Houli District

Houli 后里區
District
Houli District

Houli District in Taichung City
Coordinates: 24°19′N 120°43′E / 24.317°N 120.717°E / 24.317; 120.717Coordinates: 24°19′N 120°43′E / 24.317°N 120.717°E / 24.317; 120.717
Country	Taiwan
Special municipality	Taichung
Established (District)	2010
Area
• Total	58.9439 km² (22.7584 sq mi)
Population (January 2016)
• Total	54,313
• Density	920/km² (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC+8)
Website	www.houli.taichung.gov.tw

Houli District (Chinese: 后里區; pinyin: Hòulǐ Qū) is a rural district in northwestern Taichung City, Taiwan.^[1]

Houli District office

History

Houli District used to be a rural township of Taichung County before it was upgraded to a district of Taichung City on 25 December 2010.

Administrative divisions

Guangfu Village, Renli Village, Yili Village, Yide Village, Houli Village, Houli Village, Duntung Village, Dunxi Village, Dunnan Village, Dunbei Village, Zhonghe Village, Jiushe Village, Liange Village, Taiping Village, Meishan Village, Yuemei Village, Gongguan Village, Taian Village.^[2]

Local products

Industrial products

Iron plants
Musical instrument manufacturing. Known locally for Saxophones.

Military stables

Military stables (后里馬場) were built in Houli in mid 50's and function until today. Stables' main stock includes some of the horses that were given to Taiwan as a gift from Arabia.

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Houli Station

References

External links

臺中市后里區公所 (Chinese)

Districts of Taichung

City seat: Xitun

Urban area	Beitun Central Dali East Nantun North South Taiping West Wufeng Wuri Xitun

Coastal area	Da'an Dadu Dajia Longjing Qingshui Shalu Waipu Wuqi

Highland area	Daya Dongshi Fengyuan Houli Shengang Shigang Tanzi Xinshe

Mountain indigenous district	Heping

Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard; Central, East, South, West, and North District uses English instead.

Districts in Taiwan

Special
municipalities

Kaohsiung	Alian Daliao Dashe Dashu Fengshan Gangshan Gushan Hunei Jiaxian Lingya Linyuan Liugui Luzhu Maolin¹ Meinong Mituo Namaxia¹ Nanzi Neimen Niaosong Qianjin Qianzhen Qiaotou Qieding Qijin Qishan Renwu Sanmin Shanlin Taoyuan¹ Tianliao Xiaogang Xinxing Yanchao Yancheng Yong'an Ziguan Zuoying

New Taipei	Banqiao Bali Gongliao Jinshan Linkou Luzhou Pinglin Pingxi Ruifang Sanchong Sanxia Sanzhi Shenkeng Shiding Shimen Shuangxi Shulin Taishan Tamsui Tucheng Wanli Wugu Wulai¹ Xindian Xinzhuang Xizhi Yingge Yonghe Zhonghe

Taichung	Beitun Central Da'an Dadu Dajia Dali Daya Dongshi East Fengyuan Heping Houli Longjing Nantun North Qingshui Shalu Shengang Shigang South Taiping¹ Tanzi Waipu West Wufeng Wuqi Wuri Xinshe Xitun

Tainan	Anding Annan Anping Baihe Beimen Danei Dongshan East Guanmiao Guantian Guiren Houbi Jiali Jiangjun Liujia Liuying Longqi Madou Nanhua Nanxi North Qigu Rende Shanhua Shanshang South West Central Xiaying Xigang Xinhua Xinshi Xinying Xuejia Yanshui Yongkang Yujing Zuozhen

Taipei	Beitou Da'an Datong Nangang Neihu Shilin Songshan Wanhua Wenshan Xinyi Zhongshan Zhongzheng

Taoyuan	Bade Daxi Dayuan Fuxing¹ Guanyin Guishan Longtan Luzhu Pingzhen Taoyuan Xinwu Yangmei Zhongli

Provincial
cities

Chiayi	East West

Hsinchu	East North Xiangshan

Keelung	Anle Nuannuan Qidu Ren'ai Xinyi Zhongshan Zhongzheng

Note: Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard and promulgated by the Ministry of Interior. Exceptions: "Tamsui" instead of "Danshui," cardinal direction districts, and names of special municipalities and provincial cities. ¹ — Mountain Indigenous District

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