Taichung County

Image:Taichung County emblem white background.png Taichung County 台中縣 Abbreviation(s): Taichung (台中)

Capital	Fongyuan City
Region	Central Taiwan
County Magistrate	Huang Chung-sheng (黃仲生)
Cities	3
Townships	18
Area
- Total	2,051.4712 km² (8 of 25)
- % water	n/a %
Population
- Total	1,522,986 (2004) (4 of 25)
- Density	742/km²
Symbols
- County flower	Cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
- County tree	Chinese Banyan (Ficus microcarpa)
- County bird	Formosan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea)
Official websites	[1]

Taichung County (Traditional Chinese: 台中縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Táizhōng Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Táijhong Siàn; Wade-Giles: T'ai-chung Hsien; Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Tâi-tiong-kōan) is a county in central Taiwan, surrounding but not including Taichung City. The name means "central Taiwan". Taichung County is officially administered as a county of Taiwan Province, Republic of China.

[edit] Administration

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

Tongyong Pinyin	Chinese	Wade-Giles	Hanyu Pinyin
Fongyuan City	豐原		Fēngyúan
Dali City	大里		Dàlǐ
Taiping City	太平		Tàipíng
Dongshih	東勢		Dōngshì
Dajia	大甲		Dàjiǎ
Cingshuei	清水		Qīngshuǐ
Shalu	沙鹿		Shālù
Wuci	梧棲		Wúqī
Houli	后里		Hòulǐ
Shengang	神岡		Shéngāng
Tanzih	潭子		Tánzǐ
Daya	大雅		Dàyǎ
Sinshe	新社		Xīnshè
Shihgang	石岡		Shígāng
Waipi	外埔		Wàipǔ
Da-an	大安		Dà'ān
Wurih	烏日		Wūrì
Dadu	大肚		Dàdù
Longjing	龍井		Lóngjǐng
Wufong	霧峰		Wùfēng
Heping	和平	Ho-ping	Hépíng

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Provinces (streamlined):	Taiwan Province \| Fuchien Province
Central Municipalities:	Kaohsiung City \| Taipei City
Counties (Taiwan Province):	Changhua County \| Chiayi County \| Hsinchu County \| Hualien County \| Kaohsiung County \| Miaoli County \| Nantou County \| Penghu County \| Pingtung County \| Taichung County \| Tainan County \| Taipei County \| Taitung County \| Taoyuan County \| Yilan County \| Yunlin County
Counties (Fuchien Province):	Kinmen County \| Lienchiang County
Provincial Cities (Taiwan Province):	Chiayi City \| Hsinchu City \| Keelung City \| Taichung City \| Tainan City