Tainan County
For the current subdivision, see Tainan.
| Tainan County 臺南縣 | |||||
| County of the Republic of China | |||||
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| Capital | Xinying | ||||
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| • | Established | 7 January 1946 | |||
| • | Disestablished | 25 December 2010 | |||
| Political subdivisions | 2 County-controlled city 7 Urban townships 22 Rural townships 1 Mountain indigenous township | ||||
| Today part of | Part of the Tainan (Special municipality) | ||||
| Tainan County | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 臺南縣 or 台南縣 | ||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 台南县 | ||||||||||||||
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Former Tainan County Government
Former Tainan County Council
Tainan County was a county of the Republic of China in southern Taiwan before it merged with the provincial Tainan City to form a new special municipality in 2010. The county capital was Xinying City.
History
Tainan County was established in Taiwan Province on 7 January 1946 after the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in October 1945. It merged with the city of Tainan on 25 December 2010 to form a single special municipality.[1]
Administration
At the time it merged with city of Tainan, Tainan County administered two cities, seven urban townships and 22 rural townships. All of these became districts of the city of Tainan.
| Name (Hanyu Pinyin) | Hanzi | Wade-Giles | Tongyong Pinyin | Taiwanese (POJ) | Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ |
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| Xinying | 新營市 | Hsin-ying | Sinying | Sin-iâⁿ | Sîn-yàng |
| Yongkang | 永康市 | Yung-k'ang | Yongkang | Éng-khong | Yún-không |
| Urban townships | |||||
| Baihe | 白河鎮 | Pai-he | Baihe | Pe̍h-hô | Pha̍k-hò |
| Jiali | 佳里鎮 | Chia-li | Jiali | Ka-lí | Kâ-lî |
| Madou | 麻豆鎮 | Ma-you | Madou | Môa-tāu | Mà-theu |
| Shanhua | 善化鎮 | Shan-hua | Shanhua | Siān-hòa | San-fa |
| Xinhua | 新化鎮 | Hsin-hua | Sinhua | Sin-hòa | Sîn-fa |
| Xuejia | 學甲鎮 | Hsüe-chia | Syuejia | Ha̍k-kah | Ho̍k-kap |
| Yanshui | 鹽水鎮 | Yen-shui | Yanshuei | Kiâm-chúi | Yàm-súi |
| Rural townships | |||||
| Anding | 安定鄉 | An-ting | Anding | An-tēng | Ôn-thin |
| Beimen | 北門鄉 | Pei-men | Beimen | Pak-mn̂g | Pet-mùn |
| Danei | 大內鄉 | Ta-nei | Danei | Tōa-lāi | Thai-nui |
| Dongshan | 東山鄉 | Tung-shan | Dongshan | Tong-san | Tûng-sân |
| Guanmiao | 關廟鄉 | Kuan-miao | Guanmiao | Koan-biō | Kûan-meu |
| Guantian | 官田鄉 | Kuan-t'ien | Guantian | Koaⁿ-tiān | Kôn-thièn |
| Guiren | 歸仁鄉 | Kuei-Jen | Gueiren | Kui-jîn | Kûi-yìn |
| Houbi | 後壁鄉 | Hou-pi | Houbi | Āu-piah | Heu-piak |
| Jiangjun | 將軍鄉 | Chiang-chün | Jiangjyun | Chiong-kun | Tsiông-kiûn |
| Liujia | 六甲鄉 | Liu-chia | Lioujia | La̍k-kah | Liuk-kap |
| Liuying | 柳營鄉 | Liu-ying | Liouying | Liú-iâⁿ | Liú-yàng |
| Longqi | 龍崎鄉 | Lung-ch'i | Longci | Liông-kiā | Liùng-khì |
| Nanhua | 南化鄉 | Nan-hua | Nanhua | Lâm-hòa | Nàm-fa |
| Nanxi | 楠西鄉 | Nan-hsi | Nansi | Lâm-se | Nàm-sî |
| Qigu | 七股鄉 | Ch'i-ku | Cigu | Chhit-kó͘ | Tshit-kú |
| Rende | 仁德鄉 | Jen-te | Rende | Jîn-tek | Yìn-tet |
| Shanshang | 山上鄉 | Shan-shang | Shanshang | San-siōng | Sân-song |
| Xiaying | 下營鄉 | Hsia-ying | Siaying | Ē-iâⁿ | Ha-yàng |
| Xigang | 西港鄉 | Hsi-kang | Sigang | Sai-káng | Sî-kóng |
| Xinshi | 新市鄉 | Hsin-shih | Sinshih | Sin-chhī | Sîn-sṳ |
| Yujing | 玉井鄉 | Yü-ching | Yujing | Gio̍k-chéⁿ | Ngiu̍k-tsiáng |
| Zuozhen | 左鎮鄉 | Tsuo-chen | Zuojhen | Chó-tìn | Tsó-tsṳ́n |
See also
References
- ↑ Gao, Pat (2010-11-01). "A Bigger South". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
External links
- Tainan Government Website (Chinese) (English)
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