Taibao
County-administered city in Taiwan, Republic of China
Taibao 23°27′00″N 120°20′00″E / 23.45°N 120.3333°E / 23.45; 120.3333 | |
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| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Province | Taiwan |
| County | Chiayi |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Tung Kuo-cheng |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.90 km2 (25.83 sq mi) |
| Population (May 2022) | |
| • Total | 38,696 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
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Taibao (Hokkien POJ: Thài-pó) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Chiayi County, Taiwan.
Name
The city was named after the government position of Wang De-lu, whose hometown is Taibao, in the 19th century.
History
Formerly Tsing-kau-boe (Chinese: 前溝尾; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chêng-kau-bóe).[1]
Taibao City was established as Taibao Township in August 1945 after the World War II. In August 1946, Taibao Township was incorporated to Chiayi City to become Taibao District. In September 1950, it became a rural township named Taibao Township under Chiayi County administration. In July 1991, it became a county-administered city called Taibao City.[2][3]
Administrative divisions
The city has 18 villages, which are Beixin, Nanxin, Bixiang, Maliao, Guogou, Gangwei, Tianwei, Jiubi, Xinpi, Qiantan, Houtan, Meipu, Houzhuang, Taibao, Dongshi, Lunding, Chunzhu and Anren Village.
Government institutions
Education
Tourist attractions
- Chiayi County Baseball Stadium and Chiayi County Track Stadium
- National Palace Museum Southern Branch
- Ox General Temple
- Ping Huang Coffee Museum
- Wangshihjia Temple
Transportation
Rail
The city is served by Chiayi Station of the Taiwan High Speed Rail.
Bus
Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit connects the city with neighboring Chiayi City.
Notable natives
- Wang De-lu, Qing Dynasty general
- Yeh Hsien-hsiu, politician and singer
References
- ^ "Entry #40125 (前溝尾)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
- ^ Chiayi County Government [dead link]
- ^ "Welcome to Chiayi County Government-History-Republic of China Era (1945－)". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taibao City, Chiayi County.
- Taibao City Office, Chiayi County
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- 1 The provinces are merely retained as nominal entities within the constitutional structure, as they have no governing power following the formal dissolution of the provincial administrative organs in 2018. Cities and counties are de facto regarded as the principal constituent divisions of the ROC.
- Sarah Shair-Rosenfield (November 2020). "Taiwan Combined" (PDF). The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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