Taibao (Hokkien POJ: Thài-pó) is a county-administered city and the county seatofChiayi County, Taiwan.
Taibao
太保市
Taiho
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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 |
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| • Supervisor | Tung Kuo-cheng |
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| • Total | 66.90 km2 (25.83 sq mi) |
| Population
(May 2022)
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| • Total | 38,696 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
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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]
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.
The city is served by Chiayi Station of the Taiwan High Speed Rail.
Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit connects the city with neighboring Chiayi City.
