Puzi
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Puzi
朴子市 Bokushi | |
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| Puzi City | |
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| Location | Chiayi County, Taiwan |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Wang Ru-jing[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 50 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Population (May 2022) | |
• Total | 41,043 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) |
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Puzi (Hokkien POJ: Phò-chú) is a county-administered city in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The Chiayi County Council is located in Puzi.
History
[edit | edit source]The settlement was formerly called Pho-a-kha (Chinese: 樸仔脚; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phoh-á-kha) in Hokkien. In 1920, during Japanese rule, it was renamed Bokushi Town (朴子街) and governed under Tōseki District, Tainan Prefecture.
After the World War II in October 1945, Puzi Township was incorporated into Tainan County. On 11 December 1945, the Puzi Township Office was established. In October 1950, Chiayi County Government was established and Puzi Township was incorporated into Chiayi County as a rural township. On 1 July 1992, Puzi Township was upgraded to a county-administered city.[2]
Geography
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- Area: 49.57 km2
- Population: 41,043 people (May 2022)
Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]The township comprises 27 villages: Anfu, Bohou, Dage, Daxiang, Dejia, Dexing, Jiahe, Kaiyuan, Kanhou, Kanqian, Meihua, Nanzhu, Neicuo, Pinghe, Renhe, Songhua, Shuangxi, Shunan, Shuntian, Wenhua, Xikou, Xinliao, Xinzhuang, Yonghe, Zhongzheng, Zhucun and Zhuwei.
Government institutions
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Education
[edit | edit source]Tourist attractions
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- Mei-Ling Fine Arts Museum
- Peitian Temple
- Puzih Art Park
- Puzih Embroidery Cultural Hall
- Puzih Railway Park[3]
Transportation
[edit | edit source]Bus station in the city is Puzi Bus Station of Chiayi Bus.
Notable natives
[edit | edit source]- Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant noodles
- Hou You-yi, Mayor of New Taipei
- Lin Chieh-liang, physician, nephrologist and toxicologist
- Twu Shiing-jer, Mayor of Chiayi City (2014–2018)
- Wu Rong-ming, Vice President of Examination Yuan (2004–2008)
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Puzi (2016–2023 normals, extremes 2016–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.3 (95.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
35.3 (95.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
28.0 (82.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.8 (74.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.8 (69.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.4 (1.20) |
21.8 (0.86) |
49.3 (1.94) |
82.2 (3.24) |
155.4 (6.12) |
253.3 (9.97) |
210.2 (8.28) |
326.9 (12.87) |
115.3 (4.54) |
17.2 (0.68) |
11.8 (0.46) |
29.4 (1.16) |
1,303.1 (51.30) |
| Average precipitation days | 4.4 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 15.1 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 83.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80.4 | 79.7 | 79.2 | 79.6 | 82.7 | 83.4 | 81.7 | 84.3 | 80.1 | 78.4 | 80.3 | 78.3 | 80.7 |
| Source 1: Central Weather Administration[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank (precipitation days and humidity 2015–2024)[5] | |||||||||||||
References
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External links
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- Puzi City Government Office (in Chinese)
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