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East District 東區
District
Chiayi City Hall
East District in Chiayi City
Location	Chiayi City, Taiwan
Urban villages (里)	39
Government
• Leader (區長)	Sun Shifu (孫世福)
Area
• Total	29.1195 km (11.2431 sq mi)
Population
• Total	120,598
• Density	4,100/km (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code	600
Website	east.chiayi.gov.tw (in Chinese)

East District (Chinese: 東區; pinyin: Dōng Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tang-khu) is a district in east Chiayi City, Taiwan. The district is the city seat of Chiayi City.

History

The East District was established on 6 October 1990.

Administrative divisions

East District consists of the following villages:

• (公園聯合里)
  • Duanzhu (短竹里), Lantan (蘭潭里), Dongchuan (東川里), Luliao (鹿寮里), Lucuo (盧厝里), Wenya (文雅里), Wangtian (王田里), Changzhu (長竹里), Houzhuang (後庄里), Xindian (新店里), Zuntou (圳頭里)
• (東南門聯合里)
  • Zhongshan (中山里), Taiping (太平里), Dongxing (東興里), Huanan (華南里), Zhongyang (中央里), Zhaoyang (朝陽里), Minzu (民族里), Guogou (過溝里)
• (新南聯合里)
  • Xinkai (新開里), Xuanxin (宣信里), Xingnan (興南里), Fengnian (豐年里), Fangcao (芳草里), Fang'an (芳安里), Dingliao (頂寮里), Anliao (安寮里), Anye (安業里), Xingcun (興村里), Xing'an (興安里), Xingren (興仁里)
• (北門聯合里)
  • Beimen (北門里), Linsen (林森里), Zhongzhuang (中庄里), Dingzhuang (頂庄里), Yijiao (義教里), Renyi (仁義里), Houhu (後湖里) and Laoteng (荖藤里).

Government institutions

• Chiayi City Hall

Education

• National Chiayi University - Lantan Main Campus and Linsen Campus
• Chung Jen College of Nursing, Health Science and Management

Tourist attractions

• Alishan Forest Railway Garage Park
• Chiayi City Cultural Park
• Chiayi Botanical Garden
• Chiayi Jen Wu Temple
• Chiayi Municipal Museum
• Chiayi Park
  • Chiayi Confucian Temple
  • Kagi Shrine
  • Sun-Shooting Tower
• Chiayi Prison Museum
• Hinoki Village
• Lantan Lake
• St. John's Cathedral
• The First 228 Peace Memorial Monument
• Water Source Water Meter Room

Transportation

• TRA Jiabei Station

See also

• Chiayi City
• The First 228 Peace Memorial Monument

References

1. ^ 沿革簡介. 嘉義市東區區公所 East District Office, Chiayi City (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019. 轄區土地面積有29.1195平方公里，分設39里，654鄰。
2. 村里鄰人口數. 嘉義市東區戶政事務所 East District Household Registration Office, Chiayi City (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 17 October 2019.
3. "East District Office, Chiayi City - History". Archived from the original on 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
4. "Location and Area". East District Office, Chiayi City. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2019. The area of East District is 29.1195 39 [sic] km² with 39 Villages and 640 Neighborhoods.
5. 聯合里辦公處. 嘉義市東區區公所 East District Office, Chiayi City. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2019.(includes maps)

• East District, Chiayi
• Districts of Chiayi