Lioujia District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a rural

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, subdivision ...

of about 21,392 residents in Tainan,

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 no ...

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the

Republic of China 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 northeas ...

in 1945, Lioujia was organized as a rural 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 ...

. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Lioujia was upgraded to a

of the

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Geography

Lioujia District is bordered to the east by Nansi District; to the north by

Liouying District Liouying District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a rural district of about 20,503 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Liouying was o ...

and Dongshan District; to the south by

Guantian District Guantian District () is a rural district in central Tainan, Taiwan. It is the hometown of former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian. It hosts a population of 20,874 residents. History Guantian (官田) was formerly known as the "Guantian" ...

and

Danei District Danei District () is a rural district of about 8,948 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. History Formerly home to the Tevorangh Taiwanese Plains Aborigines, a branch of the Siraya people (Baccloangh subtribe). In 1920, the area was designated , , Ta ...

, and to the west by

Xiaying District Xiaying District () is a rural district of about 22,825 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Xiaying was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 Dece ...

Administrative divisions

Liujia, Jiatung, Jianan, Longhu, Qijia, Erjia, Shuilin, Zhongshe, Guigang, Jingpu, Wangye and Daqiu Village.

Tourist attractions

* Chishan Longhu Temple * Nanyuan Recreationa Farm * Shanhu Lake * Siangong Temple * World of Water Lilies *

Wushantou Reservoir Wushantou Reservoir (), sometimes spelled Wushanto or Wusanto, is a reservoir and scenic area located in Lioujia District and Guantian District of Tainan, Taiwan. It is also referred to as Coral Lake () due to its zigzagging shoreline. The reserv ...

* Wushantou Prehistoric Remains

Transportation

* TRA Linfengying Station

Notable natives

* Chen Yu-lin, football athlete. * Tien Hung-mao, Chairman of Straits Exchange Foundation (2016–2018)

References

External links

* Districts of Tainan {{Taiwan-geo-stub