Tainan
Appearance
Tainan City( đài nam thị ) is a ceety in soothrenTaiwan,the fift lairgest efterNew Taipei,Taipei,Kaohsiung,anTaichung.It wis aprovincial municipalityoTaiwan Province,the ceety merged wi the adjacentTainan Coontytae form a singledirect-controlled municipalityin December 2010. It is surroondit bi theTaiwan Straittae the wast an sooth. Tainan's complex history o comebacks, redefinitions an renewals inspired its popular nickname "Ceety o the Phoenix."[1]
Internaitional relations
[eedit|eedit soorce]Twin touns — Sister ceeties
[eedit|eedit soorce]The follaein places aresister ceetiestae Tainan Ceety[2]:
- Monterey,CalifornieUnitit States(1965)
- Gwangju,Sooth Korea(1968)
- San Jose,CalifornieUnitit States(1977)
- Kansas Ceety,MissouriUnitit States(1987)
- Pasay Ceety,Philippines(1980)
- Cavite Ceety,Philippines(1980)
- Tagaytay Ceety,Philippines(1980)
- Trece Martires,Philippines(1980)
- Columbus,OhioUnitit States(1980)
- Kinmen,Taiwan(1981)
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra,Bolivie(1981)
- Port Elizabeth, Eastren Cape,Sooth Africae(1982)
- Orlando,FloridaUnitit States(1982)
- Gold Coast,Queensland,Australie(1982)
- Fairbanks,AlaskaUnited States(1983)
- Oklahoma Ceety,OklahomaUnitit States(1986)
- Huntsville,AlabamaUnitit States(1986)
- Carbondale,IllinoisUnited States(1991)
- Leuven,Belgium(1993)
- Ra'anana,Israel(1999)[3]
- Zacapa,Guatemala(2003)
- Elbląg,Poland(2004)
- Ribe,Denmark(2005)
- Keçiören,Turkey(2005)
- Cagayan de Oro Ceety,Philippines(2005)
Friendship ceeties
[eedit|eedit soorce]Tainan Ceety an aa celebrates friendly relationships wi twa ither locations, although they are no considered offeecial sister ceeties.
References
[eedit|eedit soorce]- ↑ http://taiwanjournal.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xitem=53774&ctnode=413&mp=9
- ↑"Sister Cities".Tainan City Government. Archived fraethe originalon 27 Mey 2008.Retrieved19 August2008.
- ↑"Ra'anana: Twin towns & Sister cities - Friends around the World".raanana.muni.il.Archived fraethe originalon 30 Apryle 2010.Retrieved24 Mairch2010.
Coordinates:22°59′00″N120°11′00″E/ 22.9833°N 120.1833°E
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