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West Central District () is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

located in the center of

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 ...

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 ...

. It is home to 76,983 people.

History

The district was founded on 1 January 2004, which merged with West District and Central District.. This district was the capital of Taiwan about 200 years and also the oldest region in Taiwan and can be traced back 300 years.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Chikan, Junwang, Fahua, Kaishan, Yonghua, Yaowang, Guangxian, Daliang, Xihu, Xixian, Chenghuang, Nanmei, Nanmen, Xiaoximen, Wutiaogang, Duiyue, Qiancao, Fuqian, Nanchang and Xihe Village.https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/CV/m67000003700000000.html

Education

National University of Tainan The National University of Tainan (NUTN; ) is a university in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. History NUTN was founded during the Japanese rule as Tainan Normal School in June 1899. In January 1946, after handover to the Republic of Chi ...

(Main Campus) *

National Tainan Junior College of Nursing National Tainan Institute of Nursing; National Tainan Junior College of Nursing (NTJCN; ) is a public college in West Central, Tainan, Taiwan. NTJCN offers several academic programs, including a two-year Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) progr ...

Tourist attractions

Beiji Temple The Beiji Temple () is a Chinese temple dedicated to Xuantian Shangdi in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The temple has undergone several renovations. In 1804, an additional building was added at the back side of the temple for t ...

* Bo Yang Museum * Chih-kan Cultural Area * Chin Men Theater * Duiyue Gate * Five Harbors * Former Tainan Assembly Hall *

Former Tainan Weather Observatory The Former Tainan Weather Observatory () is a former weather station in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The weather station was built in 1897 during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. For a very long time, the building had been remaine ...

Fort Provintia Fort Provintia or Providentia, also known as Chihkan Tower (), was a Dutch outpost on Formosa at a site now located in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. It was built in 1653 during the Dutch colonization of Taiwan. The Dutch, intending to ...

* Grand Matsu Temple * Great South Gate * Hai'an Road Art Street *

Hayashi Department Store The Hayashi Department Store () is a department store in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. History , commonly called "Five-story Building" (), was situated in , Tainan City, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan. It was originally complet ...

* Kaiji Wu Temple * Kongmiao Shopping District *

Koxinga Ancestral Shrine Koxinga Ancestral Shrine () is a family shrine built in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan in 1663 by Zheng Jing, to worship his father Koxinga. When Taiwan became part of the Qing dynasty, it was renamed "The Cheng's Ancestral Shrine" (� ...

* Mingshen Garden *

National Museum of Taiwan Literature The National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL; ) is a museum located in Tainan, Republic of China (Taiwan). The museum researches, catalogs, preserves, and exhibits literary artifacts. As part of its multilingual, multi-ethnic focus, it holds ...

National Tainan Living Arts Center The National Tainan Living Arts Center () is an arts center in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. It handles the cultural-related affairs among communities for the counties in southern Taiwan. History The center was originally initiated in ...

* Sanguan Temple * Shenlong Street * Shuixian Gong Market * Snail Alley *

State Temple of the Martial God State Temple of the Martial God, also called Tainan Sacrificial Rites Martial Temple () or Grand Guandi Temple, is a temple located in Yongfu Road, West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. This temple was previously the palace of Koxinga and Princ ...

* Tainan Art Museum *

Tainan Confucian Temple The Tainan Confucian Temple () or Quan Tai Shou Xue (, lit. "First Academy of Taiwan"), is a Confucian temple on Nanmen Road () in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. History Kingdom of Tungning The temple was built in 1665 during the Koxi ...

* Tainan Film Center * Tainan Judicial Museum * Tainan Wude Hall * Tainan Wu Garden *

Taiwan Confucian Temple The Tainan Confucian Temple () or Quan Tai Shou Xue (, lit. "First Academy of Taiwan"), is a Confucian temple on Nanmen Road () in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. History Kingdom of Tungning The temple was built in 1665 during the Koxi ...

Tang Te-chang Memorial Park The Tang Te-chang Memorial Park () is a memorial park in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan to commemorate late lawyer Tang Te-chang. History Empire of Japan In 1907, local residents erected a statue of Kodama Gentarō, the fourth Govern ...

Temple of the Five Concubines The Temple of the Five Concubines (), known also by alternative names including the Temple of the Five Noble Ladies, is a temple in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. It was built in front of the tomb of the five concubines of Zhu Shugui, th ...

* Wusheng Night Market * Yongle Market *

Yeh Shih-tao Literature Memorial Hall The Yeh-Shyr-Tau Literary Memorial Museum () is a memorial hall dedicated to Yeh Shih-tao in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The building where the memorial hall is housed today used to be the Tainan Forestry Affairs Office. In 2 ...

Transportation

The district is served by Provincial Highways 17, 17A, and 20. City Route 182 passes through the district. the

Tainan railway station Tainan () is a railway station in Tainan, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. Situated in centre of the old town square of Tainan, Tainan Station is the main station of the city and also one of the major stations along the western ...

is located nearby.

Notable natives

Shara Lin Shara Lin Yi-hsin (born 5 November 1985) is a Taiwanese musician, actress, singer, and television host. She plays mainly violin and piano, but also guzheng and guitar; she is polyglot (Chinese, English, Taiwanese, Filipino, Korean and Japanese ...

, musician, actress, singer, and television host

References

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