NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Taichung County

**Taichung County**
台中縣
Taichung County emblem
Abbreviation: Taichung (台中) This image is not licensed under the GFDL. It is under a non-commercial-use only licence. ...
Capital	Fongyuan City
Region	Central Taiwan
County magistrate	Huang Chung-sheng (黃仲生)
Area The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the Taiwanese main island, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) Sixteen counties Five provincial cities Fukien (Fuchien) Province... Fongyuan City (豐原市) is located in central Taichung County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ...	Ranked 8 of 25 The following is a list of counties and cities under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by area. ...
- Total - % water	2,051.4712 km² (Percent water goes here)% (Redirected from 1 E9 m2) To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ...
Population	Ranked 4 of 25 The following is a list of counties and cities under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by population. ...
- Total (May 2004) - Density This article is about the month of May. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ...	1,522,986 742/km²
Cities:	3
Townships:	18
County flower:	Cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
County tree:	Chinese Banyan (Ficus microcarpa)
County bird:	Formosan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea)

Taichung County (台中縣, pinyin: Táizhōng Xiàn) is a county in central Taiwan, encompassing Taichung City and administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. ... Wildflowers A flower is the reproductive organ of those plants classified as angiosperms (flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. ... This article is about the tree. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... Binomial name Urocissa caerulea Gould, 1863 The Formosan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea), also called Taiwan Magpie, is a member of the Crow family. ... Made by user:spencer195. ... Pinyin (拼音, pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Abbreviation: Central City (中市) City nickname: The cultural city Capital District West Dist. ... Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the claimed 23rd province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: 中華民國; Simplified Chinese: 中华民国; Wade-Giles: Chung-hua Min-kuo, Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHuá MínGuó, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó) is a multiparty democratic state that is de facto composed of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Quemoy, and the Matsu. ...

Its name derives from the Wade-Giles romanization T`ai-chung and means simply "central Taiwan". Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ...

Administration

Taichung County controls three township-level cities (縣轄市), five townships (鎮), and 13 rural townships (鄉).

See also: Political divisions of the Republic of China The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the Taiwanese main island, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) Sixteen counties Five provincial cities Fukien (Fuchien) Province...

Tongyong Pinyin (通用拼音, literally Universal/General Usage Sound-combining) is the current official romanization of the Chinese language adopted by the national government (although not all local governments) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) since late 2000, announced by the Mandarin Promotion Council of the Ministry of Education. ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Taiwanese (Tâi-oân-oē or Hō-ló-oē; Chinese: 台語, 台灣話 or 福佬話; Hanyu Pinyin: Táiyǔ or Táiwānhuà) is a language spoken fluently by about 60% of the population of Taiwan. ... Fongyuan City (豐原市) is located in central Taichung County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Dali City (大里市) is a city in the eastern part of Taichung County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Taiping City (太平市) is a city in the eastern part of Taichung County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Dongshih (東勢, Hakka: Tung-si) is an urban township in eastern Taichung County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Cingshuei (清水) is an urban township in western Taichung County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Daya (大雅, Taiwanese: Tāi-ngé) is a rural township in central Taichung County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Wufong (霧峰) is a rural township in southeastern Taichung County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ...

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Categories: Republic of China | Republic of China (Taiwan) geography stubs | Taichung County The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the Taiwanese main island, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) Sixteen counties Five provincial cities Fukien (Fuchien) Province... Republic of China flag, drawn by User: Kibinsky. ... Direct-controlled municipalities are the highest-level cities in China, with status equal to that of the provinces. ... Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ... City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area - Total - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the Taiwanese main island, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) Sixteen counties Five provincial cities Fukien (Fuchien) Province... Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the claimed 23rd province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Changhua County (彰化縣, pinyin: Zhānghuà Xiàn) is a county in western Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Chiayi County (嘉義縣, pinyin: Jiāyì Xiàn) is a county in southwestern Taiwan encompassing Chiayi City and administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Hsinchu County (新竹縣, pinyin: Xīnzhú Xiàn) is a county in northwestern Taiwan. ... Hualien County (花蓮縣) is the largest and least populated county in Taiwan. ... Kaohsiung County (高雄縣, pinyin: Gāoxióng Xiàn) is a county in southern Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Miaoli County (苗栗縣, pinyin: Miáolì Xiàn) is a county in western Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. ... Nantou is the second largest county of Taiwan. ... The Pescadores Islands (Chinese: 澎湖群島; Wade-Giles: Peng-hu; Pinyin: Pénghú, from Portuguese, fishermen) are an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait. ... Pingtung County (屏東縣, pinyin: Píngdōng Xiàn) is a county in Southern Taiwan. ... Tainan County (台南縣, pinyin: Táinán Xiàn) is a county in Southern Taiwan . ... Taipei County (台北縣 Pinyin: Táiběi Xiàn Taiwanese romanisation: tai5-pak-koan5) is located in northern Taiwan and encircles Taipei City. ... Taitung County (台東縣, pinyin: Táidōng Xiàn) is a county in Eastern Taiwan, administered as part of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. ... Taoyuan County (桃園縣, pinyin: Táoyuán Xiàn, WG: Tao-yüan Hsien) is a county of Taiwan Province, Republic of China, located in the northwestern part of the island, next to Taipei County. ... Yilan County (宜蘭縣, pinyin: Yílán Xiàn) is a county in Northeastern Taiwan. ... Yunlin County (雲林縣, pinyin: Yúnlín Xiàn) is a county in Western Taiwan. ... Fujian (Chinese: 福建; pinyin: Fújiàn; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal System Pinyin: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kiàn) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. ... Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ... The Matsu Islands (馬祖列島 or less frequently, 馬祖群島 Pinyin: Mǎzǔ) are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County (連江 Pinyin: Liánjiāng), Fujian Province of the Republic of China (ROC, based on Taiwan). ... Provincial cities (省轄市 or 省管市), sometimes translated provincial municipalities, are cities lesser in rank than direct-controlled municipalities of the Republic of China. ... Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the claimed 23rd province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Chiayi City (嘉義市, pinyin: Jiāyì Shì, Taiwanese: Ka-gī chhī) is a city in Southwestern Taiwan. ... Hsinchu (新竹 pinyin Xīnzhú) is a large city in northern Taiwan. ... Keelung (基隆 Pinyin: Jīlóng, Wade-Giles: Chi-lung) is a county-level city of Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ... Abbreviation: Central City (中市) City nickname: The cultural city Capital District West Dist. ... Tainan (Chinese: 台南; Hanyu Pinyin: Táinán, Wade-Giles: Tai-nan, Taiwanese_POJ: Tâi-lâm) is a city located in southern Taiwan and is the fourth largest after Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung. ...

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