Yongan District

22.822707°N 120.226967°E / 22.822707; 120.226967

Yongan
永安區
Yong'an District [1]
District
Yongan District in Kaohsiung City
Yongan District in Kaohsiung City
CountryTaiwan
RegionSouthern Taiwan
Population
 (March 2023)
 • Total13,759
Websiteyongan.kcg.gov.tw/en/
Yongan District office

Yongan District[2] (Chinese: 永安區; pinyin: Yǒng'ān Qū) is a coastal suburban district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.

History

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

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Yongan, Yonghua, Xingang, Yantian, Baoning and Weixin Village.[3]

Politics

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

Tourist attractions
  • Old House of Huang Family[4] (Chinese: 黃家古厝)
  • Yongan Yong'an Temple (永安宮)

Infrastructure

See also

References
  1. "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. "Yongan District Office Kaohsiung City". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. "2018 Local Elections". Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  4. "The Old House of Huang Family". Yongan District Office, Kaohsiung City - Traditional Architecture. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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