Taichung County
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Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan
Taiwan
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, the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

, that surrounded but did not include Taichung City. The name Taichung means "central Taiwan". On December 25, 2010, the county and city merged to form a single special municipality.

Administration

Taichung County controlled three township-level cities (縣轄市), five urban townships (鎮), and 13 rural townships (鄉), which, at the time of the merger with Taichung City, were converted into 21 districts of the new municipality.

See also: Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
Name Chinese
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Wade-Giles
Wade-Giles
Wade–Giles , sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a romanization system for the Mandarin Chinese language. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Wade during the mid-19th century , and was given completed form with Herbert Giles' Chinese–English dictionary of 1892.Wade–Giles was the most...

Tongyong Pinyin
Tongyong Pinyin
Tongyong Pinyin was the official Romanization of Mandarin Chinese in the Republic of China between 2002 and 2008. The system was unofficially used between 2000 and 2002, when a new romanization system for the Republic of China was being evaluated for adoption. The ROC's Ministry of Education...

Hanyu Pinyin POJ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
Dali City
Dali City, Taichung County
Dali is a district in the eastern part of Taichung, Taiwan .The "Dali" names from 大里杙 .-Senior high schools:*National Dali Senior High School*****...

大里市 Ta-li Dali Dàlǐ Tāi-lí Thai-lî
Fengyuan City 豐原市 Feng-yuan Fongyuan Fēngyúan Hong-goân Fûng-ngièn
Taiping City
Taiping City
Taiping is a district in the eastern part of Taichung, Taiwan .- Native products :Taiping District supply lots of agriculture products to Taichung urban area, includingloquats, longans, bananas, and vegetables.-Sister cities:...

太平市 T'ai-p'ing Taiping Tàipíng Thài-pêng Thai-phìn
Dajia Township
Dajia, Taichung
Dajia District is an suburban coastal district in Taichung, Taiwan. It is located on the northwestern corner of Taichung .The climate of the region is Sub-tropical, and the average temperature is roughly 24 degrees Celsius.-Attractions:* Jenn Lann Gong...

大甲鎮 Ta-chia Dajia Dàjiǎ Tāi-kah Thai-kap
Dongshi Township 東勢鎮 Tung-shih Dongshih Dōngshì Tang-sì Tûng-sṳ
Qingshui Township 清水鎮 Ch'ing-shui Cingshuei Qīngshuǐ Chheng-chúi Tshîn-súi
Shalu Township
Shalu, Taichung
- Taichung Airport :Shalu is home to the Taichung Airport, which serves various domestic and regional destinations.- Education :* Providence University...

沙鹿鎮 Sha-lu Shalu Shālù Soa-la̍k Sâ-lu̍k
Wuqi Township
Wuqi, Taichung
- Native products :*fishes*tourism on coastTaichung harbor...

梧棲鎮 Wu-ch'i Wuci Wúqī Gō·-chhe Ǹg-tshi
Da'an Township
Da-an, Taichung
Da-an District is a coastal district in Taichung City, Taiwan,upgrade from Da-an Township. It lies between the Dajia river and the Da-an river.The district's economy is based around rice.The climate is sub-tropical.-History:...

大安鄉 Ta-an Da-an Dà'ān Tāi-an Thai-ôn
Dadu Township
Dadu, Taichung
Dadu is a district in southwestern Taichung, Taiwan.- History :*The Yingpu culture was a Late Neolithic culture in mid-Taiwan.*Dadu was the historical capital of the Kingdom of Middag which was established by the Taiwanese aboriginal tribes of Papora, Babuza, Pazeh, and Hoanya.-External links:*...

大肚鄉 Ta-tu Dadu Dàdù Tōa-tō͘ Thai-tú
Daya Township
Daya, Taichung
- Native products :*Job's Tears*Wheat:the only place in Taiwan to grow wheat.* Area: 32.41 km²* Population: 84,297 people...

大雅鄉 Ta-ya Daya Dàyǎ Tāi-ngé Thai-ngâ
Heping Township
Heping, Taichung
Heping District is a mountainous district in eastern Taichung, Taiwan, and it is the largest part of the city by area...

和平鄉 Ho-ping Heping Hépíng Hô-pêng Fò-phìn
Houli Township
Houli, Taichung
- Industrial products :*Iron plants*Musical instrument manufacturing. Known locally for Saxophones.- Military stables :Military stables were built in Houli in mid 50's and function until today. Stables' main stock includes some of the horses that were given to Taiwan as a gift from Arabia....

后里鄉 Hou-li Houli Hòulǐ Aū-lí Heu-lî
Longjing Township
Longjing, Taichung
Longjing is a district in western Taichung in Taiwan, Republic of China....

龍井鄉 Lung-ching Longjing Lóngjǐng Liông-chéⁿ Liùng-tsiáng
Shengang Township
Shengang, Taichung
- Native products :*Longan,*Lychee,*rice.*Pumpkins*moon cakes:many historical shops over there...

神岡鄉 Shen-kang Shengang Shéngāng Sin-kóng Sṳ̀n-kông
Shigang Township
Shigang, Taichung
Shigang is a rural district in Taichung City, Taiwan. It has a population total of 16,145 and an area of 18.2105 square kilometres.-External links:*...

石岡鄉 Shih-kang Shihgang Shígāng Chio̍h-kng Sa̍k-kóng
Tanzi Township 潭子鄉 T'an-tzu Tanzih Tánzǐ Thâm-chú Thâm-tsṳ́
Waipu Township
Waipu, Taichung
Waipu is a rural district in Taichung City, Taiwan. It has a population total of 31,870 and an area of 42.4099 square kilometres.-External links:*...

外埔鄉 Wai-p'u Waipu Wàipǔ Goā-po͘ Ngoi-phû
Wufeng Township 霧峰鄉 Wu-feng Wufong Wùfēng Bū-hong Vú-fûng
Wuri Township
Wuri, Taichung
Wuri is a district in southern Taichung, Republic of China. Both of the two north-south freeways passes Wurih.Major Military soldiers of ROC training center called Chengkong Ridge located here.-Transportation:*THSR Taichung Station...

烏日鄉 Wu-jih Wurih Wūrì O·-ji̍t Vû-ngit
Xinshe Township 新社鄉 Hsin-she Sinshe Xīnshè Sin-siā Sîn-sa

Freeway

  • National Highway No. 1
    National Highway No. 1 (Taiwan)
    National Highway No. 1 is the first freeway in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung City at the intersection of Ziao 2nd Road and Jhong 4th Road and ends in Kaohsiung City at the intersection of Jhongshan 4th Road and Yugang Road, giving it a total length of 372.8 km...

  • National Highway No. 3
    National Highway No. 3 (Taiwan)
    National Highway No. 3 is the second North-South freeway in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung City at Jijin Interchange on the Provincial Highway No. 2 and ends in Linbian, Pingtung on the Provincial Highway No. 17....

  • National Highway No. 4
    National Highway No. 4 (Taiwan)
    National Highway No. 4 is a freeway, which begins in Qingshui, Taichung on the Provincial Highway No. 17. and ends in Fengyuan District on the Provincial Highway No. 3.-Intersections with other freeways and expressways:...


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