East District, Chiayi

23°29′20″N 120°28′36″E / 23.488911°N 120.476562°E / 23.488911; 120.476562

East District
東區
Chiayi City Hall
Chiayi City Hall
East District in Chiayi City
East District in Chiayi City
LocationChiayi City, Taiwan
Urban villages ()39[1]
Government
 • Leader (區長)Sun Shifu (孫世福)
Area
 • Total
29.1195 km2 (11.2431 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2019)[2]
 • Total
120,598
 • Density4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code
600
Websiteeast.chiayi.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)

East District (Chinese: 東區; pinyin: Dōng Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tang-khu) is a district in east Chiayi City, Taiwan. The district is the city seat of Chiayi City.

History

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Map of the region including the area of today's East District, Chiayi (1950)
Map of the city including the area of today's East District, Chiayi (1950s)
Chiayi City in 1946-1950

The East District was established on 6 October 1990.[3]

Administrative divisions

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East District consists of the following villages:[4][5]

  • (公園聯合里)
    • Duanzhu (短竹里), Lantan (蘭潭里), Dongchuan (東川里), Luliao (鹿寮里), Lucuo (盧厝里), Wenya (文雅里), Wangtian (王田里), Changzhu (長竹里), Houzhuang (後庄里), Xindian (新店里), Zuntou (圳頭里)
  • (東南門聯合里)
    • Zhongshan (中山里), Taiping (太平里), Dongxing (東興里), Huanan (華南里), Zhongyang (中央里), Zhaoyang (朝陽里), Minzu (民族里), Guogou (過溝里)
  • (新南聯合里)
    • Xinkai (新開里), Xuanxin (宣信里), Xingnan (興南里), Fengnian (豐年里), Fangcao (芳草里), Fang'an (芳安里), Dingliao (頂寮里), Anliao (安寮里), Anye (安業里), Xingcun (興村里), Xing'an (興安里), Xingren (興仁里)
  • (北門聯合里)
    • Beimen (北門里), Linsen (林森里), Zhongzhuang (中庄里), Dingzhuang (頂庄里), Yijiao (義教里), Renyi (仁義里), Houhu (後湖里) and Laoteng (荖藤里).

Government institutions

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Education

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Tourist attractions

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Transportation

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 沿革簡介. 嘉義市東區區公所 East District Office, Chiayi City (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019. 轄區土地面積有29.1195平方公里,分設39里,654鄰。
  2. ^ 村里鄰人口數. 嘉義市東區戶政事務所 East District Household Registration Office, Chiayi City (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. ^ "East District Office, Chiayi City - History". Archived from the original on 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  4. ^ "Location and Area". East District Office, Chiayi City. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2019. The area of East District is 29.1195 39 [sic] km² with 39 Villages and 640 Neighborhoods.
  5. ^ 聯合里辦公處. 嘉義市東區區公所 East District Office, Chiayi City. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2019.(includes maps)