Jiali District () is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

located in northern

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 ...

, about 15 km north of the former Dutch base of Fort Zeelandia.

History

In the 17th century, the place was named ''Soulang'' after one of the four subtribes of the local Siraya aborigines. ''Soulang'' was a village of about 1,500 inhabitants about north of Fort Zeelandia, and became a station of the

Dutch East India Company The United East India Company ( ; VOC ), commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a chartered company, chartered trading company and one of the first joint-stock companies in the world. Established on 20 March 1602 by the States Ge ...

. It later became the Chinese market-town called ''Siau-lang'' ().

Republic of China

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the

Republic of China 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 ...

in 1945, Jiali was organized as an urban 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 Jiali was upgraded to a

of the

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Administrative divisions

The district consists of Tungning, Zhongren, Zhenshan, Jiannan, Anxi, Liuan, Jiahua, Haideng, Minan, Zilong, Yingxi, Wenxin, Jiaxing, Xiaying, Wennei and Nanshi Village.

Education

* National Pei Men Senior High School * National Pei-men Senior Agricultural and Industrial Vocational School, PMAI

Tourist attractions

* Soulangh Cultural Park * Jintang Temple * Zhengxing Temple
Beitouyang Cultural Park

Transportation

* Jiali Bus Station

Notable natives

Chen Li-chen Chen Li-chen (; born 6 July 1958) is a Taiwanese politician. Chen graduated from China Medical University with a master's degree in environmental medicine. She began her political career working for the Chiayi City Environmental Protection Bure ...

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...

Chiayi City Chiayi (,), officially known as Chiayi City, is a Provincial city (Taiwan), city located in Chianan Plain in Regions of Taiwan, southwestern Taiwan, surrounded by Chiayi County with a population of 263,188 inhabitants as of January 2023. The H ...

(2000–2005) *

Wei Yao-chien Wei Yao-chien (; born 5 February 1950) is a Taiwanese politician, lawyer, and dentist. Early life and education Wei was born on 5 February 1950 in Tainan to a conservative family with strong ties to the Kuomintang. After attending high school i ...

, member of

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan () is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a ...

(1990–1996) * Wu Yao-ting, businessperson

References

External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of Tainan