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Taitung County

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Taitung County

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Also known as Taidong County

county in Eastern Taiwan, Taiwan

Key facts

Country
Taiwan
Region
Eastern Taiwan
Seat
Taitung City
Largest city
Taitung City
Boroughs
1 cities, 15 (2 urban, 13 rural) townships
County magistrate
April Yao ( KMT )
Total
3,515.2526 km (1,357.2466 sq mi)
Rank
3 of 22
Density
60.2179/km (155.964/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+8 ( National Standard Time )
Iso 3166 code
TW-TTT
Website
www.taitung.gov.tw
Flower
Moth orchid ( Phalaenopsis )
Tree
Camphor tree ( Cinnamomum camphora )

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Encyclopedic overview

Taitung (Wade–Giles: Tʻai-tung; lit. 'Eastern part of Taiwan') is the third largest county in Taiwan, located primarily on the island's southeastern coast and also including Green Island, Orchid Island and Lesser Orchid Island. The seat is located in Taitung City.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Taitung County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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