Houli
后里區
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| Houli District | |
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Houli District in Taichung City
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| Coordinates: 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
(February 2023)
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| • Total | 53,736 |
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Website | www (in Chinese) |
Houli District (Chinese: 后里區; pinyin: Hòulǐ Qū) is a rural district in northwestern Taichung City, Taiwan.[1]
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Houli was organized as a rural townshipofTaichung County named Neipu Township. On 1 October 1955, Neipu Township was renamed as Houli Township. On 25 December 2010, Taichung County was merged with Taichung City and Houli was upgraded to a district of the city.
Guangfu, Renli, Yili, Yide, Houli, Houli, Duntung, Dunxi, Dunnan, Dunbei, Zhonghe, Jiushe, Liange, Taiping, Meishan, Yuemei, Gongguan and Taian Village.
Military stables (后里馬場) were built in Houli in mid 1950s and function until today. Stables' main stock includes some of the horses that were given to Taiwan as a gift from Arabia.
Taiwan High Speed Rail passes through the western part of the district, but no station is currently planned.
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