Tainan metropolitan area
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According to the definition of metropolitan areas formerly used by the Republic of China
government in Taiwan
, Tainan metropolitan area (臺南都會區) includes the following areas:
However, since the merger of Tainan City and the former Tainan County
, the Republic of China government has abolished the definition as obsolete.
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...
government in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, Tainan metropolitan area (臺南都會區) includes the following areas:
| Tainan City (core city) | Kaohsiung City | |
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However, since the merger of Tainan City and the former Tainan County
Tainan County
Tainan County was located in southern Taiwan. The name "Tainan" means "Southern Taiwan". Formerly a county of the Republic of China , Tainan County was merged with Tainan City at the end of 2010 to form a single special municipality....
, the Republic of China government has abolished the definition as obsolete.