Lioujia District

23.223995°N 120.377487°E / 23.223995; 120.377487

Lioujia 六甲區
District
Lioujia District
臺南市六甲區公所 Lioujia District Office, Tainan City
Lioujia District in Tainan City
Location	Tainan, Taiwan
Area
• Total	68 km^2 (26 sq mi)
Population  (May 2022)
• Total	21,392
• Density	310/km^2 (810/sq mi)
Website	english.lioujia.gov.tw (in English)

Lioujia District^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} (Chinese: 六甲區; Hanyu Pinyin: Liùjiǎ Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Liòujiǎ Cyu; Wade–Giles: Liu⁴-chia³ Ch'ü¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: La̍k-kah-khu) is a rural district of about 21,392 residents in Tainan, Taiwan.

History

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

Geography

Lioujia District is bordered to the east by Nansi District; to the north by Liouying District and Dongshan District; to the south by Guantian District and Danei District, and to the west by Xiaying District.^[7]

Administrative divisions

Liujia, Jiatung, Jianan, Longhu, Qijia, Erjia, Shuilin, Zhongshe, Guigang, Jingpu, Wangye and Daqiu Village.

Tourist attractions

• Chishan Longhu Temple
• Nanyuan Recreationa Farm
• Shanhu Lake
• Siangong Temple
• World of Water Lilies
• Wushantou Reservoir
• Wushantou Prehistoric Remains^[8]

Transportation

Linfengying Station

• TRA Linfengying Station

Notable natives

• Chen Yu-lin, football athlete.
• Tien Hung-mao, Chairman of Straits Exchange Foundation (2016–2018)^[9]

References

1. "District Office". Tainan City Government Global Website. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2019. Lioujia District Office
2. "DISTRICT EXECUTIVE INTRODUCTION". LIOUJIA District Office, Tainan City. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019. Shueilin Li., Lioujia Dist., Tainan City 73443, Taiwan (R.O.C.){...}Lioujia District is a "good place" with a long history, rich culture and elegant scenery. I uphold the expectations of Mayor Huang and lead the administrative team of the Lioujia District Office to serve the folks with a "doing better" and courageous attitude. People in the Lioujia District can "make better" and move toward the vision of "Hope for Home".
3. Yu-Hsi Wang; Hsi-Te Shih (12 July 2017). "Four New Species of Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae: Amynthas) from Taiwan Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 56 (18 ed.): 6. Retrieved 22 November 2019. Amynthas lioujia n. sp.{...}Etymology: This species is named for its type locality, Lioujia District, Tainan City, Taiwan. The name is used as a noun in apposition.
4. "Tainan to present 12 dowry gifts to Lin Chi-ling, groom". Taipei Times. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019. The firewood consists of bamboo charcoal produced in Tainan's Longci District (龍崎), while the rice is of championship quality from the Houbi (後壁) and Lioujia (六甲) districts.
5. Lioujia (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
6. 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. 六甲區 Lioujia District 67.5471 7,886 21,716 11,230 10,486 107.10 2.75 321
7. 認識六甲. Lioujia District Office, Tainan City (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2 February 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
8. "Lioujia Township". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
9. 地方知名人物. Lioujia District Office, Tainan City (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2 February 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020. 田弘茂

External links

• Official website