Taichung County

This article is about the defunct (as of December 25, 2010) county. For the new entity, see Taichung.

Taichung County 臺中縣
County of the Republic of China
← 1946–2010
Location of Taichung Location of Taichung County on Taiwan.
Capital		Fengyuan
History
•	Established	7 January 1946
•	Disestablished	25 December 2010
Political subdivisions		3 County-controlled city 5 Urban townships 12 Rural townships 1 Mountain indigenous township
Today part of		Part of the Taichung (Special municipality)

Tainan County
Traditional Chinese	臺中縣 or 台中縣
Simplified Chinese	台中县
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táizhōng Xiàn Wade–Giles T'ai-chung Hsien Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tâi-tiong-kōan

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Taichung County Hall (1976-1996)

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Taichung County Hall (1996-2010)

Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan, the Republic of China, that surrounded but did not include Taichung. The county capital was Fengyuan. The name Taichung means "central Taiwan".

History

Taichung County was established on 26 November 1945 following the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China. On December 25, 2010, Taichung County and Taichung City merged to form a single Taichung special municipality.

Administration

Taichung County controlled 3 county-controlled cities, 5 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
City
Dali	大里市	Ta-li	Dali	Dàlǐ	Tāi-lí	Thai-lî
Fengyuan	豐原市	Feng-yuan	Fongyuan	Fēngyúan	Hong-goân	Fûng-ngièn
Taiping	太平市	T'ai-p'ing	Taiping	Tàipíng	Thài-pêng	Thai-phìn
Urban townships
Dajia	大甲鎮	Ta-chia	Dajia	Dàjiǎ	Tāi-kah	Thai-kap
Dongshi	東勢鎮	Tung-shih	Dongshih	Dōngshì	Tang-sì	Tûng-sṳ
Qingshui	清水鎮	Ch'ing-shui	Cingshuei	Qīngshuǐ	Chheng-chúi	Tshîn-súi
Shalu	沙鹿鎮	Sha-lu	Shalu	Shālù	Soa-la̍k	Sâ-lu̍k
Wuqi	梧棲鎮	Wu-ch'i	Wuci	Wúqī	Gō·-chhe	Ǹg-tshi
Rural townships
Da'an	大安鄉	Ta-an	Da-an	Dà'ān	Tāi-an	Thai-ôn
Dadu	大肚鄉	Ta-tu	Dadu	Dàdù	Tōa-tō͘	Thai-tú
Daya	大雅鄉	Ta-ya	Daya	Dàyǎ	Tāi-ngé	Thai-ngâ
Heping	和平鄉	Ho-ping	Heping	Hépíng	Hô-pêng	Fò-phìn
Houli	后里鄉	Hou-li	Houli	Hòulǐ	Aū-lí	Heu-lî
Longjing	龍井鄉	Lung-ching	Longjing	Lóngjǐng	Liông-chéⁿ	Liùng-tsiáng
Shengang	神岡鄉	Shen-kang	Shengang	Shéngāng	Sin-kóng	Sṳ̀n-kông
Shigang	石岡鄉	Shih-kang	Shihgang	Shígāng	Chio̍h-kng	Sa̍k-kóng
Tanzi	潭子鄉	T'an-tzu	Tanzih	Tánzǐ	Thâm-chú	Thâm-tsṳ́
Waipu	外埔鄉	Wai-p'u	Waipu	Wàipǔ	Goā-po͘	Ngoi-phû
Wufeng	霧峰鄉	Wu-feng	Wufong	Wùfēng	Bū-hong	Vú-fûng
Wuri	烏日鄉	Wu-jih	Wurih	Wūrì	O·-ji̍t	Vû-ngit
Xinshe	新社鄉	Hsin-she	Sinshe	Xīnshè	Sin-siā	Sîn-sa

Transportation

Freeway

• National Highway No. 1
• National Highway No. 3
• National Highway No. 4

Education

• Asia University
• Providence University
• Taichung Japanese School

Railway

• Taichung Line
• Coast Line (TRA)

High-speed rail

• Taiwan High Speed Rail Taichung Station

Harbor

• Taichung Harbor

Airport

• Taichung Airport

Health

Hospitals

• Jen-Ai Hospital - Dali (大里仁愛醫院)
• Taichung Tzu Chi General Hospital (台中慈濟醫院)

See also

• Taichung

External links

• Taichung County Government Official Website (Chinese)