Bade District


Bade District is a district in the central part of Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It is the smallest district in Taoyuan City.

History

Bade City was originally established as Bakuaicuo during Qing Dynasty rule. During the period of Japanese rule, it was called Hachitoku Village, and was governed under Tōen District of Shinchiku Prefecture.
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China, the area was renamed Bade Township in 1946. In 1995, it was upgraded as a county-administered city named Bade City. On 25 December 2014, it became Bade District.

Geography

Area:

Population: 193,236

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.

Education

Guishan is served by National Freeway 2.

Notable natives