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Houli District

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Country
  
Taiwan

Established (District)
  
2010

Area
  
58.94 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 4:29 PM

Special municipality
  
Taichung

Time zone
  
CST (UTC+8)

Population
  
54,313 (Jan 2016)

Houli District

Website
  
www.houli.taichung.gov.tw

Weather
  
18°C, Wind N at 23 km/h, 69% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Lihpao Land, Taian Railway, Chang Lien‑cheng Saxopho, Tai'anjiu Train Station

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

Contents

Map of Houli District, Taichung City, Taiwan 421

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.

Local products

  • Sugar cane
  • grapes and wine
  • soybean
  • 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

  • Chang Lien-cheng Saxophone Museum
  • Lihpao Land
  • Transportation

  • TRA Houli Station
  • TRA Tai'an Station
  • References

    Houli District Wikipedia