Jiali District () is a

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located in northern

Tainan 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 his ...

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 ...

, about 15 km north of the former Dutch base of Fort Zeelandia.

History

In the 17th century, the place was named ''Soulang'' after one of the four subtribes of the local Siraya aborigines. ''Soulang'' was a village of about 1,500 inhabitants about north of Fort Zeelandia, and became a station of the

Dutch East India Company The United East India Company ( nl, Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the VOC) was a chartered company established on the 20th March 1602 by the States General of the Netherlands amalgamating existing companies into the first joint-stock ...

. It later became the Chinese market-town called ''Siau-lang'' ().

Republic of China

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

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 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Jiali was upgraded to a

of the

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Administrative divisions

The district consists of Tungning, Zhongren, Zhenshan, Jiannan, Anxi, Liuan, Jiahua, Haideng, Minan, Zilong, Yingxi, Wenxin, Jiaxing, Xiaying, Wennei and Nanshi Village.

Education

* National Pei Men Senior High School * National Pei-men Senior Agricultural and Industrial Vocational School, PMAI

Tourist attractions

* Soulangh Cultural Park * Jintang Temple * Zhengxing Temple
Beitouyang Cultural Park

Transportation

* Jiali Bus Station

Notable natives

* Chen Li-chen,

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...

Chiayi City Chiayi (, Taigi POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ''Kagi'' during the Japanese era (), its historical name ...

(2000–2005) * Wei Yao-chien, member of Legislative Yuan (1990–1996) * Wu Yao-ting, businessperson

References

External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of Tainan