Chincheng, Kinmen

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Chincheng Township
Skyline of Chincheng Township
Country Taiwan
County Kinmen
Government
 - Type Strong magistrate-council
 - Magistrate Tsai Hui-shih
Area
 - Total 21.7080 km² (8.4 sq mi)
Population (February 2008)
 - Total 28,129
Time zone CST (UTC+8)
Postal code 893
Website: http://www.kincheng.gov.tw/

Chincheng (traditional Chinese: 金城鎮; pinyin: Jīnchéng Chen) is an urban township on the southwestern corner of the island of Kinmen (Quemoy). It is the county seat of Kinmen County, Fukien Province, Republic of China. Since 1949, the Republic of China has been based in Taipei, Taiwan. It also serves as the capital of Republic of China's Fukien Province.

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