Taitung City
Taitung
Đài chợ phía đông Taitō | |
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| Taitung City | |
 View of Taitung City | |
| Etymology:Taitō(Japanese:Đài đông,Taiwan east) | |
| Nickname: Chợ phía đông(Eastern City) | |
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  Taitung Location in the Republic of China | |
| Coordinates:22°45′30″N121°08′40″E/ 22.75833°N 121.14444°E | |
| Country | Republic of China(Taiwan) |
| County | Taitung |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chang Kuo-chou (Trương quốc châu)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109.7691 km2(42.3821 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
| • Total | 103,260 |
| • Density | 940/km2(2,400/sq mi) |
| Website | taitungcity.gov.tw(in Chinese) |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | Đài đôngThịorĐài đôngThị | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | Đài đôngThị | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Eastern Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Japanese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kanji | Đài chợ phía đông | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kana | たいとうし | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | Đài chợ phía đông | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taitung City(Chinese:Đài chợ phía đông;pinyin:Táidōng Shì;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Tâi-tang-chhī) is acounty-administered cityand thecounty seatofTaitung County,Taiwan.It lies on the southeast coast ofTaiwanfacing thePacific Ocean.Taitung City is the most populous subdivision of Taitung County and it is one of the major cities on the east coast of the island.
Taitung City is served byTaitung Airport.Taitung is a gateway toGreen IslandandOrchid Island,both of which are popular tourist destinations.
History[edit]
Before the 16th century the Taitung plain was settled by agriculturalistPuyumaandAmisaboriginaltribes. UnderDutch ruleand duringQing rule,a large part of eastern Taiwan, including today's Taitung, was called "Pi-lam" (Chinese:Ti nam;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Pi-lâm). Many artifacts of the prehistory sites of the city are located atBeinan Cultural Park,which was discovered in 1980 during the construction ofTaitung Station.
In the late 19th century, whenLiu Mingchuanwas the Qing Governor of Taiwan,Han Chinesesettlers moved into the Taitung region. Pi-lam Subprefecture (Ti nam thính) was established in 1875, and was upgraded and renamed toTaitung Prefecturein 1888, after the island was madeFu gian -Taiwan Province.[2]
Japanese rule[edit]
DuringJapanese rule,the central settlement was called Nankyō Village(Nam Hương tân phố).Taitō Chō(Đài đông thính)was one of twenty local administrative offices established in 1901. English-language works from the era refer to the place asPinan(from Japanese) andPilam(fromHokkien).[3]Taitō Town was established in 1920 underTaitō Prefecture,and included modern Taitung City and easternBeinan Township.There were no Americans living here during the Japanese rule.[citation needed]
Post-war[edit]
Afterhandover of Taiwan from Japanto the ROC in 1945, it becameTaitungTownshipand in 1948 it was promoted toTaitung City.
City government[edit]
Taitung City government is headquartered at Taitung City Hall which takes the responsibility for the city general administration and all of its other affairs, from folk, education, cultural popularization, negotiation, emergency help, disaster prevention, environmental taxation, cleaning control, finance, public property control, tellership, ta xing help, farming and fishing control, wholesale products, marketing and business administration, urban planning, public establishment, tourism, community development, army service administration, welfare, national health insurance program and indigenous administration affairs.
Departments[edit]
- Civil Affair Section
- Financial Section
- Construction Section
- Labor Affair Section
- Social and Army Service Section
- Aboriginal Administration Section
- Administration Section
- Personnel Office
- Budget, Accounting and Statistics Office
- Ethics Section[4]
Climate[edit]
Taitung has atropical monsoon climate,with a wet season from May to October, a dry season from November to April, and consistently very warm to hot temperatures with high humidity. Unlike most tropical climates, however, the dry season is foggy rather than sunny, so that moisture availability during this period is greater than the low rainfall and warm temperatures would suggest. The highest record of temperature of Taiwan was recorded in Taitung on May 9, 2004, with temperatures peaking above 40 degrees Celsius for the first time in Taiwan's recorded history.
| Climate data for Taitung City (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present ) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.7 (90.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
40.2 (104.4) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.3 (102.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.4 (84.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.7 (76.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 33.1 (1.30) |
40.7 (1.60) |
36.5 (1.44) |
64.8 (2.55) |
138.3 (5.44) |
201.9 (7.95) |
250.2 (9.85) |
316.4 (12.46) |
295.6 (11.64) |
215.0 (8.46) |
99.3 (3.91) |
45.8 (1.80) |
1,737.6 (68.4) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 14.4 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 125.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 71.5 | 72.9 | 73.3 | 75.2 | 77.3 | 77.3 | 76.0 | 76.6 | 76.3 | 72.6 | 72.1 | 70.7 | 74.3 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 93.7 | 85.1 | 102.1 | 116.8 | 148.0 | 210.2 | 253.2 | 223.5 | 173.1 | 157.3 | 122.2 | 98.6 | 1,783.8 |
| Source: Central Weather Bureau[5][6][7][8][9] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions[edit]
Wenhua, Minzu, Zi gian g, Minsheng, Baosang, Minquan, Siwei, Zhonghua, Renai, Jiangguo, Datong, Chenggong, Jianguo, Zhongzheng, Zhongshan, Xingguo, Tiehua, Tunghai, Fuguo, Fu xing, Xin xing, Xinsheng, Zhongxin, Malan, Guangming, Fengnian, Fengle, Yongle, Kangle, Fengrong, Fenggu, Fengli, Fengyuan, Fugang, Fufeng, Nanrong, Yanwan, Beinan, Nanwang, Fengtian, Xinyuan, Jianhe, Jian xing, Jianye, Zhiben and Jiannong Village.
Government institutions[edit]
Education[edit]
Tourist attractions[edit]
- Beinan Cultural Park
- Datong Theater
- Fugang Fishery Harbor
- kararuan ( thêm lộ lan ) Recreation Area
- Liyushan ( cá chép sơn ) Park
- Makabahai Park ( mã tạp ba hải công viên )
- Moving Castle
- National Museum of Prehistory
- Paposogan (Seaside Park)
- Taitung Aboriginal Gallery
- Taitung Art Museum
- Taitung Chinese Association
- Taitung Forest Park
- Taitung Performing Art Center
- Taitung Railway Art Village
- Taitung Story Museum
- Tiehua Music Village ( thiết hoa thôn )
- Xiao Yehliu ( tiểu dã liễu )
- Zhiben Wetlands
Transportation[edit]
- TRA:Hwa-tung Line,South-Link Line
- Taiwan Provincial Highway System
- Port
- Fugang Fishery Harbor- ferry port toOrchid IslandandGreen Island
- Airport
Notable natives[edit]
- Jia Jia,singer and songwriter.
References[edit]
- ^"Mayor's Column".Taitung City Office.Retrieved7 May2022.(in Chinese)
- ^Davidson, James W.(1903).The Island of Formosa, Past and Present: history, people, resources, and commercial prospects: tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions.London and New York: Macmillan & co. p.244.OL6931635M.
- ^Davidson (1903),Index p.29: "Pinan (Pilam)"
- ^"Organization".Taitung City Office.Retrieved8 May2022.(in Chinese)
- ^"Monthly Mean".Central Weather Bureau.Retrieved29 November2022.
- ^"Khí tượng trạm các tháng tối cao nhiệt độ không khí thống kê"(PDF)(in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau.Retrieved29 November2022.
- ^"Khí tượng trạm các tháng tối cao nhiệt độ không khí thống kê ( tục )"(PDF)(in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau.Retrieved29 November2022.
- ^"Khí tượng trạm các tháng thấp nhất nhiệt độ không khí thống kê"(PDF)(in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau.Retrieved29 November2022.
- ^"Khí tượng trạm các tháng thấp nhất nhiệt độ không khí thống kê ( tục )"(PDF)(in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau.Retrieved29 November2022.
External links[edit]
Geographic data related toTaitung CityatOpenStreetMap
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