Taibao

Taibao (Hokkien POJ: Thài-pó) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Chiayi County, Taiwan.

Taibao
太保市
Taiho
County-administered city
National Palace Museum Southern Branch
National Palace Museum Southern Branch
Location of Taibao
Coordinates: 23.45°N 120.3333°E / 23.45; 120.3333
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
ProvinceTaiwan
CountyChiayi
Government
 • SupervisorTung Kuo-cheng
Area
 • Total66.90 km2 (25.83 sq mi)
Population
 (May 2022)
 • Total38,696
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Taibao City
Chinese太保市

Name

The city was named after the government position of Wang De-lu, whose hometown is Taibao, in the 19th century.

History

Formerly Tsing-kau-boe (Chinese: 前溝尾; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chêng-kau-bóe).[1]

Taibao City was established as Taibao Township in August 1945 after the World War II. In August 1946, Taibao Township was incorporated to Chiayi City to become Taibao District. In September 1950, it became a rural township named Taibao Township under Chiayi County administration. In July 1991, it became a county-administered city called Taibao City.[2][3]

Administrative divisions

The city has 18 villages, which are Beixin, Nanxin, Bixiang, Maliao, Guogou, Gangwei, Tianwei, Jiubi, Xinpi, Qiantan, Houtan, Meipu, Houzhuang, Taibao, Dongshi, Lunding, Chunzhu and Anren Village.

Government institutions
Chiayi County Hall
  • Chiayi County Government

Education
  • Tatung Institute of Commerce and Technology

Tourist attractions
Chiayi County Baseball Stadium
  • Chiayi County Baseball Stadium and Chiayi County Track Stadium
  • National Palace Museum Southern Branch
  • Ox General Temple
  • Ping Huang Coffee Museum
  • Wangshihjia Temple

Transportation

Rail
THSR Chiayi Station in Taibao

The city is served by Chiayi Station of the Taiwan High Speed Rail.

Bus

Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit connects the city with neighboring Chiayi City.

Notable natives
  • Wang De-lu, Qing Dynasty general
  • Yeh Hsien-hsiu, politician and singer

References
  1. "Entry #40125 (前溝尾)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
  2. Chiayi County Government
  3. "Welcome to Chiayi County Government-History-Republic of China Era (1945－)". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
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