Yongkang District

For the city in Zhejiang Province, see Yongkang, Zhejiang.

Coordinates: 23°01′N 120°15′E / 23.017°N 120.250°E / 23.017; 120.250

Yongkang
永康區
District
Yongkang District

Yongkang District's location in Tainan
Country  Taiwan
Special municipality Tainan
Government
 • Mayor Wang Jyun-ming (王峻明)
Area
 • Total 40.28 km2 (15.55 sq mi)
Population (January 2016)
 • Total 230,957
 • Density 5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Website

English

Chinese
Yongkang District
Yongkang District office

Yongkang District (Chinese: 永康區; pinyin: Yǒngkāng Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Éng-khong) is a district in Tainan, Taiwan.

History

Due to the development of manufacturing and food-processing industries, Yongkang has become a migrant city since the 1970s, attracting many people from neighboring cities who now work and live in the city. Its population experienced a large increase during the 1970s, and Yongkang became the largest city in Tainan County in 1977.

Yongkang was formerly the largest city of Tainan County until it merged with Tainan City to form the new Tainan municipality and became Yongkang District on 25 December 2010.

Though the increase in population today is not as rapid as it was before, Yongkang still enjoys the steady growth envied by other cities or towns.

Education

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Rail

Yongkang Station

Road

Hospitals

Galleries

See also

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References

  1. ↑ http://web1.tainan.gov.tw/NewEnglish/CP/12376/Yongkang-1.aspx

External links

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