Tainan County
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| Tainan County | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 臺南縣 or 台南縣 | ||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 台南县 | ||||||||||||||
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Tainan County was a county of the Republic of China in southern Taiwan before it merged with the provincial Tainan City to form a new special municipality in 2010. The county capital was Xinying City.
History[edit]
Tainan County was established in Taiwan Province on 7 January 1946 after the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in October 1945. It merged with the city of Tainan on 25 December 2010 to form a single special municipality.[1]
Administration[edit]
At the time it merged with city of Tainan, Tainan County administered two cities, seven urban townships and 22 rural townships. All of these became districts of the city of Tainan.
| Name (Hanyu Pinyin) | Hanzi | Wade-Giles | Tongyong Pinyin | Taiwanese (POJ) | Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ |
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| City | |||||
| Xinying City | 新營市 | Hsin-ying | Sinying | Sin-iâⁿ | Sîn-yàng |
| Yongkang City | 永康市 | Yung-k'ang | Yongkang | Éng-khong | Yún-không |
| Urban townships | |||||
| Baihe Township | 白河鎮 | Pai-he | Baihe | Pe̍h-hô | Pha̍k-hò |
| Jiali Township | 佳里鎮 | Chia-li | Jiali | Ka-lí | Kâ-lî |
| Madou Township | 麻豆鎮 | Ma-you | Madou | Môa-tāu | Mà-theu |
| Shanhua Township | 善化鎮 | Shan-hua | Shanhua | Siān-hòa | San-fa |
| Xinhua Township | 新化鎮 | Hsin-hua | Sinhua | Sin-hòa | Sîn-fa |
| Xuejia Township | 學甲鎮 | Hsüe-chia | Syuejia | Ha̍k-kah | Ho̍k-kap |
| Yanshui Township | 鹽水鎮 | Yen-shui | Yanshuei | Kiâm-chúi | Yàm-súi |
| Rural townships | |||||
| Anding Township | 安定鄉 | An-ting | Anding | An-tēng | Ôn-thin |
| Beimen Township | 北門鄉 | Pei-men | Beimen | Pak-mn̂g | Pet-mùn |
| Danei Township | 大內鄉 | Ta-nei | Danei | Tōa-lāi | Thai-nui |
| Dongshan Township | 東山鄉 | Tung-shan | Dongshan | Tong-san | Tûng-sân |
| Guanmiao Township | 關廟鄉 | Kuan-miao | Guanmiao | Koan-biō | Kûan-meu |
| Guantian Township | 官田鄉 | Kuan-t'ien | Guantian | Koaⁿ-tiān | Kôn-thièn |
| Guiren Township | 歸仁鄉 | Kuei-Jen | Gueiren | Kui-jîn | Kûi-yìn |
| Houbi Township | 後壁鄉 | Hou-pi | Houbi | Āu-piah | Heu-piak |
| Jiangjun Township | 將軍鄉 | Chiang-chün | Jiangjyun | Chiong-kun | Tsiông-kiûn |
| Liujia Township | 六甲鄉 | Liu-chia | Lioujia | La̍k-kah | Liuk-kap |
| Liuying Township | 柳營鄉 | Liu-ying | Liouying | Liú-iâⁿ | Liú-yàng |
| Longqi Township | 龍崎鄉 | Lung-ch'i | Longci | Liông-kiā | Liùng-khì |
| Nanhua Township | 南化鄉 | Nan-hua | Nanhua | Lâm-hòa | Nàm-fa |
| Nanxi Township | 楠西鄉 | Nan-hsi | Nansi | Lâm-se | Nàm-sî |
| Qigu Township | 七股鄉 | Ch'i-ku | Cigu | Chhit-kó͘ | Tshit-kú |
| Rende Township | 仁德鄉 | Jen-te | Rende | Jîn-tek | Yìn-tet |
| Shanshang Township | 山上鄉 | Shan-shang | Shanshang | San-siōng | Sân-song |
| Xiaying Township | 下營鄉 | Hsia-ying | Siaying | Ē-iâⁿ | Ha-yàng |
| Xigang Township | 西港鄉 | Hsi-kang | Sigang | Sai-káng | Sî-kóng |
| Xinshi Township | 新市鄉 | Hsin-shih | Sinshih | Sin-chhī | Sîn-sṳ |
| Yujing Township | 玉井鄉 | Yü-ching | Yujing | Gio̍k-chéⁿ | Ngiu̍k-tsiáng |
| Zuozhen Township | 左鎮鄉 | Tsuo-chen | Zuojhen | Chó-tìn | Tsó-tsṳ́n |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Gao, Pat (2010-11-01). "A Bigger South". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
External links[edit]
- Tainan Government Website (Chinese) [1] (English)
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