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| Taitung 台東 |
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| Taitung City · 臺東市 Eastern City (東市) |
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 Taitung
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| Coordinates: 22°45′30″N 121°08′40″E / 22.75833°N 121.14444°ECoordinates: 22°45′30″N 121°08′40″E / 22.75833°N 121.14444°E | |
| Country |  Republic of China |
| Region | Eastern Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109.7691 km2 (42.4 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2009) | |
| • Total | 109,584 |
| • Density | 998.3/km2 (2,585.6/sq mi) |
| Website | www.taitungcity.gov.tw |
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| Traditional Chinese | 台東市 or 臺東市 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台东市 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Eastern Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Taitung City (Chinese: 台東市 or 臺東市) is the county seat of Taitung County, Taiwan. It lies on the southeast coast of Taiwan facing the Pacific Ocean.
The city is served by Taitung Airport. Taitung is a gateway to Green Island and Orchid Island, both of which are very popular among Taiwanese tourists.
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[edit] History
Taitung plain was settled by Puyuma and Amis before 16th century with shifting agriculture. In Dutch Formosa period and Qing Dynasty, Taitung and most part of east Taiwan was called Beinan.
Taitung was not settled by Han Chinese until the late 19th century. In late 19th century, The Qing Governor of Taiwan Liu Mingchuan renamed as Taitung State. In Japan Occupied Taiwan Period as Taitung Street. After World War II, renamed as Taitung Town. In 1976,it was promoted as Taitung City.
[edit] Climate
Taitung has a tropical monsoon climate, with a wet season from May to October, a dry season from November to April, and consistently very warm to hot temperatures with high humidity. Unlike most tropical climates, however, the dry season is foggy rather than sunny, so that moisture availability during this period is greater than the low rainfall and warm temperatures would suggest.
| Climate data for Taitung City (1981～2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 23.1 (73.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 30.5 (1.201) |
40.2 (1.583) |
40.5 (1.594) |
65.6 (2.583) |
155.9 (6.138) |
227.8 (8.969) |
270.5 (10.65) |
302.0 (11.89) |
344.6 (13.567) |
182.3 (7.177) |
79.2 (3.118) |
40.5 (1.594) |
1,779.6 (70.063) |
| % humidity | 71.4 | 73.1 | 73.7 | 75.2 | 76.7 | 77.7 | 75.8 | 76.0 | 76.5 | 72.5 | 70.8 | 69.3 | 74.1 |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 11.1 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 13.7 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 124.9 |
| Sunshine hours | 95.8 | 83.6 | 104.2 | 115.0 | 143.4 | 188.7 | 245.1 | 219.4 | 160.6 | 150.4 | 119.1 | 102.5 | 1,727.8 |
| Source: Central Weather Bureau[1] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Education
[edit] Transportation
- TRA:Hwa-tung Line, South-Link Line
- Taitung Station
- Kangle Station
- Zhiben Station
- Taiwan Provincial Highway System
- Port
- Fukang Port - ferry port to Orchid Island (Lanyu) and Green Island
- Airport
[edit] Attractions
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