Yong Kang city is a young and newly developed city.  It was raised to the status of county-controlled city in 1993 when the population exceeded 150000.  The population and population density of the city both top the Tainan county charts.
The city planning for Yong Kang city began with the reconfiguration of Liujiading urban area in 1972.  Later in 1978 and 1979, Yong Kang freeway connector project, Yong Kang Liujiading urban project, and Yong Kang Sifenzi urban project were announced, and 96% of all city land was included in various urban projects.

Amongst the various plans, the Yong Kang freeway connector district takes up 3867.63 hectares and has an estimated population of 151,200.  The Yong Kang Liujiading (Sifenzi area) urban project takes up 184.52 hectares with an estimated population of 27,700.  The Yong kang Liujiading (Liujiading area) project takes up 74.25 hectares with an estimated population of 6500.  The Liujiading city reconfiguration area is 97.61 hectares with an estimated population of 13, 000.  The total land area of the four projects is 4224.01 hectares (including parts of Jente township), and the total estimated population is 198,400.  The current population in the city planning districts have already reached 200,000.  In the land division by usage per city planning, there are 1075.02 hectares of residential area, 39.96 hectares of commercial area, 833.29 hectares of industrial area, 936.71 hectares of public facility land, and 1293.13 hectares of agricultural land.

The development of Yong Kang city is deeply influenced by the traffic dynamics.  With National Freeway No.1 passing through the center of Yong Kang city and the vertical-crossing railroad cutting through the north side of Yong Kang city, there are points of disjunctions in the city development.

In terms of spatial distribution, the area north of the railway is mainly the industrial area.  Yong Kang city has mainly mid to small sized businesses, and the main industries are metal parts construction and mechanical repairs.  The #1 Taiwan Provincial Rd. is the main connecting route.
The business developments in the city takes place mostly along the main traffic routes, of which the areas along Chunghua road is the most vibrant.  Local commercial circles have also formed around other areas such as those near the Kun Shan University of Technology, Tainan Woman's College of Arts and Technology, and Chimei Foundation Hospital.
As for residential developments, the residential communities develop along Chunghua road, Yongda road, Fuguo road, and Dawan road.

Because the overall development project of the Tainan county positions Yong Kang city as the 2nd capital of the Tainan metropolitan and the R&D center of southern manufacturing industry, the configuration of city planning mainly aims to satisfy the needs of industrial development and residential functions.  This particular position is also the current development status of Yong Kang city.