Chiayi County

Chiayi County 嘉義 縣
From top to bottom, left to right: Sunrise over the Yushan Mountains in Alishan , Mazu Temple in Xingang , Chung Cheng National University building in Minxiong , Bamboo Forest in Zhuqi , Monument at the Tropic of Cancer in Shuishang , Aogu Wetland in Dongshi
emblem flag
State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Founded :	1950
Coordinates :	23 ° 27 ′  N , 120 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 23 ° 27 ′ 0 ″  N , 120 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  E
Height :	0 - 3952  m
Area :	1,902  km²
Residents :	511,182 (Dec 2017)
Population density :	269 ​​inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code :	(+886) (0) 5
Postal code :	602-608, 611-616, 621-625
ISO 3166-2 :	TW-CYQ
District capital :	Taibao
Structure :	2 cities (市), 2 urban parishes (鎮), 14 rural parishes (鄉)
District Administrator:	Chang Hua-kuan ( 張 花冠 ) ( DPP )
Website :	www.cyhg.gov.tw
Circle bird:	Swinhoefasan
Circle flower:	Yulan magnolia
Circle tree:	Bubble ash

The district of Chiayi ( Chinese  嘉義 縣 , Pinyin Jiāyì Xiàn , Tongyong Pinyin Jiayì Siàn , W.-G. Chia-i Hsien ) is a district of the Republic of China in Taiwan . It is located in the west of the island of Taiwan and encloses the city of Chiayi , which was spun off from the district in 1982 and received the status of an independent city. Since then, the county administration has been located in Taibao, west of Chiayi .

history

During the Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan (1895-1945), the area of ​​the later district was part of the Tainan Prefecture from 1920 . After Taiwan was taken over by the Republic of China , the Japanese administrative units were essentially continued under different names and in January 1946 the Tainan district emerged from the Tainan prefecture , but without the two cities of Tainan and Chiayi, which were spun off as independent cities. On October 25, 1950, a new administrative reform took place and the northern parts of the county of Tainan were split off as the new counties of Chiayi and Yunlin . The city of Chiayi lost its district freedom again and was re-incorporated into the district of Chiayi. On July 1, 1982, however, Chiayi regained the status of an independent city. The district capital was then Taibao.

geography

Chiayi County is located between Yunlin County in the north and Tainan City in the south. It borders on Formosa Road to the west, Nantou County to the northeast and Kaohsiung City to the southeast .

The western part of the county belongs to the Jianan Plain , the largest plain in Taiwan. In the east lies the Alishan Mountains, which are made accessible to tourists by the Alishan Forest Railway . At its eastern tip, the district of Chiayi extends to Yushan , Taiwan's highest mountain at 3,952 m. The eastern tip of the Chiayi county area is part of the Yushan National Park .

The northern tropic , considered the border between the subtropical and tropical climatic zones , runs through the middle of the Chiayi district.

cities and communes

The 37,781 inhabitants capital Taibao and located in the western part of the 42,382 inhabitants (taking December 2017) counting city Puzi have the status of cities ( 市 , Shì ). There are also two urban communities ( 鎮 , Zhèn ) and 14 rural communities ( 鄉 , Xiāng ). The most populous municipality in Chiayi County is Minxiong, north of Chiayi City , with 71,693 residents .

local community	chin.	Hanyu Pinyin	Wade-Giles	Area (km²)	Population (May 2018)	Ew./km²
2 cities
Puzi	朴子 市	Pòzǐ	P'o-zhu	49.5737	42,255	852
Taibao	太保 市	Tàibǎo	T'ai-pao	66.8964	37,951	567
2 municipalities
Budai	布袋 鎮	Bùdài	Pu-tai	61.7307	27.008	438
Dalin	大 林鎮	Dàlín	Ta-lin	64.1663	31,026	484
14 rural parishes
Alishan	阿里山 鄉	Ālǐshān	A-li-shan	427.8471	5,589	13
Dapu	大埔 鄉	Dàbù	Ta-pu	173.2472	4,567	26th
Dongshi	東 石 鄉	Dōngshí	Tung-shih	81.5821	24,804	304
Fanlu	番 路 鄉	Fānlù	Fan-lu	117.5269	11,521	98
Liujiao	六 腳 鄉	Liùjiāo	Liu-chiao	62.2619	23,183	372
Lucao	鹿草 鄉	Lùcāo	Lu-ts'ao	54.3151	15,514	286
Meishan	梅 山鄉	Méishān	Mei-shan	119.7571	19,404	162
Minxiong	民 雄 鄉	Minxióng	Min-hsiung	85.4969	71,524	837
Shuishang	水上 鄉	Shuǐshàng	Shui-shang	69.1198	49,547	717
Xikou	溪口 鄉	Xīkǒu	Hsi-k'ou	33.0463	14,707	445
Xingang	新港 鄉	Xīngǎng	Hsin-gang	66.0495	31,858	482
Yizhu	義 竹鄉	Yìzhú	I-chu	79.2925	18,383	232
Zhongpu	中 埔 鄉	Zhōngbù	Chung-pu	129.5016	44,733	345
Zhuqi	竹崎 鄉	Zhúqí	Chu-ch'i	162.2256	35,786	221

Municipalities of Chiayi County

Alishan Taibao Puzi Minxiong Budai Dalin Dapu Dongshi Zhuqi Fanlu Zhongpu Yizhu Xingang Xikou Shuishang Meishan Lucao Liujiao Yunlin County Nantou county Tainan Kaohsiung Chiayi

Taibao county seat

Seat of the district council

Symbols of the district

Like the other counties and some cities in Taiwan, Chiayi County has made certain animals and plants official circle symbols. In 1985, after a survey, the magnolia was selected as the flower of the district. In 1999 a survey was carried out as to which bird should become the bird of the district. Three birds were shortlisted: the Swinhoefasan , the blood pyrole ( Oriolus traillii ) and the Taiwanese blue-tailed ( Tarsiger johnstoniae ), with the choice falling on the former. In 2000, out of five different proposals ( maple , formosa juniper , garcinia , African tulip tree , and bubble ash ), the latter was chosen as the district's official tree.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 現任 縣長 ("Current Office Holder"). Retrieved January 14, 2018 (Chinese). 
2. ↑ 歷史 沿革 ("Historical Development"). Website of the city of Tainan, September 19, 2018, accessed April 28, 2019 (Chinese (traditional)). 
3. ^ Taibao City. Taibao website, accessed May 7, 2019 . 
4. ↑ 各 月 人口 資料 （括弧 內 為 資料 起始 年月） 03 鄉鎮 戶數 及 人口 數 (9701) ("Population data for each month (in brackets is the starting month of the data) 03 municipalities and population (9701)"). Taiwan Ministry of the Interior, accessed May 11, 2018 (Chinese). 
5. ↑ County logo. Chiayi County website, September 22, 2017, accessed January 14, 2018 .