Taichung County
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This article relates to the defunct (as of December 25, 2010) county; for the new entity, see Taichung.
Coordinates: 24°15′15.4″N 120°43′23.8″E / 24.254278°N 120.723278°E Taichung County (Chinese: 臺中縣 or 台中縣; pinyin: Táizhōng Xiàn; Wade–Giles: T'ai-chung Hsien; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-tiong-kōan) was a county in central Taiwan, the Republic of China, that surrounded but did not include Taichung City. The name Taichung means "central Taiwan". On December 25, 2010, the county and city merged to form a single special municipality.[1]
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[edit] Administration
Taichung County controlled three township-level cities (縣轄市), five urban townships (鎮), and 13 rural townships (鄉), which, at the time of the merger with Taichung City, were converted into 21 districts of the new municipality.
See also: Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
| Name | Chinese | Wade-Giles | Tongyong Pinyin | Hanyu Pinyin | POJ | Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dali City | 大里市 | Ta-li | Dali | Dàlǐ | Tāi-lí | Thai-lî |
| Fengyuan City | 豐原市 | Feng-yuan | Fongyuan | Fēngyúan | Hong-goân | Fûng-ngièn |
| Taiping City | 太平市 | T'ai-p'ing | Taiping | Tàipíng | Thài-pêng | Thai-phìn |
| Dajia Township | 大甲鎮 | Ta-chia | Dajia | Dàjiǎ | Tāi-kah | Thai-kap |
| Dongshi Township | 東勢鎮 | Tung-shih | Dongshih | Dōngshì | Tang-sì | Tûng-sṳ |
| Qingshui Township | 清水鎮 | Ch'ing-shui | Cingshuei | Qīngshuǐ | Chheng-chúi | Tshîn-súi |
| Shalu Township | 沙鹿鎮 | Sha-lu | Shalu | Shālù | Soa-la̍k | Sâ-lu̍k |
| Wuqi Township | 梧棲鎮 | Wu-ch'i | Wuci | Wúqī | Gō·-chhe | Ǹg-tshi |
| Da'an Township | 大安鄉 | Ta-an | Da-an | Dà'ān | Tāi-an | Thai-ôn |
| Dadu Township | 大肚鄉 | Ta-tu | Dadu | Dàdù | Tōa-tō͘ | Thai-tú |
| Daya Township | 大雅鄉 | Ta-ya | Daya | Dàyǎ | Tāi-ngé | Thai-ngâ |
| Heping Township | 和平鄉 | Ho-ping | Heping | Hépíng | Hô-pêng | Fò-phìn |
| Houli Township | 后里鄉 | Hou-li | Houli | Hòulǐ | Aū-lí | Heu-lî |
| Longjing Township | 龍井鄉 | Lung-ching | Longjing | Lóngjǐng | Liông-chéⁿ | Liùng-tsiáng |
| Shengang Township | 神岡鄉 | Shen-kang | Shengang | Shéngāng | Sin-kóng | Sṳ̀n-kông |
| Shigang Township | 石岡鄉 | Shih-kang | Shihgang | Shígāng | Chio̍h-kng | Sa̍k-kóng |
| Tanzi Township | 潭子鄉 | T'an-tzu | Tanzih | Tánzǐ | Thâm-chú | Thâm-tsṳ́ |
| Waipu Township | 外埔鄉 | Wai-p'u | Waipu | Wàipǔ | Goā-po͘ | Ngoi-phû |
| Wufeng Township | 霧峰鄉 | Wu-feng | Wufong | Wùfēng | Bū-hong | Vú-fûng |
| Wuri Township | 烏日鄉 | Wu-jih | Wurih | Wūrì | O·-ji̍t | Vû-ngit |
| Xinshe Township | 新社鄉 | Hsin-she | Sinshe | Xīnshè | Sin-siā | Sîn-sa |
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Freeway
[edit] Education
- Providence University
- Asia University [1]
[edit] Railway
[edit] High-speed rail
- Taiwan High Speed Rail Taichung Station
[edit] Harbor
- Taichung Harbor
