Syuejia District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (), alternatively spelled Xuejia, 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 county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

of about 24,857 residents in

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 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 ...

Name

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Syuejia 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 II ...

. On 2 February 1968, Syuejia was upgraded from rural township to urban township due to its population. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Syuejia was upgraded to a

of the

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Administrative divisions

Xiuchang, Mingyi, Cifu, Rende, Xinda, Xinrong, Dawan, Fenghe, Zhongzhou, Guanghua, Zhaigang, Pinghe and Sanqing Village.

Tourist attractions

* Agricultural Fishery Resort * Ciji Temple * Leopard King Safari Zoo * Wanpi World Safari Zoo

Notable natives

Kao Ching-yuen Kao Ching-yuen (; 24 May 1929 – March 2016, aged 86) was a Taiwanese businessman. Kao was born to a poor family in Gakkō Village, Hokumon District, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese-era Taiwan (modern-day Syuejia, Tainan). Kao began working upon ...

, founder of

Uni-President Enterprises Corporation Uni-President Enterprises Corporation () is an international food conglomerate based in Tainan, Taiwan. It is the largest food production company in Taiwan as well as Asia, and has a significant market share in dairy products, foods and snacks, ...

References

External links

* Districts of Tainan Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages {{Taiwan-geo-stub