Puzi Township was upgraded to a county-administered city.

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. ...

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 development o ...

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Transportation

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

Notable natives

* Momofuku Ando, inventor of

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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 New Taipei * Lin Chieh-liang, physician, nephrologist and toxicologist * Twu Shiing-jer, Mayor of Chiayi City (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 (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