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

Taibao
太保市
Taiho
National Palace Museum Southern Branch
National Palace Museum Southern Branch
Location of Taibao
Coordinates: 23°27′00″N 120°20′00″E / 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
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTàibǎo Shì
Bopomofoㄊㄞˋ   ㄅㄠˇ   ㄕˋ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhTaybao Shyh
Wade–GilesTʻai⁴-pao³ Shih⁴
Tongyong PinyinTàibǎo Shìh
MPS2Tàibǎu Shr̀
IPA[tʰâɪ.pàʊ ʂɻ̩̂]
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThai-pó-sṳ
Southern Min
Hokkien POJThài-pó-chhī
Tâi-lôThài-pó-tshī

Name

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

History

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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

Education

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Tourist attractions

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Chiayi County Baseball Stadium

Transportation

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Rail

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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.

Notable natives

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References

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  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 [dead link]
  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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