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East District, Taichung

Coordinates: 24°08′14″N 120°41′48″E / 24.137276°N 120.696732°E / 24.137276; 120.696732
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24°08′14″N 120°41′48″E / 24.137276°N 120.696732°E / 24.137276; 120.696732

East
東區
East District in Taichung City
East District in Taichung City
LocationTaichung, Taiwan
Area
 • Total9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total75,801
 • Density8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Websitewww.east.taichung.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
Lecheng Temple to the sea-goddess Mazu

East District (Chinese: 東區; pinyin: Dōng Qū) is an urban district in Taichung, Taiwan. It was a part of Taichung City before the City and County were merged in 2010.[1]

History

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The district used to be part of the Taichung provincial city before the merger with Taichung County to form the Taichung special municipality on 25 December 2010.

Administrative divisions

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East District is divided into 17 villages, which are: Xinzhuang, Zhenxing, Tungqiao, Tungxing, Quanyuan, Gancheng, Hanxi, Lecheng, Tungmen, Shijia, Tungying, Tungnan, Tungshi, Gezuo, Furen, Futai and Tungxin.[2]

Tourist attractions

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Transportation

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The district is served the Jingwu and Taichung stations of the Taiwan Railways Administration.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". east.taichung.gov.tw.
  2. ^ "2014 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
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