Budai, Chiayi

Budai Township

布袋鎮
Putai
Budai Township 布袋鎮 Putai
Urban township
	Salt mound in Budai Township
	Budai Township in Chiayi County
Country	Taiwan
Province	Taiwan Province
County	Chiayi
Government
• Supervisor	Cai Kun-bin
Area
• Total	61.7307 km2 (23.8344 sq mi)
Population (May 2022)
• Total	25,267
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Website	www.budai.gov.tw

23°21′36″N 120°10′12″E / 23.36000°N 120.17000°E / 23.36000; 120.17000

Budai Township (Chinese: 布袋鎮; pinyin: Bùdài Zhèn) is an urban township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.

History

Formerly known as Po-te-chhui (Chinese: 布袋嘴; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pò͘-tē-chhùi), it was the site where Japanese forces landed and completed the encirclement of Tainan during the Japanese invasion in 1895.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 23 villages: Caipu, Cenhai, Daijiang, Fuxing, Guangfu, Guishe, HaomeiJiangshan, Jianlong, Jiulong, Kaoshi, Longjiang, Shulin, Tungan, Tunggang, Xian, Xincen, Xincuo, Xingzhong, Xinmin, Yongan, Zhenliao, and Zhongan.

Economy

Its industry is mainly made up of fishery.^[2]

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Budai Harbor^[4]

Notable natives

Chai Trong-rong, member of Legislative Yuan (1993–1996, 1997–2012)

References

^ "About the Supervisor". Chiayi County Government. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
^ "The history". Budai Township Administration. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
^ "Haomeiliao Wetlands". CPAMI. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018.
^ Liao, George (1 October 2017). "An amazing trip to Taiwan's Penghu County in three days". Taiwan News. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

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[1] "About the Supervisor". Chiayi County Government. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2014.

[2] "The history". Budai Township Administration. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

[3] "Haomeiliao Wetlands". CPAMI. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018.

[4] Liao, George (1 October 2017). "An amazing trip to Taiwan's Penghu County in three days". Taiwan News. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

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v t e Cities and townships of Chiayi County
County seat: Taibao
Cities	Puzi Taibao
Urban townships	Budai Dalin
Rural townships	Dapu Dongshi Fanlu Lioujiao Lucao Meishan Minxiong Shuishang Xikou Xingang Yizhu Zhongpu Zhuqi
Mountain indigenous townships	Alishan