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Yongan
永安區
Yong'an District [1]
District
Yongan District in Kaohsiung City
Yongan District in Kaohsiung City
CountryTaiwan
RegionSouthern Taiwan
Population
 (October 2023)
 • Total13,860
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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