West District, Chiayi

23°29′01″N 120°25′20″E﻿ / ﻿23.483716°N 120.422317°E﻿ / 23.483716; 120.422317

District

West District

District

West District in Chiayi City

Location| Chiayi City, Taiwan
Urban villages (里)| 45[1]
Government

• Leader (區長)| Ke Guozhen (柯國振)
Area

[1]

• Total

| 29.87 km2 (11.53 sq mi)
Population

(September 2019)[2]

• Total

| 146,905
• Density| 4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code|

600

Website| west.chiayi.gov.tw (in Chinese)

West District (Chinese: 西區; pinyin: Xī Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Se-khu) is a district in west Chiayi City, Taiwan.

## History

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

The West District was established on 6 October 1990.[3][4]

## Administrative divisions

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Since February 1, 2010, West District has been divided into forty-five urban villages:[1][5]

* (長榮聯合里)
* Shuyuan (書院里), Yonghe (永和里), Xinfu (新富里), Wenhua (文化里), Xirong (西榮里), Fanshe[6] (番社里), Guohua (國華里)
* (竹園聯合里)
* Daxi (大溪里), Zhuanyao (磚磘里), Fuquan (福全里), Fuan (福安里), Xinxi (新西里), Gangping (港坪里), Tougang (頭港里), Xiping (西平里), Liucuo (劉厝里)
* (八掌聯合里)
* Ziqiang (自強里), Meiyuan (美源里), Hunei (湖內里), Shizi (獅子里), Hongwa (紅瓦里), Guanglu (光路里), Fumin (福民里), Chedian (車店里), Chuiyang (垂楊里), Peiyuan (培元里), Yuying (育英里), Zhiyuan (致遠里), Cuidai (翠岱里), Daoming (導明里)
* (北興聯合里)
* Beirong (北榮里), Qingan (慶安里), Xianghu (香湖里), Zhongxing (重興里), Houyi (後驛里), Hubian (湖邊里), Zhuwei (竹圍里)
* (北鎮聯合里)
* Baosheng (保生里), Baoan (保安里), Beixin (北新里), Xincuo (新厝里), Baofu (保福里), Zhucun (竹村里), Beihu (北湖里) and Xiapi[7] (下埤里) Village.

## Government institutions

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* Chiayi City Council

## Education

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* National Chiayi University \- Sinmin Campus

## Tourist attractions

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* Art Site of Chiayi Railway Warehouse
* Chiayi Art Museum
* Chiayi Cultural and Creative Industries Park
* Chia-Le-Fu Night Market
* Museum of Old Taiwan Tiles
* Taiwan Hinoki Museum
* Wenhua Road Night Market

## Transportation

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* TRA Chiayi Station

## Notable natives

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* Vincent Siew, Vice President (2008-2012)

## See also

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* Chiayi City

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Geographic Location". West District Office, Chiayi City. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2019. "The Jurisdiction of the West Office totals to 29.87 km2; it reduced the villages in the jurisdiction from 55 to 45 on February 1st, 2010."
2. ^ 各里人口數. 嘉義市西區戶政事務所 West District Household Registration Office, Chiayi City (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 15 October 2019.嘉義市西區戶政事務所Category:Articles+containing+Chinese-language+text+West+District+Household+Registration+Office,+Chiayi+City&rft.atitle=各里人口數&rft_id=https://www.cywest.gov.tw/popul01/List.aspx?Parser=99,7,60&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:West+District,+Chiayi" class="Z3988">
3. ^ 沿革簡介. 嘉義市西區區公所 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 6 January 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2019. "79年10月6日正式成立東、西區區公所，此即為嘉義市西區創始之沿革。"嘉義市西區區公所Category:Articles+containing+Chinese-language+text&rft.atitle=沿革簡介&rft.date=2017-01-06&rft_id=https://west.chiayi.gov.tw/00_page/content.aspx?id=902&fprevid;=898&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:West+District,+Chiayi" class="Z3988">
4. ^ "嘉義市政府全球資訊網".
5. ^ 里長、里幹事通訊錄. 嘉義市西區區公所 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 13 October 2019.嘉義市西區區公所Category:Articles+containing+Chinese-language+text&rft.atitle=里長、里幹事通訊錄&rft_id=https://west.chiayi.gov.tw/07_contacts/list.aspx&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:West+District,+Chiayi" class="Z3988">
6. ^ 端午趣味競賽 吃粽子送茄子－民視新聞. 31 May 2014 - via YouTube.
7. ^ 嘉義下埤里大排驚見豬屍撈起又是狗. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019 - via YouTube.

## External links

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* Official website (in Chinese)
* 嘉義西市場旳美食-隱藏版-西市米糕 ('Foods in Chiayi's West Market-Secret Edition-West Market's Rice Cake') (in Min Nan Chinese)

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