Taichung County

This article is about the defunct (as of December 25, 2010) county. For the new entity, see Taichung.
Taichung County
臺中縣
County of the Republic of China
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1946–2010
Location of Taichung County on Taiwan.
Capital Fengyuan
History
 • Established 7 January 1946
 • Disestablished 25 December 2010
Political subdivisions 3 County-controlled city
5 Urban townships
12 Rural townships
1 Mountain indigenous township
Today part of Part of the Taichung (Special municipality)
Tainan County
Traditional Chinese 臺中縣 or 台中縣
Simplified Chinese 台中县
Taichung County Hall (1976-1996)
Taichung County Hall (1996-2010)

Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan, the Republic of China, that surrounded but did not include Taichung. The county capital was Fengyuan. The name Taichung means "central Taiwan".

History

Taichung County was established on 26 November 1945 following the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China. On December 25, 2010, Taichung County and Taichung City merged to form a single Taichung special municipality.[1]

Administration

Taichung County controlled 3 county-controlled cities, 5 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.

Name Chinese Wade-Giles Tongyong Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin POJ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
City
Dali 大里市 Ta-li Dali Dàlǐ Tāi-lí Thai-lî
Fengyuan 豐原市 Feng-yuan Fongyuan Fēngyúan Hong-goân Fûng-ngièn
Taiping 太平市 T'ai-p'ing Taiping Tàipíng Thài-pêng Thai-phìn
Urban townships
Dajia 大甲鎮 Ta-chia Dajia Dàjiǎ Tāi-kah Thai-kap
Dongshi 東勢鎮 Tung-shih Dongshih Dōngshì Tang-sì Tûng-sṳ
Qingshui 清水鎮 Ch'ing-shui Cingshuei Qīngshuǐ Chheng-chúi Tshîn-súi
Shalu 沙鹿鎮 Sha-lu Shalu Shālù Soa-la̍k Sâ-lu̍k
Wuqi 梧棲鎮 Wu-ch'i Wuci Wúqī Gō·-chhe Ǹg-tshi
Rural townships
Da'an 大安鄉 Ta-an Da-an Dà'ān Tāi-an Thai-ôn
Dadu 大肚鄉 Ta-tu Dadu Dàdù Tōa-tō͘ Thai-tú
Daya 大雅鄉 Ta-ya Daya Dàyǎ Tāi-ngé Thai-ngâ
Heping 和平鄉 Ho-ping Heping Hépíng Hô-pêng Fò-phìn
Houli 后里鄉 Hou-li Houli Hòulǐ Aū-lí Heu-lî
Longjing 龍井鄉 Lung-ching Longjing Lóngjǐng Liông-chéⁿ Liùng-tsiáng
Shengang 神岡鄉 Shen-kang Shengang Shéngāng Sin-kóng Sṳ̀n-kông
Shigang 石岡鄉 Shih-kang Shihgang Shígāng Chio̍h-kng Sa̍k-kóng
Tanzi 潭子鄉 T'an-tzu Tanzih Tánzǐ Thâm-chú Thâm-tsṳ́
Waipu 外埔鄉 Wai-p'u Waipu Wàipǔ Goā-po͘ Ngoi-phû
Wufeng 霧峰鄉 Wu-feng Wufong Wùfēng Bū-hong Vú-fûng
Wuri 烏日鄉 Wu-jih Wurih Wūrì O·-ji̍t Vû-ngit
Xinshe 新社鄉 Hsin-she Sinshe Xīnshè Sin-siā Sîn-sa

Transportation

Freeway

Education

Railway

High-speed rail

Harbor

Airport

Health

Hospitals

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://taiwanjournal.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xitem=53774&ctnode=413&mp=9

External links

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