Puzi

Coordinates: 23°27′40″N 120°14′31″E / 23.4611°N 120.242°E / 23.4611; 120.242

Puzi 朴子市
County-controlled city
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Province	Taiwan
County	Chiayi
Government
• Supervisor	Wang Ru-jing[1]
Population (December 2014)
• Total	43,250

Puzi City office

Puzi City (Chinese: 朴子市) is a county-controlled city in Chiayi County, Taiwan.

History

The settlement was formerly called Pho-a-kha (Chinese: 樸仔腳; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phoh-á-kha) in Hokkien. In 1920, during Japanese rule, it was renamed Bokushi Town (朴子街) and governed under Tōseki District, Tainan Prefecture.

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in October 1945, Puzi Township was incorporated into Tainan County. On 11 December 1945, the Puzi Township Office was established. In October 1950, Chiayi County Government was established and Puzi Township was incorporated into Chiayi County. On 1 July 1992, Puzi Township was changed to a county-controlled city as Puzi City.^[2]

Geography

• Area: 49.57 km²
• Population: 43,250 people (December 2014)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 27 villages: Anfu, Bohou, Dage, Daxiang, Dejia, Dexing, Jiahe, Kaiyuan, Kanhou, Kanqian, Meihua, Nanzhu, Neicuo, Pinghe, Renhe, Songhua, Shuangxi, Shunan, Shuntian, Wenhua, Xikou, Xinliao, Xinzhuang, Yonghe, Zhongzheng, Zhucun and Zhuwei.

Government institutions

• Chiayi County Council

Education

• Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
• Toko University

Tourist attractions

• Pei-tian Temple
• Puzih Art Park
• Puzih Embroidery Cultural Hall
• Puzih Railway Park^[3]

Transportation

Puzi Bus Station

Bus station in the city is Puzi Bus Station of Chiayi Bus.

Notable natives

• Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant noodles
• Twu Shiing-jer, Mayor of Chiayi City
• Hou You-yi, Deputy Mayor of New Taipei

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Puzih City, Chiayi County.

• Puzi City Government Office (in Chinese)