Houli District
Houli
后里區 | |
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| Houli District | |
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 Houli District in Taichung City | |
| Coordinates: 24°19′N 120°43′E / 24.317°N 120.717°E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Special municipality | Taichung |
| Established (District) | 2010 |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.9439 km2 (22.7584 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 53,736 |
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Website | www |
Houli District (Chinese: 后里區; pinyin: Hòulǐ Qū) is a rural district in northwestern Taichung City, Taiwan.[1]
History
[edit]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
[edit]Guangfu, Renli, Yili, Yide, Houli, Houli, Duntung, Dunxi, Dunnan, Dunbei, Zhonghe, Jiushe, Liange, Taiping, Meishan, Yuemei, Gongguan and Taian Village.
Local products
[edit]- Sugar cane
- grapes and wine
- soybean
Industrial products
[edit]- Iron plants
- Musical instrument manufacturing. Known locally for Saxophones.
Military stables
[edit]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
[edit]- Chang Lien-cheng Saxophone Museum
- Lihpao Land
- From 3 November 2018 to 24 April 2019 it will host the Taichung World Flora Exposition[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Huang Shu-kuang: Admiral, the current Chief of the General Staff
Events
[edit]- 2017 Taichung International Flower Carpet Festival[3]
- 2018 Taichung World Flora Exposition[4]
Transportation
[edit]
Taiwan High Speed Rail passes through the western part of the district, but no station is currently planned.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "International Horticultural Exhibitions – International Association of Horticultural Producers". Retrieved 19 February 2019.
External links
[edit]
- Official website
(in Chinese)
