Bade District

24°57′27.43″N 121°17′55.62″E / 24.9576194°N 121.2987833°E / 24.9576194; 121.2987833

Bade
八德區
District
Bade District
Bade District in Taoyuan City
Bade District in Taoyuan City
Location of Bade
Country Taiwan
MunicipalityTaoyuan City
Government
 • TypeDistrict
 • MayorHo Cheng-sen[1]
Area
 • Total
33.71 km2 (13.02 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2024)
 • Total
214,428
 • Density6,361/km2 (16,470/sq mi)
Websitewww.bade.tycg.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
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: 214,428 (September 2024)[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

  1. ^ "桃園縣八德市公所-英文版-A Note from the Mayor". Pader.gov.tw. 2012-12-20. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Taoyuan County Government - Bade City". Tycg.gov.tw. 2014-01-04. Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  3. ^ 人口統計 [Population statistics]. tycg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Department of Civil Affairs, Taoyuan. Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  4. ^ Lin, Sheng-Chang (2021-09-13). "At the Edge of State Control: The Creation of the "Matsu Islands"". Taiwan Insight. University of Nottingham Taiwan Studies Programme. Retrieved 2023-05-21.


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