Lioujia District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a rural

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of about 21,392 residents in

Tainan Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and commonly called the "Taiwan Prefecture, ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the

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in 1945, Lioujia was organized as a rural township of

Tainan County Tainan County was a County (Taiwan), county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Xinying District, Sinying City. History Tainan County was established on 7 January 1946 on the territory of Tainan Prefecture () sh ...

. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Lioujia was upgraded to a

of the

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Geography

Lioujia District is bordered to the east by

Nansi District Nansi District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (), alternatively spelled Nanxi, is a rural district of about 8,951 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. Name Nansi () was so named because it is west of the Cishan River (Qishan). ...

; to the north by

Liouying District Liouying District, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a rural District (Taiwan), district of about 20,503 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. History After the Retrocession Day, hando ...

and Dongshan District; to the south by

Guantian District Guantian District () is a rural district in central Tainan, Taiwan. It is the hometown of former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian. It hosts a population of 20,866 residents. History Guantian (官田) was formerly known as the "Guantian" ( ...

and

Danei District Danei District () is a District (Taiwan), rural district of about 8,948 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. History Formerly home to the Tevorangh Taiwanese Plains Aborigines, a branch of the Siraya people (Baccloangh subtribe). In 1920, the area wa ...

, and to the west by

Xiaying District Xiaying District () is a rural district of about 22,825 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Xiaying was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 Decembe ...

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 *

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Wushantou Reservoir Wushantou Reservoir (), sometimes spelled Wushanto or Wusanto, is a reservoir and scenic area located in Lioujia District and Guantian District of Tainan, Taiwan. It is also referred to as Coral Lake () due to its zigzagging shoreline. The reserv ...

* Wushantou Prehistoric Remains

Transportation

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Linfengying Station

Notable natives

* Chen Yu-lin, football athlete. *

Tien Hung-mao Tien Hung-mao (; born 7 November 1938) is a Taiwanese diplomat and political scientist. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 May 2000 until 1 February 2002. Education Tien graduated from Tunghai University in 1961 with a bachelor's ...

, Chairman of

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(2016–2018)

References

External links

* Districts of Tainan {{Taiwan-geo-stub