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Wuqi District

Coordinates: 24°15′27.3″N 120°31′43″E / 24.257583°N 120.52861°E / 24.257583; 120.52861
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Wuqi
梧棲區
Wuci
Wuqi District
Downtown Wuqi with the Port of Taichung in the background
Downtown Wuqi with the Port of Taichung in the background
Wuqi District in Taichung City
Wuqi District in Taichung City
Coordinates: 24°15′27.3″N 120°31′43″E / 24.257583°N 120.52861°E / 24.257583; 120.52861
CountryTaiwan
Special municipalityTaichung
Established (District)2010
Area
 • Total16.6049 km2 (6.4112 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2016)
 • Total57,159
 • Density3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Websitewww.wuqi.taichung.gov.tw/eng/index.asp
Wuqi District office

Wuqi District (Chinese: 梧棲區; pinyin: Wúqī Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘-chhe-khu) is a coastal suburban district in southern Taichung, Taiwan. The Port of Taichung is located in Wuqi District.[1]

History

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

Administrative divisions

Dingliao, Xialiao, Zhongzheng, Zhonghe, Wenhua, Anren, Caonan, Nanjian, Fude, Dazhuang, Dacun, Xingnong, Yongning and Yongan Village.[2][permanent dead link]

Economy

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Notable natives

References

  1. ^ 遊臺中學英語: 讓臺中最夯的景點成為你的英語教室. 生活英語. 希伯崙股份有限公司. 2017. p. 214. ISBN 978-986-441-163-4. Retrieved 16 April 2019. Wuqi Fishery Harbor," located in the Port of Taichung, was formerly known as the Cave of Bamboo Rafts or the Five River Channel Port. In the early ...
  2. ^ http://vote2014.nat.gov.tw/en/TV/nm400000500000000.html