Nansi District

For other uses, see Nansi and Nanxi.

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Nansi 楠西區 Nanhsi, Nanxi
District
臺南市 楠西區公所 Nansi District Office, Tainan City
Nansi District in Tainan City
Location	Tainan, Taiwan
Area
• Total	110 km^2 (40 sq mi)
Population  (May 2022)
• Total	8,951
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Website	nansi.tainan.gov.tw/en (in English)

Nansi District^{[1][2][3][4][5]} (Chinese: 楠西區; Hanyu Pinyin: Nánxī Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Nánsi Cyu; Wade–Giles: Nan²-hsi¹ Ch'ü¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-se-khu), alternatively spelled Nanxi, is a rural district of about 8,951 residents in Tainan, Taiwan.

Name

Nansi (楠西) was so named because it is west of the Cishan River (Qishan). The 'nan' (楠) in 'Nansi' is an abbreviation for Nanzixian River (楠梓仙溪), an alternate name for Cishan River. The 'si' (西) means 'west'. This name originated in the period of Taiwan under Japanese rule.^[6]

History

Map including Nansi (upper left) (labeled as 楠西庄 NANSEI-SHO) (AMS, 1944)

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Nansi was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Nansi was upgraded to a district of the city.

Geography

Nansi District borders Nanhua District to the east; Yujing District to the south; Dongshan District, Lioujia District, and Danei District to the west; and Dapu, Chiayi to the north.^[6]

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Nanxi, Wanqiu, Miqi, Zhaoxing, Lutian, Guidan and Tungshi Village.

Tourist attractions

• Lutaoyang Jiang Family Residence
• Plum Mountain

See also

• Tainan

References

1. "District Office". Tainan City Government Global Website. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 22 November 2019. Nansi District Office
2. "District Supervisor". Nansi District Office Tainan City. 2018-03-29. Retrieved 22 November 2019. District Chief: Xiao Tai-hua Current Position: District Chief, Nansi District Office, Tainan City, Taiwan District Office Address: No.230, Jhongjheng Rd., Nansi Dist., Tainan City 715, Taiwan
3. Nansi (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
4. "Nansi District". Bureau of Education, Tainan City Government. Retrieved 30 August 2020. Tainan Municipal Nansi Junior High School
5. 1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 楠西區 Nansi District 109.6316 3,491 9,234 4,864 4,370 111.30 2.65 84
6. 認識楠西. Nansi District Office, Tainan City (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2010-12-09. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

External links

• Official website