Taichung

Also known as Taizhong, Taichung City

Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '', Pinyin Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.86 million residents, making it the largest city in Central Taiwan. It serves as the core of the Taichung–Changhua metropolitan area, Taiwan's second-largest metropolitan area.

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Taichung is a special municipality in central Taiwan and the country's second-largest city, with over 2.86 million residents. It serves as the economic and population center of Taiwan's second-largest metropolitan area, the Taichung–Changhua region.

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Settlement.name: Taichung City
Settlement.settlement_type: Special municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Taichung City 2025.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Seal of Taichung.svg
Settlement.seal_type: Logo
Settlement.nickname: Cultural City ()
Settlement.image_map1: Taiwan ROC political division map Taichung City (2010).svg
Settlement.mapsize1: 200px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.iso_code: TW-TXG
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1887
Settlement.established_title1: Provincial city status
Settlement.established_date1: 25 October 1945
Settlement.established_title2: Upgraded to special municipality and merger with Taichung County
Settlement.established_date2: 25 December 2010

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Part of: Central Taiwan
Country: Taiwan
Located in: Taiwan
Contains: Dajia District
Continent: Asia
Capital: Xitun District
Population: 2867537
Area: 163
Elevation: 112
Time zone: Taiwan time
Body of water: Luchuan Canal
Head of government: Jason Hu
Shares border with: Yilan County
Image: Taichung montage.PNG
Households: 1164690

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twinned administrative body: New Haven
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Commons category: Taichung City
topic's main category: Category:Taichung
Commons gallery: 臺中市
category of associated people: Category:People from Taichung
office held by head of government: Mayor of Taichung
category for people born here: Category:Births in Taichung
language used: Chinese
replaces: Taichung
hashtag: Taichung
member of: League of Historical Cities
P12749: Drôme
male population: 1397989
female population: 1469548

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Early history
Qing dynasty
Empire of Japan
Republic of China
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Politics
Local politics
Government
Administrative divisions
Economy
Transportation
Rail
Seaport
Roads
Bus
MRT
Taichung International Airport
Education
Romanization
Culture and recreation
Museums and cultural centers
Temples
Night markets
Hot springs
Performance venues
Other annual activities
Sports
Professional sports
Major Sporting Events
Hospitals
Notable people
International relations
Sister cities
Friendship cities
Gallery
Relative location
Notes
Words in native languages
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Located in the Taichung Basin, the city was initially developed from several scattered hamlets helmed by the Taiwanese indigenous peoples. It was constructed to be the new capital of Taiwan Province and renamed "Taiwan-fu" in the late Qing dynastic era between 1887 and 1894. During the Japanese era from 1895, the urban planning of present-day Taichung was performed and developed by the Japanese. The urban area of Taichung was organized as a provincial city from the start of ROC rule in 1945 until 25 December 2010, when the original provincial city and Taichung County were merged into a new special municipality.

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