Puzi | |
Native Name: | 朴子市 |
Other Name: | Bokushi |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Official Name: | Puzi City |
Settlement Type: | County-administered city |
Pushpin Map: | Taiwan |
Subdivision Type: | Location |
Subdivision Name: | Chiayi County, Taiwan |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Wang Ru-jing[1] |
Area Total Km2: | 50 |
Population As Of: | May 2022 |
Population Total: | 41043 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | National Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Puzi City | |
C: | 朴子 |
P: | Púzǐ Shì |
W: | Pʻu²-tzŭ³ Shih⁴ |
Gr: | Pwutzyy Shyh |
Mps: | Pútž Shr̀ |
Tp: | Púzǐh Shìh |
Myr: | Púdž Shr̀ |
Bpmf: | ㄆㄨˊ ㄗˇ ㄕˋ |
Phfs: | Phú-chṳ́-sṳ |
Poj: | Phò-chú-chhī |
Tl: | Phò-tsú-tshī |
Showflag: | ppoj |
Puzi (Hokkien POJ: Phò-chú) is a county-administered city in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The Chiayi County Council is located in Puzi.
The settlement was formerly called Pho-a-kha in Hokkien. In 1920, during Japanese rule, it was renamed and governed under Tōseki District, Tainan Prefecture.
After the World War II in October 1945, Puzi Township was incorporated into Tainan County. On 11 December 1945, the Puzi Township Office was established. In October 1950, Chiayi County Government was established and Puzi Township was incorporated into Chiayi County as a rural township. On 1 July 1992, Puzi Township was upgraded to a county-administered city.[2]
The township comprises 27 villages: Anfu, Bohou, Dage, Daxiang, Dejia, Dexing, Jiahe, Kaiyuan, Kanhou, Kanqian, Meihua, Nanzhu, Neicuo, Pinghe, Renhe, Songhua, Shuangxi, Shunan, Shuntian, Wenhua, Xikou, Xinliao, Xinzhuang, Yonghe, Zhongzheng, Zhucun and Zhuwei.
Bus station in the city is Puzi Bus Station of Chiayi Bus.