Houli 后里區 Kōri | |
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| Houli District | |
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 Houli District in Taichung City | |
| Coordinates:24°19′N120°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) | |
• Total | 53,736 |
| • Density | 911.65/km2 (2,361.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Website | www (in Chinese) |
Houli District (Chinese:后里區;pinyin:Hòulǐ Qū) is a ruraldistrict in northwesternTaichung City,Taiwan.[1]
After thehandover of Taiwan from Japan to theRepublic of China in 1945, Houli was organized as arural township ofTaichung County namedNeipu Township. On 1 October 1955, Neipu Township was renamed asHouli Township. On 25 December 2010, Taichung County was merged with Taichung City and Houli was upgraded to adistrict of thecity.
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 toTaiwan as a gift fromArabia.
Taiwan High Speed Rail passes through the western part of the district, but no station is currently planned.
(in Chinese)