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Puzi City is a county-controlled city in Chiayi County, Taiwan.HistoryThe settlement was formerly called Pho-a-kha in Hokkien. In 1920, during Japanese rule, it was renamed Bokushi Town and governed under Tōseki District, Tainan Prefecture.After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in October 1945, Puzi Township was incorporated into Tainan County. On 11 December 1945, the Puzi Township Office was established. In October 1950, Chiayi County Government was established and Puzi Township was incorporated into Chiayi County. On 1 July 1992, Puzi Township was changed to a county-controlled city as Puzi City.Geography Area: 49.57 km² Population: 43,250 people (December 2014)Administrative divisionsThe township comprises 27 villages: Anfu, Bohou, Dage, Daxiang, Dejia, Dexing, Jiahe, Kaiyuan, Kanhou, Kanqian, Meihua, Nanzhu, Neicuo, Pinghe, Renhe, Songhua, Shuangxi, Shunan, Shuntian, Wenhua, Xikou, Xinliao, Xinzhuang, Yonghe, Zhongzheng, Zhucun and Zhuwei.Government institutions Chiayi County CouncilEducation Chang Gung University of Science and Technology Toko University