Houli District

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Coordinates: 24°19′N 120°43′E / 24.317°N 120.717°E / 24.317; 120.717

Houli District 后里區
District
Location
Country	Republic of China
Special municipality	Taichung
Established (District)	2010
Area
• Total	58.9439 km² (22.7584 sq mi)
Population (June 2012)
• Total	54,030
• Density	920/km² (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC+8)
Website	Houli District

Houli District office

Houli District (Chinese: 后里區; pinyin: Hòulǐ Qū) is a rural district in northwestern Taichung City, Taiwan.

Local products

Sugar cane
grapes and wine
soybean

Industrial products

Iron plants
Musical instrument manufacturing. Known locally for Saxophones.

Military stables

Military stables (后里馬場) were built in Houli in mid 50's and function until today. Stables' main stock includes some of the horses that were given to Taiwan as a gift from Arabia.

Tourist attractions

Chang Lien-cheng Saxophone Museum

Transportation

v t e Districts of Taichung

City seat: Xitun

Urban area	Beitun Central Dali East Nantun North South Taiping West Wufeng Wuri Xitun

Coastal area	Da'an Dadu Dajia Longjing Qingshui Shalu Waipu Wuqi

Highland area	Daya Dongshi Fengyuan Heping Houli Shengang Shigang Tanzi Xinshe

Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard; Central, East, South, West, and North District uses English instead.

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