Xigang (Tainan)

	Xigang ; 西港區
	; Location of Xigang in Tainan
State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Coordinates :	23 ° 7 ' N , 120 ° 12' E Coordinates: 23 ° 7 '21 " N , 120 ° 12' 11" E
Area :	33.7666 km²
Residents :	24,628 (Apr. 2019)
Population density :	729 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code :	(+886) (0) 6
Postal code :	723
ISO 3166-2 :	TW-TNN
Community type :	Municipality of Tainan
Structure :	12 districts ( 里 , Lǐ )
Website :	www.sigang.gov.tw
	Xigang
	Xigang

Xigang , or Sigang ( Chinese 西港區 , Tongyong Pinyin Sigǎng Cyu , W.-G. Hsi ¹ -kang ³ Ch'ü ¹ , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Sai-káng-khu ) is a district of the government -direct city of Tainan in the southwest the Republic of China to Taiwan .

Location and description

Xigang is located about 10 kilometers north of the historic city center of Tainan in the Jianan Plain , an alluvial plain in the southwest of the island of Taiwan. The district is roughly in the shape of an isosceles acute-angled triangle , the tip of which points towards the southeast. The maximum extent of the district is about 9.6 kilometers. The south-western boundary is largely formed by the Zengwen River ( 曾文溪 , Céngwén Xī ). Only the district of Xinfu (see below) lies south of the river. The adjacent districts are Anding in the southwest, in a small section Annan in the south, Qigu in the west, Jiali in the northwest and Madou in the northeast.

history

Xigang originated as a site in the 18th century during the reigns of Kangxi and Qianlong . The name ( Xigang = "West Harbor") indicates that at that time there was access to the sea via the Taijiang Lagoon ( 臺江內海 , Táijiāng Nèihǎi - “Taijiang Inland Sea”), which was later silted up by sediment . After the end of the phase of Japanese colonial rule (1895-1945) Xigang was a rural community ( 鄉 , Xiāng ) in the 1946 newly formed Tainan County in the Republic of China . On December 25, 2010, the county was incorporated into the city of Tainan and Xigang became a municipality ( 區 , Qū ).

population

The indigenous population makes up about 0.2 percent.

Outline of Xigang

Administrative division

From 1946, the then rural community Xigang was divided into 14 villages ( 村 , Cūn ). In 1978 three largely depopulated villages were dissolved and in 1988 one (Qing'an) was created. Since then, Xigang has been divided into 12 villages (from 2010: 里 , Lǐ - "districts"). On January 29, 2018, the boundaries of the individual districts were redrawn. The number remained unchanged.

1 Jinsha ( 金砂里 )
2 Houying ( 後營里 )
3 Shelin ( 檨林里 )
4 Gangdong ( 港東里 )
5 Xigang ( 西港里 )
6 Yingxi ( 營西里 )
7 Qing'an ( 慶安里 )
8 Liucuo ( 劉厝里 )
9 Zhulin ( 竹林里 )
10 Nanhai ( 南海里 )
11 Yongle ( 永樂里 )
12 Xinfu ( 新復里 )

traffic

The two main traffic axes of Xigang are Provincial Road 19, which crosses the district centrally in a south-southeast direction and crosses the Zengwen River on a bridge, and the county road, which runs roughly in a northeastern direction and crosses Provincial Road 19. In the extreme eastern section (district Shelin) the national road 1 also takes a short course through Xigang.

economy

Xigang is predominantly agricultural. The agricultural area is 1842 hectares . Mainly rice, sugar cane and corn are grown. The area on which aquaculture is practiced amounts to 148 hectares. Sesame cultivation has been actively promoted since around 2003 and sesame is advertised as a special product from Xigang. The sesame cultivation area is around 250 hectares.

Special features and tourist destinations

The Qing'an Temple ( 慶安宮 , Qìng'ān Gōng , ) in the district of the same name, whose beginnings go back to 1712, is worth seeing . Every three years, religious ceremonies take place here in the middle of the fourth lunar month , culminating in the solemn burning of a ship replica. 23.121388888889 120.20166666667