Yujing District

Coordinates: 23°07′N 120°28′E / 23.117°N 120.467°E / 23.117; 120.467
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23°07′N 120°28′E / 23.117°N 120.467°E / 23.117; 120.467

Yujing
玉井區
Tamai; Tapani
District
Yujing District in Tainan City
Yujing District in Tainan City
LocationTainan, Taiwan
Area
 • Total76 km2 (29 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2023)
 • Total13,121
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Websitewww.yujing.gov.tw/en/ Edit this at Wikidata
Yujing District Office

Yujing District (Chinese: 玉井區; pinyin: Yùjǐng Qū) is a rural district in eastern Tainan, Taiwan. It is famous for its cultivation of mangoes.[1]

After a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Taiwan in March 2010, pillars were severely damaged at Yujing Junior High School forcing school officials to cancel some classes.[2]

History

Yujing, was formerly known as Tapani (or Tamani in

Taiwanese aborigines.[3] The name has also been spelled Tefurang, Tefurangh, Tevoran, Tevourang, and Devoran.[4] Tevorang was one of nine villages that joined in warfare against the people of Favorlang (modern-day Huwei, Yunlin
).

During the

Xinhua) moved to this area due to conflicts with Han Chinese
.

The

Japanese rule in Taiwan
.

In 1920, political divisions of Taiwan had structural changes and many geographical names were changed into Japanese style. The name Tapani was transliterated as in Japanese Tamai (Kanji: 玉井) and administratively was called Tamai Village, Shinka District (新化郡), Tainan Prefecture. During Japanese rule, Tamai produced abundant sugar.

Republic of China

The name Tamai (Kanji: 玉井) of the very same Japanese Kanji is pronounced Yujing in Mandarin Chinese. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Yujing was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Yujing was upgraded to a district of the city. In the 1960s, with government promotion, the name "Yujing" became almost synonymous with "mangos".

Geography

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Yujing, Yutian, Zhongzheng, Zhuwei, Shatian, Sanpu, Sanhe, Wangming, Cenglin and Fengli Village.[5]

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Yujing Bus Station

Bus station in the district is Yujing Bus Station of Shing Nan Bus. The district is connected to Beimen District through Provincial Highway 84.

Notable natives

See also

References

  1. ^ Lee, Derek (2004-12-09). "The Southern Cross-Island Highway is ideal for excursions at all times of the year. Hit the road". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  2. ^ Shan, Shelley; Loa, Iok-sin (2010-03-05). "MORNING JOLT: The temblor, with a strength equivalent to two atomic bombs, disrupted train and MRT services and caused damage to some structures in the south". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  3. ^ Andrade, Tonio (2005). "Chapter 3: Pax Hollandica". How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century. Columbia University Press.
  4. OCLC 644323041
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  5. ^ "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-12-05.
  6. ^ "Yujing Township". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.

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