23°27′40″N 120°14′31″E / 23.4611°N 120.242°E / 23.4611; 120.242
County-administered city
Puzi City Hall
Puzi (Hokkien POJ: Phò-chú) is a county-administered city in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The Chiayi County Council is located in Puzi.
History
The settlement was formerly called Pho-a-kha (Chinese: 樸仔脚; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phoh-á-kha) in Hokkien. In 1920, during Japanese rule, it was renamed Bokushi Town (朴子街) 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]
Geography
Map of Puzi (labeled as Bokushi) and surrounding area (1944)
Map including Puzi (labeled as P'o-tzu (Bokushi) 朴子) (1950)
- Area: 49.57 km²
- Population: 41,043 people (May 2022)
Administrative divisions
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.
Government institutions
Chiayi County Council
Education
Tourist attractions
Puzi Railway Park
Transportation
Bus station in the city is Puzi Bus Station of Chiayi Bus.
Notable natives
References
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