Jiali District

23°10′0.8″N 120°10′42.5″E

Jiali 佳里區 Kari
District
Jiali District
Jiali District in Tainan City
Location	Tainan, Taiwan
Area
• Total	39 km2 (15 sq mi)
Population  (May 2022)
• Total	58,162
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Website	jiali722.tainan.gov.tw/en

Jiali District (Chinese: 佳里區; pinyin: Jiālǐ Qū; Wade–Giles: Chia¹-li³ Ch'ü¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ka-lí) is a district located in northern Tainan, Taiwan, about 15 km north of the former Dutch base of Fort Zeelandia.

History

In the 17th century, the place was named Soulang after one of the four subtribes of the local Siraya aborigines. Soulang was a village of about 1,500 inhabitants about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Fort Zeelandia,^[1] and became a station of the Dutch East India Company. It later became the Chinese market-town called Siau-lang^[2] (Chinese: 蕭瓏 / 蕭隴 / 蕭壟; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siau-lang / Siau-lâng).^[3]

Republic of China

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Jiali was organized as an urban township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Jiali was upgraded to a district of the city.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Tungning, Zhongren, Zhenshan, Jiannan, Anxi, Liuan, Jiahua, Haideng, Minan, Zilong, Yingxi, Wenxin, Jiaxing, Xiaying, Wennei and Nanshi Village.^[4]

Education

• National Pei Men Senior High School
• National Pei-men Senior Agricultural and Industrial Vocational School, PMAI

Tourist attractions

Zhengxing Temple

• Soulangh Cultural Park
• Jintang Temple
• Zhengxing Temple^[5]
• Beitouyang Cultural Park

Transportation

Jiali Bus Station

• Jiali Bus Station

Notable natives

• Chen Li-chen, Mayor of Chiayi City (2000–2005)
• Wei Yao-chien, member of Legislative Yuan (1990–1996)
• Wu Yao-ting, businessperson