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24°57′27.43″N 121°17′55.62″E / 24.9576194°N 121.2987833°E / 24.9576194; 121.2987833
District in Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Bade District office (then Bade City Hall)
Bade District (Chinese : 八德區 ; pinyin : Bādé Qū ) is a district in the central part of Taoyuan City , Taiwan (Republic of China .) It is the smallest district by area in Taoyuan City.[ 2]
History
Bade City was originally established as Bakuaicuo (八塊厝) during Qing Dynasty rule . During the period of Japanese rule , it was called Hachitoku Village (八塊庄), and was governed under the Tōen District (桃園郡) of Shinchiku Prefecture .
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China , the area was established as a rural township named Bade Township in 1946. In 1995, it was upgraded as a county-administered city named Bade City (Chinese : 八德市 ; pinyin : Bādé Shì ). On 25 December 2014, it became Bade District .[ 2]
Geography
Area: 33.71 square kilometres (13.02 sq mi)[ 2]
Population: 210,639 (February 2023)[ 3]
Administrative divisions
The district comprises 48 villages: Bailu, Daai, Daan, Dachang, Dacheng, Dafa, Dafu, Dahan, Dahe, Dahong, Dahua, Dajiang, Daming, Danan, Daqian, Daqing, Daren, Darong, Dashun, Datong, Daxin, Daxing, Dayi, Dayong, Dazheng, Dazhi, Dazhong, Dazhu, Fuxing, Gaocheng, Gaoming, Guangde, Guanglong, Guangxing, Jiadong, Jiaming, Liuguang, Longyou, Ruide, Ruifa, Ruifeng, Ruitai, Ruixiang, Ruixing, Xiaoli, Xingren, Yongfeng and Zhuyuan.
Demographics
By 2021, there was a group of people who originated from the Matsu Islands .[ 4]
Education
Tourist attractions
Bade Pond Ecological Park
Transportation
Bade is served by National Freeway 2 .
Notable natives
References
External links