Yongan District Explained

Yongan
Other Name:	Yong'an 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
Population Total:	13860
Population As Of:	October 2023
Population Density Km2:	auto
Postal Code Type:	Postal code

Yongan District^[2] is a coastal suburban district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.

History

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

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

Politics

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

Tourist attractions

• Old House of Huang Family^[4]
• Yongan Yong'an Temple (永安宮)

Infrastructure

• Hsinta Power Plant
• Yongan LNG Terminal
• Yongan PV Power Plant

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 .
2. Web site: Yongan District Office Kaohsiung City. 17 July 2019.
3. Web site: 2018 Local Elections. 2023-08-30.
4. Web site: The Old House of Huang Family. Yongan District Office, Kaohsiung City - Traditional Architecture. 2 July 2016.