Wuqi District () is a coastal suburban

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in southern

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Ta ...

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

Port of Taichung The Port of Taichung (), also Taichung Port, is a port located in Wuqi District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is the second-largest port in Taiwan after Kaohsiung Port and operated by Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Taiwan's state-owned harbor m ...

is located in Wuqi District.

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Wuqi was organized as an

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Taichung County Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Yuanlin Township before 1950 and Fongyuan City after 1950. History Taichung County was established on 26 November 1945 on the territory of Taichū ...

. On 25 December 2010, Taichung County was merged with Taichung City and Wuqi was upgraded to a

of the

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Administrative divisions

Dingliao, Xialiao, Zhongzheng, Zhonghe, Wenhua, Anren, Caonan, Nanjian, Fude, Dazhuang, Dacun, Xingnong, Yongning and Yongan Village.http://vote2014.nat.gov.tw/en/TV/nm400000500000000.html

Economy

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on the coast

Tourist attractions

Haotian Temple Dazhuang Haotian Temple ( zh, t=大庄浩天宮, p=Dàzhuāng Hàotiān Gōng) is a temple located in Dazhuang, Wuqi District, Taichung, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu. History Haotian Temple was founded in 1738 by Ha ...

Mitsui Outlet Park Taichung The Mitsui Outlet Park Taichung Port () is an outlet store in Wuqi District, Taichung, Taiwan. History The idea to construct the outlet was brought up in September 2016. On 21 August 2017, the groundbreaking ceremony was held which was attended ...

* Zhenwu Temple

Transportation

Infrastructure

Taichung LNG Terminal The Taichung LNG Terminal () is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Port of Taichung, Wuqi District, Taichung, Taiwan. History The terminal was inaugurated on 16 July 2009 by CPC Corporation as the second LNG terminal in Taiwan. On 24 Au ...

Notable natives

Shih Chun-jen Shih Chun-jen (; 2 December 1923 – 18 June 2017) was a Taiwanese neurosurgeon who led the Department of Health from 1986 to 1990. Born in Taichung in 1923, he studied medicine at National Taiwan University. Upon earning his degree in 1947, Shih ...

, Minister of

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(1986–1990)

References

External links

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Port of Taichung website
Districts of Taichung {{Taiwan-geo-stub