24°7′7.6″N 120°45′46.2″E / 24.118778°N 120.762833°E
Taiping
太平區 Ōtaira | |
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 Taiping District in Taichung City | |
| Location | Taichung, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 121 km2 (47 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
| • Total | 196,564 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Taiping District (Chinese: 太平區; pinyin: Tàipíng Qū) is an inner city district in the eastern part of Taichung, Taiwan.[1] It is the second largest district in Taichung City after Heping District.
History
editAfter the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Taiping was organized as a rural township of Taichung County. On 1 August 1996, Taiping was upgraded to a county-administered city due to its population. On 25 December 2010, Taichung County was merged with Taichung City and Taiping was upgraded to a district of the city.
Administrative divisions
editTaiping District consists of 39 villages, which are Taiping, Zhangyi, Yongcheng, Zhongping, Zhongzheng, Pingan, Zhongxing, Yongping, Tungping, Chenggong, Tunghe, Jianguo, Jianxing, Pinglin, Daxing, Qinyi, Guanghua, Guangming, Zhongshan, Fengnian, Yixin, Yijia, Yichang, Xinping, Xinji, Xincheng, Xinguang, Xinxing, Xingao, Xinfu, Toubian, Shenghe, Tungbian, Xinglong, Fulong, Huangzhu, Guanglong, Yonglong and Delong Village.[2]
Geography
edit- Area: 120.75 km2
- Population: 196,564 people (February 2023)
Economy
editTaiping District supplies many agricultural products to the Taichung urban area, including loquats, longans, bananas, and vegetables.
Education
editTourist attractions
editSister cities
editLincoln, Nebraska is Taiping's sister city.[1]
Notable natives
edit- Hsieh Yue-hsia, former actress
References
edit- ^ Chan, K. (2014). International Conference on Humanity and Social Science, (ICHSS2014). DEStech Publications, Inc. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-60595-195-9. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "2014 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2014-12-27.
External links
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- Official website
(in Chinese)
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