Tainan County
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| Traditional Chinese: | 台南縣 | ||||||||||||||
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 台南縣 Abbreviation(s): South County (南縣) |
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| County seat | Sinying City |
| Region | Central/Southern Taiwan |
| County Magistrate | Su Huan-chih |
| Cities | 2 |
| Townships | 27 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 2,016.01 km² (9 of 25) |
| - % water | n/a % |
| Population | |
| - Total | 1,105,983 (2004) (6 of 25) |
| - Density | 742/km² |
| Symbols | |
| - County flower | Tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans) |
| - County tree | Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) |
| - County bird | Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) |
| Official websites | English |
Tainan County is a county in Southern Taiwan . The name "Tainan" means simply "Southern Taiwan". Tainan County is officially administered as a county of Taiwan.
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[edit] Adminstration
Tainan County administrates two cities, seven urban townships and twenty rural townships.
Note: The romanizations below are in Tongyong Pinyin which Tainan County Government uses officially for transliteration.
[edit] Cities
- Sinying City (新營市)
- Yongkang City (永康市)
[edit] Townships
[edit] Urban townships
- Baihe Township (白河鎮)
- Jiali Township (佳里鎮)
- Madou Township (麻豆鎮)
- Shanhua Township (善化鎮)
- Sinhua Township (新化鎮)
- Syuejia Township (學甲鎮)
- Yanshuei Township (鹽水鎮)
[edit] Rural townships
- Anding Township (安定鄉)
- Beimen Township (北門鄉)
- Cigu Township (七股鄉)
- Danei Township (大內鄉)
- Dongshan Township (東山鄉)
- Guantian Township (官田鄉)
- Guiren Township (歸仁鄉)
- Houbi Township (後壁鄉)
- Jiangjyun Township (將軍鄉)
- Lioujia Township (六甲鄉)
- Liouying Township (柳營鄉)
- Nanhua Township (南化鄉)
- Nansi Township (楠西鄉)
- Rende Township (仁德鄉)
- Shanshang Township (山上鄉)
- Siaying Township (下營鄉)
- Sigang Township (西港鄉)
- Sinshih Township (新市鄉)
- Yujing Township (玉井鄉)
- Zuojhen Township (左鎮鄉)
[edit] Transportation
- Tainan Airport
- Tainan Train Station
- Sinnan Buses and Tainan Buses
- Bus
- HIGHWAY
- Taxi
[edit] Nightmarket
| Name | Feature | Location |
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| Hsjaopei Night Market | This night market is nice and neat, and every stand has it's own number. There are many kinds of cuisine, including sea food, coffin cakes, pot-edged pancake soup, Eel noodles, spear fish simmered by soy bean sauce and sugar, thick soup of meat, sticky tofu. | At the intersection of Shimen Rd. and Lin-an Rd.,Tainan |
quote from Tourism Bureau, MOTC, R.O.C.
[edit] Attractions
- Mashago Beach Scenic Area
- Mangrove Conservation Area
[edit] External links
- Tainan County Government Website (Chinese) (English)
- International students @ Tainan English city-guide
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