Puzi

23.4611°N 120.242°E / 23.4611; 120.242

Puzi
朴子市
Bokushi
County-administered city
Puzi City
Puzi is located in Taiwan
Puzi
Puzi
Coordinates: 23°27′40″N 120°14′30″E
LocationChiayi County, Taiwan
Government
 • SupervisorWang Ru-jing[1]
Area
 • Total50 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (May 2022)
 • Total41,043
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Puzi City
Chinese朴子市
Puzi City Hall

Puzi (Hokkien POJ: Phò-chú) is a county-administered city in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The Chiayi County Council is located in Puzi.

History

The settlement was formerly called Pho-a-kha (Chinese: 樸仔脚; 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 World War II 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 as a rural township. On 1 July 1992, Puzi Township was upgraded to a county-administered city.[2]

Geography
Map of Puzi (labeled as Bokushi) and surrounding area (1944)
Map including Puzi (labeled as P'o-tzu (Bokushi) 朴子) (1950)
  • Area: 49.57 km²
  • Population: 41,043 people (May 2022)

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

Tourist attractions
Puzi Railway Park

Transportation

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

Notable natives

References
  1. "Welcome to Chiayi County Government-Puzi City-About the Supervisor". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  2. "Puzi City". Chiayi County Government. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  3. "Welcome to Chiayi County Government-Puzi City-About the Township". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
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