Puzi

Puzi (Hokkien POJ: Phò-chú) is a county-administered city in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The Chiayi County Council is located in Puzi.

Puzi

朴子市

Puzih
County-administered city
Puzi City
LocationChiayi County, Taiwan
Government
 • SupervisorWang Ru-jing[1]
Area
 • Total50 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
 • Total42,176
 • Density840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Puzi City
Chinese朴子市
Puzi City Hall

History

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

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in October 1945, Puzi Township was incorporated into Tainan County. On 11 December 1945, the Puzi Township Office was established. In October 1950, Chiayi County Government was established and Puzi Township was incorporated into Chiayi County. On 1 July 1992, Puzi Township was upgraded to a county-controlled city.[2]

Geography
Map of Puzi (labeled as Bokushi) and surrounding area (1944)
Map including Puzi (labeled as P'o-tzu (Bokushi) 朴子) (1950)
  • Area: 49.57 km²
  • Population: 43,250 people (December 2014)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 27 villages: Anfu, Bohou, Dage, Daxiang, Dejia, Dexing, Jiahe, Kaiyuan, Kanhou, Kanqian, Meihua, Nanzhu, Neicuo, Pinghe, Renhe, Songhua, Shuangxi, Shunan, Shuntian, Wenhua, Xikou, Xinliao, Xinzhuang, Yonghe, Zhongzheng, Zhucun and Zhuwei.

Government institutions
Chiayi County Council

Education

Tourist attractions
Puzi Railway Park

Transportation

Bus station in the city is Puzi Bus Station of Chiayi Bus.

Notable natives
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References
  1. "Welcome to Chiayi County Government-Puzi City-About the Supervisor". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  2. "Puzi City". Chiayi County Government. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  3. "Welcome to Chiayi County Government-Puzi City-About the Township". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2014-03-26.


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