Taichung County - Definition and Overview

Taichung County
台中縣

Taichung County emblem
Abbreviation: Taichung (台中)
Capital	Fongyuan City
Region	Central Taiwan
County magistrate	Huang Chung-sheng (黃仲生)
Area	Ranked 8 of 25
- Total  - % water	2,051.4712 km² (Percent water goes here)%
Population	Ranked 4 of 25
- Total (May 2004)  - Density	1,522,986 742/km²
Cities:	3
Townships:	18
County flower:	Cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
County tree:	Chinese Banyan (Ficus microcarpa)
County bird:	Formosan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea)

Taichung County (台中縣, pinyin: Táizhōng Xiàn) is a county in central Taiwan, encompassing Taichung City and administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China.

Its name derives from the Wade-Giles romanization T`ai-chung and means simply "central Taiwan".

External links

• Government website (http://www.taichung.gov.tw/) | (English) (http://www.taichung.gov.tw/english/index.asp)

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