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Yongan District

Coordinates: 22°49′22″N 120°13′37″E / 22.822707°N 120.226967°E / 22.822707; 120.226967
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22°49′22″N 120°13′37″E / 22.822707°N 120.226967°E / 22.822707; 120.226967

Yongan
永安區
Yong'an District [1]
Yongan District in Kaohsiung City
Yongan District in Kaohsiung City
CountryTaiwan
RegionSouthern Taiwan
Population
 (October 2023)
 • Total13,860
Websiteyongan.kcg.gov.tw/en/ Edit this at Wikidata
Yongan District office

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

History

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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

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

Politics

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

Tourist attractions

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Infrastructure

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See also

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References

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  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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