East District, Taichung

24°08′14″N 120°41′48″E / 24.137276°N 120.696732°E / 24.137276; 120.696732

East
東區
East District in Taichung City
East District in Taichung City
LocationTaichung, Taiwan
Area
 • Total9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total75,801
 • Density8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Websitewww.east.taichung.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
Lecheng Temple to the sea-goddess Mazu

East District (Chinese: 東區; pinyin: Dōng Qū) is an urban district in Taichung, Taiwan. It was a part of Taichung City before the City and County were merged in 2010.[1]

History edit

The district used to be part of the Taichung provincial city before the merger with Taichung County to form the Taichung special municipality on 25 December 2010.

Administrative divisions edit

East District is divided into 17 villages, which are: Xinzhuang, Zhenxing, Tungqiao, Tungxing, Quanyuan, Gancheng, Hanxi, Lecheng, Tungmen, Shijia, Tungying, Tungnan, Tungshi, Gezuo, Furen, Futai and Tungxin.[2]

Tourist attractions edit

Transportation edit

The district is served the Jingwu and Taichung stations of the Taiwan Railways Administration.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Home". east.taichung.gov.tw.
  2. ^ "2014 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-27.

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