Yongan District (Chinese: 永安區; pinyin: Yǒng'ān Qū) is a coastal suburban district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.

History

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

Administrative divisions

The district consists of Yongan, Yonghua, Xingang, Yantian, Baoning and Weixin Village.

Politics

The district is part of Kaohsiung City Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Tourist attractions

  • Old House of Huang Family (Chinese: 黃家古厝)
  • Yongan Yong'an Temple (永安宮)

Infrastructure

  • Hsinta Power Plant
  • Yongan LNG Terminal
  • Yongan PV Power Plant

See also

  • Kaohsiung

References

External links

  • Official website



Yongan Mt2Mester Wiki

Aerial view of Yongan village [7]. Download Scientific Diagram

Seascape at Evening from Yongan Fish Harbor in Xinwu District, Taoyuan

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