23°21′36″N 120°10′12″E / 23.36000°N 120.17000°E
Budai Township
布袋鎮 Putai | |
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 Salt mound in Budai Township | |
Budai Township in Chiayi County | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Province | Taiwan Province |
| County | Chiayi |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Cai Kun-bin[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.7307 km2 (23.8344 sq mi) |
| Population (May 2022) | |
• Total | 25,267 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Website | www.budai.gov.tw |
Budai Township (Chinese: 布袋鎮; pinyin: Bùdài Zhèn) is an urban township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.
History
editFormerly known as Po-te-chhui (Chinese: 布袋嘴; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pò͘-tē-chhùi), it was the site where Japanese forces landed and completed the encirclement of Tainan during the Japanese invasion in 1895.
Administrative divisions
editThe township comprises 23 villages: Caipu, Cenhai, Daijiang, Fuxing, Guangfu, Guishe, HaomeiJiangshan, Jianlong, Jiulong, Kaoshi, Longjiang, Shulin, Tungan, Tunggang, Xian, Xincen, Xincuo, Xingzhong, Xinmin, Yongan, Zhenliao, and Zhongan.
Economy
editIts industry is mainly made up of fishery.[2]
Tourist attractions
editTransportation
editNotable natives
edit- Chai Trong-rong, member of Legislative Yuan (1993–1996, 1997–2012)
References
edit- ^ "About the Supervisor". Chiayi County Government. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "The history". Budai Township Administration. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Haomeiliao Wetlands". CPAMI. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018.
- ^ Liao, George (1 October 2017). "An amazing trip to Taiwan's Penghu County in three days". Taiwan News. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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