Puzi

Coordinates: 23°27′40″N 120°14′31″E / 23.4611°N 120.242°E / 23.4611; 120.242

Puzi
朴子市
County-controlled city

Puzi City Government Office Building
Country Taiwan
Province Taiwan
County Chiayi
Government
  Supervisor Wang Ru-jing[1]
Population (December 2014)
  Total 43,250
Puzi
Chinese 朴子市
Puzi City

Puzi City (Chinese: 朴子市) is a county-controlled city in Chiayi County, Taiwan.

History

Formerly called Pho-a-kha (Chinese: 樸仔腳; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phoh-á-kha) in Hokkien. In 1920, Japanese rule, was renamed Bokushi Town (朴子街) and governed under Tōseki District, Tainan Prefecture.

Puzi City was established on 10 September 1992 from the former Puzi Township.[2]

Geography

Administrative divisions

Anfu Village, Pinghe Village, Neicuo Village, Kaiyuan Village, Shuntian Village, Zhongzheng Village, Bohou Village, Wenhua Village, Yonghe Village, Zhuwei Village, Xinliao Village, Shuangxi Village, Xikou Village, Dexing Village, Renhe Village, Daxiang Village, Dage Village, Jiahe Village, Zhucun Village, Kanqian Village, Kanhou Village, Shunan Village, Dejia Village, Xinzhuang Village, Meihua Village, Songhua Village and Nanzhu Village.

Government institutions

Education

Tourist attractions

Notable natives

See also

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References

External links

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