Yongkang District
Yongkang District (Chinese: 永康區; pinyin: Yǒngkāng Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Éng-khong Khu) is a district in Tainan, Taiwan.
Yongkang
永康區 | |
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Yongkang District in Tainan City | |
Yongkang Yongkang District in Tainan City | |
Coordinates: 23°01′N 120°15′E | |
Location | Tainan, Taiwan |
Government | |
• District Chief | Wang Jyun-ming (王峻明) |
Area | |
• Total | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) |
Population (January 2020) | |
• Total | 235,798 |
• Density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
Website | www.yongkangcity.gov.tw |
History
Due to the development of manufacturing and food-processing industries, Yongkang has become a migrant city since the 1970s, attracting many people from neighboring cities who now work and live in the city. Its population experienced a large increase during the 1970s, and Yongkang became the largest city in Tainan County in 1977.
On 1 May 1993 Yongkang was upgraded from rural township to a county-administered city since its population exceeded 150,000.[1] Yongkang was formerly the largest city of Tainan County until it merged with Tainan City to form the new Tainan municipality and became Yongkang District on 25 December 2010. Though the increase in population today is not as rapid as it was before, Yongkang still enjoys the steady growth envied by other cities or towns.
Administrative divisions
The district consists of Wuwang, Wangliao, Yongkang, Puyuan, Daqiao, Wanghang, Wuzhu, Niaosong, Sanmin, Yanhang, Jiading, Dawan, Tungwan, Xiwan, Nanwan, Kunshan, Beiwan, Xinshu, Fuxing, Fuguo, Jianguo, Shenzhou, Xishi, Chenggong, Zhongxing, Shengli, Longtan, Guangfu, Yanzhou, Erwang, Liuge, Sange, Tungqiao, Ankang, Xiqiao, Shangding, Fuhua, Zhengjiang, Zhonghua, Beixing, Longpu, Yongming and Yanxing Village.[2]
Education
Tourist attractions
- Jiyu Lake
- Taiwan Metal Creation Museum
- Yunshan Orchard[3]
Transportation
Road
- National Highway 1
- Provincial Highway 1
- Provincial Highway 19
- Provincial Highway 20
Hospitals
- Chi Mei Medical Center
- Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Tainan Branch
Notable natives
- Wei Te-sheng, film director and screenwriter
See also
References
- City, Household Registration Office,Yongkang District,Tainan (2011-10-24). "Household Registration Office,Yongkang District,Tainan City". www.yungkang-house.gov.tw. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
- https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm67000003100000000.html
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
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- Global Information Network for Yong Kang (in English)