Taichung

Taichung
Taichung; 臺中市
	Special municipality
	Taichung City
	Clockwise frae top: Taichung skyline, Taichung railwey station, Taichung Intercontinental Basebaw Stadium, Nanhu Moontain, Wind ferm in Taichung, Luce Memorial Chaipel, Naitional Museum o Naitural Science
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	Etymology: Taichū (Japanese: 臺中, Taiwan center)
	Eik-name(s): Cultural Ceety (文化城)
	Coordinates: 24°09′N 120°40′E / 24.150°N 120.667°ECoordinates: 24°09′N 120°40′E / 24.150°N 120.667°E
Country	Republic o Cheenae (Taiwan)
Region	Central Taiwan
Established	2010
Seat	Xitun District
Destricts	29 destricts Waipu; Beitun; Central; East; Nantun; North; Sooth; Wast; Xitun; Dali; Taiping; Wufeng; Wuri; Fengyuan; Dongshi; Daya; Heping; Houli; Shengang; Shigang; Tanzi; Xinshe; Dajia; Qingshui; Shalu; Wuqi; Da'an; Dadu; Longjing;
Govrenment
• Mayor	Lin Chia-lung (DPP)
Area
• Special municipality	2214.90 km2 (855.18 sq mi)
• Urban	492 km2 (190 sq mi)
Area rank	6 oot o 22
Population (2017)
• Special municipality	2,781,498
• Rank	2 oot o 22
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
• Urban	2,520,000
• Urban density	5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Naitional Staundart Time)
Postal code	400-439
Area code(s)	(0)4
ISO 3166 code	TW-TXG
Bird	Little egret
Flower	Christmas Kalanchoe
Tree	Palimara Alstonia
Website	eng.taichung.gov.tw (in Inglis)

Taichung (台中; literally "Central Taiwan") is a ceety locatit in wast-central Taiwan wi a population o juist ower ane million fowk, makin it the third lairgest ceety on the island efter Taipei an Kaohsiung. The ceety presently constitutes a provincial ceety apairt frae the adjacent Taichung Coonty. Bi the end o 2010 the ceety an coonty, baith currently first-level divisions o Taiwan, will merge tae form a single direct-controlled municipality.

References

↑ "《中華民國統計資訊網》縣市重要統計指標查詢系統網" (in Cheenese). Archived frae the original on 12 Juin 2016. Retrieved 11 Juin 2016.
↑ "Demographia World Urban Areas PDF (April 2016)" (PDF). Demographia. Retrieved 11 Juin 2016.
↑ "臺中市政府民政局 ::: 人口統計管理平台 :::". demographics.taichung.gov.tw (in Cheenese). Archived frae the original on 30 Mey 2016. Retrieved 27 Julie 2017.
↑ "Demographia World Urban Areas PDF (April 2016)" (PDF). Demographia. Retrieved 6 Juin 2016.
↑ "Taichung's City Bird: Little Egret". Archived frae the original on 13 September 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2006.
↑ "Taichung's City Flower: Christmas Kalanchoe". Archived frae the original on 13 September 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2006.
↑ "Taichung's City Tree: Palimara Alstonia". Archived frae the original on 13 September 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2006.

[1] "《中華民國統計資訊網》縣市重要統計指標查詢系統網" (in Cheenese). Archived frae the original on 12 Juin 2016. Retrieved 11 Juin 2016.

[2] "Demographia World Urban Areas PDF (April 2016)" (PDF). Demographia. Retrieved 11 Juin 2016.

[3] "臺中市政府民政局 ::: 人口統計管理平台 :::". demographics.taichung.gov.tw (in Cheenese). Archived frae the original on 30 Mey 2016. Retrieved 27 Julie 2017.

[4] "Demographia World Urban Areas PDF (April 2016)" (PDF). Demographia. Retrieved 6 Juin 2016.

[tcbird-5] "Taichung's City Bird: Little Egret". Archived frae the original on 13 September 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2006.

[tcflower-6] "Taichung's City Flower: Christmas Kalanchoe". Archived frae the original on 13 September 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2006.

[tctree-7] "Taichung's City Tree: Palimara Alstonia". Archived frae the original on 13 September 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2006.

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