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County-administered city in Taiwan, Republic of China
| Taibao 太保市Taiho | |
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| County-administered city | |
 National Palace Museum Southern Branch |
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| Coordinates: 23°27′00″N 120°20′00″E / 23.45°N 120.3333°E / 23.45; 120.3333 | |
| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Province | Taiwan |
| County | Chiayi |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Tung Kuo-cheng |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.90 km2 (25.83 sq mi) |
| Population (May 2022) | |
| • Total | 38,696 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Taibao City | |
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| Chinese | 太保市 |
| TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinTàibǎo ShìBopomofoㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄕˋGwoyeu RomatzyhTaybao ShyhWade–GilesTʻai⁴-pao³ Shih⁴Tongyong PinyinTàibǎo ShìhMPS2Tàibǎu Shr̀IPA[tʰâɪ.pàʊ ʂɻ̩̂]HakkaPha̍k-fa-sṳThai-pó-sṳSouthern MinHokkien POJThài-pó-chhīTâi-lôThài-pó-tshī | |
Taibao (Hokkien POJ: Thài-pó) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Chiayi County, Taiwan.
The city was named after the government position of Wang De-lu, whose hometown is Taibao, in the 19th century.
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
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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
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Chiayi County Hall
Tourist attractions
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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
THSR Chiayi Station in Taibao
The city is served by Chiayi Station of the Taiwan High Speed Rail.
Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit connects the city with neighboring Chiayi City.
- Wang De-lu, Qing Dynasty general
- Yeh Hsien-hsiu, politician and singer
- ^ "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.
- ^ Chiayi County Government
- ^ "Welcome to Chiayi County Government-History-Republic of China Era (1945－)". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.