22°49′22″N 120°13′37″E / 22.822707°N 120.226967°E
Yongan
永安區 Yong'an District [1] | |
|---|---|
 Yongan District in Kaohsiung City | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Southern Taiwan |
| Population (October 2023) | |
• Total | 13,860 |
| Website | yongan |
Yongan District[2] (Chinese: 永安區; pinyin: Yǒng'ān Qū) is a coastal suburban district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.
History
editAfter the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Yong'an was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Yong'an was upgraded to a district of the city.
Administrative divisions
editThe district consists of Yongan, Yonghua, Xingang, Yantian, Baoning and Weixin Village.[3]
Politics
editThe district is part of Kaohsiung City Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.
Tourist attractions
edit- Old House of Huang Family[4] (Chinese: 黃家古厝)
- Yongan Yong'an Temple (永安宮)
Infrastructure
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Yongan District Office Kaohsiung City". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "2018 Local Elections". Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ "The Old House of Huang Family". Yongan District Office, Kaohsiung City - Traditional Architecture. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
External links
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