Houli District

Houli District (Chinese: 后里區; pinyin: Hòulǐ Qū) is a rural district in northwestern Taichung City, Taiwan.[1]

Houli District office
Houli
后里區
District
Houli District
Houli District in Taichung City
Houli District in Taichung City
Coordinates: 24°19′N 120°43′E
CountryTaiwan
Special municipalityTaichung
Established (District)2010
Area
 • Total58.9439 km2 (22.7584 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total53,736
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Websitewww.houli.taichung.gov.tw (in Chinese)

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Houli was organized as a rural township of Taichung County named Neipu Township. On 1 October 1955, Neipu Township was renamed as Houli Township. On 25 December 2010, Taichung County was merged with Taichung City and Houli was upgraded to a district of the city.

Administrative divisions

Guangfu, Renli, Yili, Yide, Houli, Houli, Duntung, Dunxi, Dunnan, Dunbei, Zhonghe, Jiushe, Liange, Taiping, Meishan, Yuemei, Gongguan and Taian Village.

Local products

Industrial products

Military stables

Military stables (后里馬場) were built in Houli in mid 1950s and function until today. Stables' main stock includes some of the horses that were given to Taiwan as a gift from Arabia.

Tourist attractions

Notable people

Events

Transportation
Houli Station

Taiwan High Speed Rail passes through the western part of the district, but no station is currently planned.

See also

References
  1. 臺中市后里區公所. 臺中市后里區公所 (in Chinese). 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. "Taichung City Government ─ Final Countdown of 365 Days of Taichung World Flora Expo; Mayor Lin and the Chairman Band Singing "Rainy Night Flower"". Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. Liao, George (24 December 2017). "Listen to the voice of flowers at the flower carpet festival in central Taiwan". Taiwan News. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. "International Horticultural Exhibitions – International Association of Horticultural Producers". Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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