23°13′44.6″N 120°15′52.4″E / 23.229056°N 120.264556°E / 23.229056; 120.264556

Xiaying 下營區
District
Xiaying District
Xiaying District in Tainan City
Location	Tainan, Taiwan
Area
• Total	34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population  (May 2022)
• Total	22,825
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Website	web.tainan.gov.tw/Xiaying_en/

Xiaying District (Chinese: 下營區; Hanyu Pinyin: Xiàyíng Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Siàyíng Cyu; Wade–Giles: Hsia⁴-ying² Ch'ü¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ē-iâⁿ-khu) is a rural district of about 22,825 residents in Tainan, Taiwan.^[1]

History

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

Administrative divisions

Xiaying, Renli, Zhainei, Houjie, Xinxing, Yingqian, Datun, Dabei, Maogang, Zhongying, Kaihua, Xilian, Hejian, Jiazhong and Hongcuo Village.

Tourist attractions

• Sinying Sugar Plant

Notable natives

• Chen Wei-zen, Minister of the Interior (2014–2016)
• Yen Shui-long, former painter and sculptor