Sigang District
# Sigang District

23°07′21″N 120°12′11″E﻿ / ﻿23.122561°N 120.203083°E﻿ / 23.122561; 120.203083

Sigang District (Chinese: 西港區; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīgǎng Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Sigǎng Cyu; Wade–Giles: $Hsi^1-kang^3$ $Ch'ü^1;$ Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sai-káng-khu), alternatively spelled Xigang, is a rural district of about 24,611 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. It is home to two elementary schools, one junior high school, and one high school.

## History

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

## Administrative divisions

The district consists of Xigang, Nanhai, Gangtung, Shelin, Houying, Yingxi, Jinsha, Liucuo, Zhulin, Yongle, Xinfu and Qingan Village.

## Tourist attractions

* Dajhong Temple
* Hubi Temple
* Temple of the Martial God
