Zuojhen District

Zuojhen District[1][2][3][4][5] (Chinese: 左鎮區; Hanyu Pinyin: Zuǒzhèn Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Zuǒjhèn Cyu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chó-tìn-khu) is a rural district of about 5,065 residents in Tainan, Taiwan.

Zuojhen

左鎮區
District
Zuojhen District
臺南市左鎮區公所
Tainan City
Zuojhen District Office
Zuojhen District in Tainan City
LocationTainan, Taiwan
Area
 • Total75 km2 (29 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
 • Total4,825
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)

History
Map including Zuojhen (labeled as Sachin) (1944)
Map including Zuojhen (labeled as Tso-chen-chuang (Sachinshō) 左鎮庄) (1950)

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

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Guanghe, Ronghe, Zuozhen, Zhongzheng, Muguang, Neizhuang, Dengshan, Ganglin, Caoshan and Erliao Village.

Tourist attractions
  • Tainan City Zuojhen Fossil Park
  • Ancient Woods of Hengshan Ancestors
  • Cailiao Fossil Museum
  • Caoshan Moon World
  • Luo Lai-Shou Museum
  • Museum of Natural History
  • Oyster Glass Window
  • Yanshuei Keng Bubbling Mud[6]
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References
  1. "District Office". Tainan City Government Global Website. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2019. Zuojhen District Office
  2. "首頁". 區公所-左鎮區. Retrieved 24 July 2019. Tainan City Zuojhen District Office
  3. "District Chief". Eastern District Office, Tainan. Retrieved 21 October 2019. Confidential Secretary and Section Chief of the Township Office of Zuojhen District, Tainan County
  4. Zuojhen (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  5. "CDC confirms ninth indigenous dengue patient in Tainan". Taipei Times. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019. An 89-year-old man living in the mountainous Ronghe Borough (榮和) of Zuojhen District (左鎮) developed a fever on Wednesday, the centers said.
  6. "Zuojhen Township". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
Zuojhen District Office
Zuojhen District Library


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