Taibao

Taibao (Hokkien POJ: Thài-pó) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Chiayi County, Taiwan.

Taibao

太保市

Taiho
County-administered city
National Palace Museum Southern Branch
Coordinates: 23.45°N 120.3333°E / 23.45; 120.3333
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
ProvinceTaiwan
CountyChiayi
Government
 • SupervisorTung Kuo-cheng
Area
 • Total66.90 km2 (25.83 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2014)
 • Total37,038
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Taibao City
Chinese太保市

Name

The city was named after the government position of Wang De-lu, whose hometown is Taibao, in the 19th century.

History

Formerly Tsing-kau-boe (Chinese: 前溝尾; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chêng-kau-bóe).[1]

Taibao City was established as Taibao Township in August 1945 after the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China. In August 1946, Taibao Township was incorporated to Chiayi City to become Taibao District. In September 1950, it became a rural township named Taibao Township under Chiayi County administration. In July 1991, it became a county-administered city called Taibao City.[2][3]

Administrative divisions

The city has 18 villages, which are Beixin, Nanxin, Bixiang, Maliao, Guogou, Gangwei, Tianwei, Jiubi, Xinpi, Qiantan, Houtan, Meipu, Houzhuang, Taibao, Dongshi, Lunding, Chunzhu and Anren Village.

Government institutions
Chiayi County Hall

Education

Tourist attractions
Chiayi County Baseball Stadium

Transportation

Rail
THSR Chiayi Station in Taibao

The city is served by Chiayi Station of the Taiwan High Speed Rail.

Bus

Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit connects the city with neighboring Chiayi City.

Notable natives

References
  1. "Entry #40125 (前溝尾)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
  2. http://www.cyhg.gov.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=1646&ctNode=14802&mp=12
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-05-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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