23°27′40″N 120°14′31″E / 23.4611°N 120.242°E / 23.4611; 120.242

Puzi 朴子市 Bokushi
County-administered city
Puzi City
Puzi
Coordinates: 23°27′40″N 120°14′30″E / 23.46111°N 120.24167°E / 23.46111; 120.24167
Location	Chiayi County, Taiwan
Government
• Supervisor	Wang Ru-jing[1]
Area
• Total	50 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population  (May 2022)
• Total	41,043
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (National Standard Time)

Puzi (Hokkien POJ: Phò-chú) is a county-administered city in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The Chiayi County Council is located in Puzi.

History

The settlement was formerly called Pho-a-kha (Chinese: 樸仔脚; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phoh-á-kha) in Hokkien. In 1920, during Japanese rule, it was renamed Bokushi Town (朴子街) and governed under Tōseki District, Tainan Prefecture.

After the World War II in October 1945, Puzi Township was incorporated into Tainan County. On 11 December 1945, the Puzi Township Office was established. In October 1950, Chiayi County Government was established and Puzi Township was incorporated into Chiayi County as a rural township. On 1 July 1992, Puzi Township was upgraded to a county-administered city.^[2]

Geography

• Area: 49.57 km²
• Population: 41,043 people (May 2022)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 27 villages: Anfu, Bohou, Dage, Daxiang, Dejia, Dexing, Jiahe, Kaiyuan, Kanhou, Kanqian, Meihua, Nanzhu, Neicuo, Pinghe, Renhe, Songhua, Shuangxi, Shunan, Shuntian, Wenhua, Xikou, Xinliao, Xinzhuang, Yonghe, Zhongzheng, Zhucun and Zhuwei.

Government institutions

• Chiayi County Council

Education

• Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
• Toko University

Tourist attractions

• Mei-Ling Fine Arts Museum
• Peitian Temple
• Puzih Art Park
• Puzih Embroidery Cultural Hall
• Puzih Railway Park^[3]

Transportation

Bus station in the city is Puzi Bus Station of Chiayi Bus.

Notable natives

• Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant noodles
• Hou You-yi, Mayor of New Taipei
• Lin Chieh-liang, physician, nephrologist and toxicologist
• Twu Shiing-jer, Mayor of Chiayi City (2014–2018)
• Wu Rong-ming, Vice President of Examination Yuan (2004–2008)