Taiping District, Taichung Explained

Taiping
Native Name:太平區
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Location
Subdivision Name:Taichung, Taiwan
Area Total Km2:121
Population As Of:February 2023
Population Total:196564
Population Density Km2:auto
Other Name:Ōtaira

Taiping District is an inner city district in the eastern part of Taichung, Taiwan.[1] It is the second largest district in Taichung City after Heping District.

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Taiping was organized as a rural township of Taichung County. On 1 August 1996, Taiping was upgraded to a county-administered city due to its population. On 25 December 2010, Taichung County was merged with Taichung City and Taiping was upgraded to a district of the city.

Administrative divisions

Taiping District consists of 39 villages, which are Taiping, Zhangyi, Yongcheng, Zhongping, Zhongzheng, Pingan, Zhongxing, Yongping, Tungping, Chenggong, Tunghe, Jianguo, Jianxing, Pinglin, Daxing, Qinyi, Guanghua, Guangming, Zhongshan, Fengnian, Yixin, Yijia, Yichang, Xinping, Xinji, Xincheng, Xinguang, Xinxing, Xingao, Xinfu, Toubian, Shenghe, Tungbian, Xinglong, Fulong, Huangzhu, Guanglong, Yonglong and Delong Village.[2]

Geography

Economy

Taiping District supplies many agricultural products to the Taichung urban area, includingloquats, longans, bananas, and vegetables.

Education

Tourist attractions

Sister cities

Lincoln, Nebraska is Taiping's sister city.http://www.taiping.gov.tw/english/pbt05.htm

Notable natives

Notes and References

  1. Book: Chan, K. . International Conference on Humanity and Social Science, (ICHSS2014) . DEStech Publications, Inc . 2014 . 978-1-60595-195-9 . 17 April 2019 . 316.
  2. Web site: 2014 Local Elections. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141227100517/http://vote2014.nat.gov.tw/en/TV/nm400002300000000.html . 2014-12-27 .