Taichung

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Taichung City
台中市


City flag	City seal

Abbreviation: Central City (中市)

City nickname: The cultural city

Capital District

West Dist. (西區)

Region

Central Taiwan

Mayor

Jason Hu (胡志強)

Area

Ranked 18 of 25

- Total
- % water

163.4256 km²
?%

Population

Ranked 9 of 25

- Total (May 2004)
- Density

1,114,080
6205/km²

Districts:

City flower:

City tree:

Dita bark (Alstonia Scholaris)

City bird:

Little egret (Egretta garzetta)

Taichung (台中, Hanyu Pinyin: Táizhōng, Wade-Giles: T'ai-chung) is a city located in west-central Taiwan with a population of just over one million people, making it the third largest city on the island, after Taipei and Kaohsiung. The city's name is Chinese for "Central Taiwan." Taichung City (台中市) is administratively a municipality of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. It is surrounded completely by Taichung County.

Taichung is home to Chung-hsing University (中興大學), Fengchia University (逢甲大學), Providence University (靜宜大學), and Tunghai University (東海大學).

Taichung is famous for Taiyang Bing (Suncakes). Taichung's Chun Shui Tang teahouse (春水堂) is where pearl milk tea was invented. The city is also the birthplace of actress/singer Vivian Hsu.

External links

Taichung City Government | (English)

Administrative divisions of the Republic of China

Central Municipalities:	Kaohsiung City \| Taipei City
Counties:	Taiwan Province: Changhua County \| Chiayi County \| Hsinchu County \| Hualien County \| Kaohsiung County \| Miaoli County \| Nantou County \| Penghu County \| Pingtung County \| Taichung County \| Tainan County \| Taipei County \| Taitung County \| Taoyuan County \| Yilan County \| Yunlin County Fujian Province: Kinmen County \| Lienchiang County
Provincial Cities:	Taiwan Province: Chiayi City \| Hsinchu City \| Keelung City \| Taichung City \| Tainan City

zh-tw:台中市 pl:Tajczung