Puzi

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 as a rural township. On 1 July 1992, Puzi Township was upgraded to a county-administered city.[2]

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)

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.

Chiayi County Council

• Chiayi County Council

• Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
• Toko University

Puzi Railway Park

• Mei-Ling Fine Arts Museum
• Peitian Temple
• Puzih Art Park
• Puzih Embroidery Cultural Hall
• Puzih Railway Park[3]

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

• Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant noodles
• Hou You-yi, Mayor of New Taipei
• Lin Chieh-liang, physician, nephrologist and toxicologist
• Twu Shiing-jer, Mayor of Chiayi City (2014–2018)
• Wu Rong-ming, Vice President of Examination Yuan (2004–2008)

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• Puzi City Government Office (in Chinese)