Hunei District

22°53′42″N 120°13′30″E / 22.894995°N 120.224907°E / 22.894995; 120.224907

District in Southern Taiwan, Taiwan
Hunei
湖內區
District
Hunei District [1]
Hunei District in Kaohsiung City
Hunei District in Kaohsiung City
CountryTaiwan
RegionSouthern Taiwan
Area
 • Total20.1615 km2 (7.7844 sq mi)
Population
 (October 2023)
 • Total29,577
 • Rank23
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Postal code
829
Websitehunei-en.kcg.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata
Hunei District Office

Hunei District (Chinese: 湖內區; pinyin: Húnèi Qū) is a rural district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Hunei was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Hunei was upgraded to a district of the city.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Haishan, Liujia, Taiye, Gongguan, Yecuo, Dahu, Tianwei, Hunei, Haipu, Wenxian, Zhongxian, Yixian, Zhongxing and Hutung Village.[2]

Politics

The district is part of Kaohsiung City Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Education

Tourist attractions

  • Hankou Canal
  • Mausoleum of Lord Ningjing, Ming Dynasty
  • Shigeo Fukuda Design Museum[3]
  • TSC Mini Train Old Rail Track Reconstruction
  • Yuemeichi Ciji Temple (月眉池慈济宫)
  • Dahu Night Market
  • Wei Zi Nei Night Market

Notable natives

  • Lin Yi-chuan, baseball player

See also

  • Kaohsiung

References

  1. ^ "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ^ https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000002500000000.html [bare URL]
  3. ^ http://www.tf.edu.tw/En/NewsInfo.asp?ID=7610. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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