Hunei District
District in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Hunei
湖內區 | |
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| Hunei District [1] | |
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 Hunei District in Kaohsiung City | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Southern Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.1615 km2 (7.7844 sq mi) |
| Population (October 2023) | |
• Total | 29,577 |
| • Rank | 23 |
| • Density | 1,467.0/km2 (3,799.5/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 829 |
| Website | hunei-en |
Hunei District (Chinese: 湖內區; pinyin: Húnèi Qū) is a rural district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
History
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Hunei was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Hunei was upgraded to a district of the city.
Administrative divisions
The district consists of Haishan, Liujia, Taiye, Gongguan, Yecuo, Dahu, Tianwei, Hunei, Haipu, Wenxian, Zhongxian, Yixian, Zhongxing and Hutung Village.[2]
Politics
The district is part of Kaohsiung City Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.
Education
Tourist attractions
- Hankou Canal
- Mausoleum of Lord Ningjing, Ming Dynasty
- Shigeo Fukuda Design Museum[3]
- TSC Mini Train Old Rail Track Reconstruction
- Yuemeichi Ciji Temple (月眉池慈济宫)
- Dahu Night Market
- Wei Zi Nei Night Market
Notable natives
- Lin Yi-chuan, baseball player
