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Houbi 後壁區
District
Houbi District
Houbi District in Tainan City
Location	Tainan, Taiwan
Area
• Total	72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Population  (May 2022)
• Total	22,108
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Website	web.tainan.gov.tw/houbi_en/

Houbi District (Chinese: 後壁區; pinyin: Hòubì Qū; Wade–Giles: Hou⁴-pi⁴ Ch'ü¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Āu-piah-khu) is a rural district of about 22,108 residents in Tainan, Taiwan.^[1][2]

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Houbi was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Houbi was upgraded to a district of the city.

Administrative divisions

Dingan, Dingzhang, Fuan, Houba, Houbi, Houbu, Jiadong, Jiamin, Jiatian, Jingli, Jingliao, Kanding, Molin, Pingan, Shian, Tugou, Wushu, Xinjia, Xintung, Zhangan and Zhuxin Village.

Tourist attractions

• Houbi Huang Family Mansion
• Jingliao Huang Family Mansion
• Saint Cross Church
• Lower Jiadong Taian Temple
• Putuo Buddhist Temple
• Ruan Family Mansion
• Wushulin Sugar Plant^[3]

Transportation

• TRA Houbi Station

Notable natives

• Hsing Hui, actress