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Chiayi City
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Chiayi (), officially known as Chiayi City, is a city located in Chianan Plain in southwestern Taiwan, surrounded by Chiayi County with a population of 263,188 inhabitants as of January 2023.
Key facts
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- Chiayi City
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- Chiayi City
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- Ka-gi, Kagi, Chiai, Chia-i
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- City
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- Clockwise from top left: Hinoki Village, Chiayi Confucius Temple, Fountain at the Lantan Reservoir, Chiayi City Sports Arena, Chiayi Municipal Culture Center, Chiayi Sun Shooting Tower, National Chiayi University
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- Flag of Chiayi City.svg
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- Seal of Chiayi City.svg
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- Logo
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- Peach City () or Jia City ()
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- yes
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- 8
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- none
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- Country
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- Province
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- (nominally)
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- Region
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- Southwestern Taiwan
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- First mentioned
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Encyclopedic overview
31 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Early history
- Dutch Formosa
- Kingdom of Tungning
- Qing dynasty
- Japanese rule
- Republic of China
- Geography
- Climate
- Government
- Administrative divisions
- Politics
- Demographics
- Education
- Energy
- Green energy
- Tourist attractions
- Sports
- Notable residents/natives
- International relations
- Twin towns — sister cities
- Transportation
- Rail
- Bus
- Air
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Chiayi (), officially known as Chiayi City, is a city located in Chianan Plain in southwestern Taiwan, surrounded by Chiayi County with a population of 263,188 inhabitants as of January 2023.
The Hoanya people inhabited present-day Chiayi under its historical name of Tirosen prior to the arrival of Han Chinese in Taiwan and was ruled by the Dutch and the Kingdom of Tungning under various names. During the Qing dynasty, Tirosen was governed as part of Taiwan Prefecture in Fujian under Zhuluo County and the city was renamed Kagee in 1787. The city was renamed Kagi during the Japanese era but an earthquake in 1906 destroyed much of the town. Kagi was administered as part of Tainan Prefecture from 1920 onwards. Following the surrender of Japan in 1945, the Republic of China, who deposed the Qing in 1911, took control of the city (renamed Chiayi City) and administered it as a provincial city of Taiwan Province before being integrated into Chiayi County in 1950 as a county-administered city. The city was restored to its status as a provincial city in 1982. In 1998, Taiwan Province was streamlined and Chiayi City has been governed directly since then by the Executive Yuan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chiayi City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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