Taichung County
| Taichung County Đài trung huyện | |||||||||||||
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| Countyof theRepublic of China | |||||||||||||
| 1945–2010 | |||||||||||||
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 Location of Taichung County on Taiwan. | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Yuanlin(1945–1950) Fongyuan(1950–2010) | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 26 November 1945 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 25 December 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||||||
| • Country |  Republic of China(1945–2010) Empire of Japan(1945–1952, de jure) | ||||||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 3County-administered cities 5Urban townships 12Rural townships 1Mountain indigenous township | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Part of theTaichung(Special municipality),Changhua County,Nantou County | ||||||||||||
| Taichung County | |||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | Đài trung huyện or đài trung huyện | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | Đài trung huyện | ||||||||||||||||
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Taichung Countywas acountyin centralTaiwanbetween 1945 and 2010. The county seat was inYuanlinTownship before 1950 andFongyuan Cityafter 1950.
History[edit]
Taichung County was established on 26 November 1945 on the territory ofTaichū Prefecture(Đài trung châu) shortly after the end ofWorld War II.In the early years, Taichung County consists of most territory ofTaichū Prefectureexcept the territory near cities of Taichū (Taichung) and Shōka (Changhua). The county is subdivide into districts (Khu), which is reformed fromJapanesedistricts(Quận). The districts are divided into townships.
| Districts in Taichū Prefecture |
Districts in Taichung County |
Notes | ||
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| Toyohara | Phong nguyên quận | Feng-yüan | Phong nguyên khu | |
| Tōsei | Đông thế quận | Tung-shih | Đông thế khu | |
| Taikō | Đại giáp quận | Ta-chia | Đại giáp khu | |
| Daiton | Đại truân quận | Ta-t'un | Đại truân khu | |
| Shōka | Chương hóa quận | Chang-hua | Chương hóa khu | |
| Inrin | Viên lâm quận | Yüan-lin | Viên lâm khu | The county seat from 1945 to 1950 |
| Hokuto | Bắc đấu quận | Pei-tou | Bắc đấu khu | |
| Nantō | Nam đầu quận | Nan-t'ou | Nam đầu khu | |
| Takeyama | Trúc sơn quận | Chu-shan | Trúc sơn khu | |
| Nōkō | Năng cao quận | Neng-kao | Năng cao khu | |
| Niitaka | Tân cao quận | Hsin-kao | Tân cao khu | Renamed to Yü-shan District (Ngọc sơn khu) in 1948 |
| Chung-feng | Trung phong khu | Established in 1949, covers themountain indigenous townships | ||
On 16 August 1950, another division reform was implemented. The southern part of the county was separated and establishedChanghua CountyandNantou County.The remaining Taichung County has territory equivalent to the Toyohara (Fengyüan), Tōsei (Tungshih), Taikō (Tachia), and Daiton (Tatun) in theJapanese era.In addition, districts in the remaining part of Taichung County was defunct. All townships were directly controlled by the County Government. On 25 December 2010, the county merged withTaichungCity to form a larger singlespecial municipality.[1]
Administration[edit]
The subdivisions of the County remained mostly stable between 1950 and 2010. However, some changed has also been made.
- 1 Oct 1955, Neipu Township (Nội bộ hương) was renamedHouliTownship (Hậu lí hương)
- 7 Jun 1973, two northeast most villages inHopingTownship (Hòa bình hương) was separated to form a new county-level division — Lishan Constructing Administrative Bureau (Lê sơn kiến thiết quản lý cục).
- 1 Mar 1973,Fengyuan(Phong nguyên trấn) reformed from anurban townshipto acounty-administered cityfor its population.
- 18 Feb 1982, Lishan Constructing Administrative Bureau dissolved, the two villages returned toHopingTownship.
- 1 Nov 1993,Tali(Đại lí hương) reformed from arural townshipto acounty-administered cityfor its population.
- 1 Aug 1996,Taiping(Thái bình hương) reformed from arural townshipto acounty-administered cityfor its population.
In 25 Dec 2010, The county was merged withTaichungCity, allcitiesandtownshipsbecamedistricts.On the eve of merging withTaichungCity, the county consists of the following administrative divisions
| Type | Name | Chinese | Taiwanese | Hakka | Region |
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| Cities | Fengyuan(Fongyuan) | Phong nguyên thị | Hong-goân | Fûng-ngièn | Fongyuan |
| Dali | Đại lí thị | Tāi-lí | Thai-lî | Datun | |
| Taiping | Thái bình thị | Thài-pêng | Thai-phìn | ||
| Urban townships |
Dajia | Đại giáp trấn | Tāi-kah | Thai-kap | Dajia |
| Qingshui(Cingshuei) | Thanh thủy trấn | Chheng-chúi | Tshîn-súi | ||
| Shalu | Sa lộc trấn | Soa-la̍k | Sâ-lu̍k | ||
| Wuqi(Wuci) | Ngô tê trấn | Gō·-chhe | Ǹg-tshi | ||
| Dongshi(Dongshih) | Đông thế trấn | Tang-sì | Tûng-sṳ | Dongshih | |
| Rural townships |
Longjing | Long tỉnh hương | Liông-chéⁿ | Liùng-tsiáng | Dajia |
| Dadu | Đại đỗ hương | Tōa-tō͘ | Thai-tú | ||
| Da'an(Da-an) | Đại an hương | Tāi-an | Thai-ôn | ||
| Waipu | Ngoại bộ hương | Goā-po͘ | Ngoi-phû | ||
| Houli | Hậu lí hương | Aū-lí | Heu-lî | Fongyuan | |
| Tanzi(Tanzih) | Đàm tử hương | Thâm-chú | Thâm-tsṳ́ | ||
| Daya | Đại nhã hương | Tāi-ngé | Thai-ngâ | ||
| Shengang | Thần cương hương | Sin-kóng | Sṳ̀n-kông | ||
| Shigang(Shihgang) | Thạch cương hương | Chio̍h-kng | Sa̍k-kóng | Dongshih | |
| Xinshe(Sinshe) | Tân xã hương | Sin-siā | Sîn-sa | ||
| Wufeng(Wufong) | Vụ phong hương | Bū-hong | Vú-fûng | Datun | |
| Wuri(Wurih) | Ô nhật hương | O·-ji̍t | Vû-ngit | ||
| Mountain indigenous township |
Heping | Hòa bình hương | Hô-pêng | Fò-phìn | Dongshih |
Transportation[edit]
- Freeway
- Railways
- High-speed rail
- Harbor
- Airport
Other[edit]
Education[edit]
Hospitals[edit]
- Jen-Ai Hospital - Dali( đại lí nhân ái y viện )
- Taichung Tzu Chi General Hospital ( đài trung từ tế y viện )
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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