Taichung
Taichung City
臺中市 | |
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| Etymology: Taichū (Japanese: 臺中; Taiwan center) | |
| Nickname: Cultural City (文化城) | |
| Coordinates: 24°08′38″N 120°40′46″E / 24.14389°N 120.67944°E | |
| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Established | 1887 |
| Provincial city status | 25 October 1945 |
| Upgraded to special municipality and merger with Taichung County | 25 December 2010 |
| Seat | Xitun District |
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| Government | |
| • Body | |
| • Mayor | Lu Shiow-yen (KMT) |
| Area | |
| 2,214.90 km2 (855.18 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 492 km2 (190 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6 out of 22 |
| Population (April 2024) | |
| 2,850,285 | |
| • Rank | 2 out of 22 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,635,000 |
| • Urban density | 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 400-439 |
| Area code | (0)4 |
| ISO 3166 code | TW-TXG |
| Bird | White-eared sibia |
| Flower | Taiwan cherry |
| Tree | Taiwan white pine |
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"Taichung" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺中市 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台中市 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Tai[wan] Central" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hiragana | たいちゅうし | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Katakana | タイチュウシ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | 臺中市 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shinjitai | 台中市 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taichung (/ˌtaɪˈtʃʊŋ/, Wade–Giles: Tʻai2-chung1), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Central Taiwan. It serves as the core of the Taichung–Changhua metropolitan area, Taiwan's second-largest metropolitan area.
Located in the Taichung Basin, the city was initially developed from several scattered hamlets helmed by the Taiwanese indigenous peoples. It was constructed to be the new capital of Taiwan Province and renamed "Taiwan-fu" in the late Qing dynastic era between 1887 and 1894. During the Japanese era from 1895, the urban planning of present-day Taichung was performed and developed by the Japanese. The urban area of Taichung was organized as a provincial city from the start of ROC rule in 1945 until 25 December 2010, when the original provincial city and Taichung County were merged into a new special municipality.
The city is home to the National Museum of Natural Science, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, the National Taichung Theater, the National Library of Public Information, National Taiwan Museum of Comics, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, as well as many cultural sites, including the historic Taichung Park, the Lin Family Gardens, and many temples.