Puli, Nantou
| Puli Township 埔里鎮 |
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 Location of Puli in Nantou County |
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| Country | Taiwan |
| County | Nantou |
| Government | |
| • Magistrate | Zhou Yixiong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 162.22 km2 (100.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
| Population (December 2014) | |
| • Total | 83,021 |
| Website | http://www.puli.gov.tw |
Puli Township (Chinese: 埔里鎮; pinyin: Pǔlǐ zhèn; Wade–Giles: P'u3-li3 chen4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Po·-lí tìn) is an urban township in Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the geographic center of Taiwan.
In the 19th century the city was known as Posia (Chinese: 埔社; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Po͘-siā) or Polisia (埔裏社). The Atayal name of the settlement was Sabaha Bakalas, meaning "house of stars". From 1920, during the Japanese era, the town was administered as Hori Town (埔里街?), Nōkō District (能高郡?), Taichū Prefecture.
In 1999, this town was damaged by the 921 earthquake. The damage was especially severe in Taomi Village a small rural village located within Puli Township. 10 years on, the village has since re-invented itself to be the pride of Taiwan's eco-tourism industry. Especially after the opening of the Paper Dome, now a major attraction in Puli Township, Taomi Village was transformed from a sleepy agricultural village to one that is busting with activities related to community redevelopment and eco-tourism. Since then, Taomi Village has seen vibrancy unprecedented since its glory days in the 1970s as an agricultural hub.
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