Xiaying District
District in Tainan, Taiwan
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Xiaying
下營區 | |
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| Xiaying District | |
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 Xiaying District in Tainan City | |
| Location | Tainan, Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) |
| Population (May 2022) | |
• Total | 22,825 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Website | web |
Xiaying District (Chinese: 下營區; Hanyu Pinyin: Xiàyíng Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Siàyíng Cyu; Wade–Giles: Hsia4-ying2 Ch'ü1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ē-iâⁿ-khu) is a rural district of about 22,825 residents in Tainan, Taiwan.[1]
History
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Xiaying was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Xiaying was upgraded to a district of the city.
Administrative divisions
Xiaying, Renli, Zhainei, Houjie, Xinxing, Yingqian, Datun, Dabei, Maogang, Zhongying, Kaihua, Xilian, Hejian, Jiazhong and Hongcuo Village.
Tourist attractions
- Sinying Sugar Plant
Notable natives
- Chen Wei-zen, Minister of the Interior (2014–2016)
- Yen Shui-long, former painter and sculptor
