Xinying District () or Sinying District is a district and the location of the second administrative center of the

Tainan City Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a 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 hist ...

Government in Taiwan. Sugar production was the most important industry in Xinying.

History

On 7 January 1946,

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 ...

was established and Xinying Township was made its county capital. On 25 December 1981, Xinying was upgraded from an urban township to a county-administered city. After 25 December 2010,

merged with Tainan County to form a single

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, subsequently Xinying City became Xinying District and became the capital of Tainan City along with Anping District.

Geography

Located in the northern portion of Tainan, Xinying has a tropical monsoon climate and is known for its many snacks and traditions.

Administrative divisions

Government institutions

* Tainan City Government

Education

Senior high schools

* National Xinying Senior High School (國立新營高級中學) * National Xinying Industrial Professional School (國立新營高級工業職業學校) * Tainan City Nan'guang Private Senior High School (臺南市私立南光高級中學) * Tainan City Xingguo Private Senior High School (臺南市私立興國高級中學) * Tainan City Yude Private Industrial Professional School (臺南市私立育德工業家事職業學校)

Junior high schools

* Tainan City Xindong Junior High School (臺南市立新東國民中學) * Tainan City Taizi Junior High School (Taizi Palace) (臺南市立太子國民中學【太子宮】) * Tainan City Nanxin Junior High School (臺南市立南新國民中學)

Primary schools

* Tainan City Xinying District Primary School (臺南市新營區新營國民小學) * Tainan City Xinying District Tuku Primary School (臺南市新營區土庫國民小學) * Tainan City Xinying District Gongcheng Primary School (臺南市新營區公誠國民小學) * Tainan City Xinying District Nanzi Primary School (臺南市新營區南梓國民小學) * Tainan City Xinying District Xinsheng Primary School (臺南市新營區新生國民小學) * Tainan City Xinying District Xintai Primary School (臺南市新營區新泰國民小學) * Tainan City Xinying District Xinjin Primary School (臺南市新營區新進國民小學) * Tainan City Xinying District Xinqiao Primary School (Tiexian Bridge) (臺南市新營區新橋國民小學【鐵線橋】) * Tainan City Xinying District Xinxing Primary School (臺南市新營區新興國民小學) * Tainan City Xinying District Xinmin Primary School (臺南市新營區新民國民小學)

Tourist attractions

Nanying Green Heart Park Nanying may refer to: * Nanying, Gaocheng District, a town in Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China * Nanying Township, a township in Lingshou County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China * Nanying Subdistrict (南营街道), a subdistrict of Yich ...

* Xinying Cultural Center * Xinying Night Market * Taiwan Sugar Corporation Xinying Factory * Nanying Green Metropolitan Park (南瀛綠都心公園) * Swan Lake Park (天鵝湖公園) * Xinying Sugar Rail Bike Route (新營糖鐵自行車道) * Changsheng Military Base Green Tunnel (長勝營區綠色隧道) * Nanzhi Community Park * New Art Park Camp

Transportation

Xinying is served by National Freeway 1 and the

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Western Line (臺鐵西部幹線) Xinying Station. It is also served by Provincial Highway No. 1.

References

External links

* Districts of Tainan {{Taiwan-geo-stub