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Nansi District

Coordinates:23°10′45″N120°29′04″E/ 23.179274°N 120.484581°E/23.179274; 120.484581
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23°10′45″N120°29′04″E/ 23.179274°N 120.484581°E/23.179274; 120.484581

Nansi
Nam tây khu
Nanhsi, Nanxi
Official logo of Nansi
Nansi District in Tainan City
Nansi District in Tainan City
LocationTainan,Taiwan
Area
• Total110 km2(40 sq mi)
Population
(May 2022)
• Total8,951
• Density81/km2(210/sq mi)
Websitenansi.tainan.gov.tw/enEdit this at Wikidata(in English)

Nansi District[1][2][3][4][5](Chinese:Nam tâyKhu;Hanyu Pinyin:Nánxī Qū;Tongyong Pinyin:Nánsi Cyu;Wade–Giles:Nan2-hsi1Ch'ü1;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Lâm-se-khu), alternatively spelledNanxi,is a ruraldistrictof about 8,951 residents inTainan,Taiwan.

Name[edit]

Nansi (Nam tây) was so named because it is west of theCishan River(Qishan). The 'nan' (Nam) in 'Nansi' is an abbreviation for Nanzixian River (Nam tử tiên khê), an alternate name for Cishan River. The 'si' (Tây) means 'west'. This name originated in the period ofTaiwan under Japanese rule.[6]

History[edit]

Map including Nansi (upper left) (labeled as nam tây trang NANSEI-SHO) (AMS,1944)

After thehandover of Taiwan from Japanto theRepublic of Chinain 1945, Nansi was organized as arural townshipofTainan County.On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Nansi was upgraded to adistrictof thecity.

Geography[edit]

Nansi District bordersNanhua Districtto the east;Yujing Districtto the south;Dongshan District,Lioujia District,andDanei Districtto the west; andDapu, Chiayito the north.[6]

Administrative divisions[edit]

The district consists of Nanxi, Wanqiu, Miqi, Zhaoxing, Lutian, Guidan and Tungshi Village.

Tourist attractions[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"District Office".Tainan City Government Global Website.2016-06-03.Retrieved22 November2019.Nansi District Office
  2. ^"District Supervisor".Nansi District Office Tainan City.2018-03-29.Retrieved22 November2019.District Chief: Xiao Tai-hua Current Position: District Chief, Nansi District Office, Tainan City, Taiwan District Office Address: No.230, Jhongjheng Rd., Nansi Dist., Tainan City 715, Taiwan
  3. ^Nansi (Variant - V)atGEOnet Names Server,United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. ^"Nansi District".Bureau of Education, Tainan City Government.Retrieved30 August2020.Tainan Municipal Nansi Junior High School
  5. ^1.7- hương trấn thị khu hộ khẩu sổ[Population for Township and District].Ministry of the Interior(in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). August 2020.Retrieved21 September2020.Nam tây khu Nansi District 109.6316 3,491 9,234 4,864 4,370 111.30 2.65 84
  6. ^abNhận thức nam tây.Nansi District Office, Tainan City(in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2010-12-09.Archivedfrom the original on 11 November 2020.Retrieved11 November2020.

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