Hunei District Explained

Hunei
Official Name:	Hunei District ^[1]
Native Name Lang:	zh-hant
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Taiwan
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Southern Taiwan
Parts Type:	Divisions
Area Total Km2:	20.1615
Population Total:	29577
Population As Of:	October 2023
Population Rank:	23
Population Density Km2:	auto
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	829

Hunei District 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

• Tung Fang Design University

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

See also

• Kaohsiung

Notes and References

1. Web site: Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions . placesearch.moi.gov.tw . Ministry of Interior of the ROC . 12 June 2015 . dead . https://www.webcitation.org/6athTxlTm?url=http://placesearch.moi.gov.tw/translate/Admin1010320.pdf . 19 August 2015 .
2. https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000002500000000.html
3. Web site: http://www.tf.edu.tw/En/NewsInfo.asp?ID=7610.