Taichung
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Summary
Taichung is a special municipality[1]. Taichung draws 3,830 Wikipedia views per month (special municipality category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Taiwan[3]
- Country: Taiwan[4]
- Head of government: Lu Shiow-yen[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Instance of: city[7], big city[8]
- Capital: Xitun District[9]
- Shares border with: Nantou County[10], Changhua County[11], Miaoli County[12], Hsinchu County[13], Yilan County[14], Hualien County[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: West District[16], Central District[17], Beitun District[18], Xitun District[19], Nantun District[20], Dali District[21], Taiping District[22], South District[23], Wufeng District[24], Tanzi District[25], Xinshe District[26], Dongshi District[27], Heping District[28], Shigang District[29]
- Flag: Flag of Taichung City[30]
- Twinned administrative body: Manchester[31], Santa Cruz de la Sierra[32], Winnipeg[33], Makati[34], San Pedro Sula[35], San Diego[36], Manila[37], Austin[38], Auckland[39], Cheyenne[40], Maracaibo[41], Hirakawa[42], Reno[43], Burnaby[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Taichung include Taichung International Airport[45], a joint-use aerodrome[46], in Taiwan[47], founded in 1954[48]; Taichung Power Plant[49], a coal-fired power station[50], in Taiwan[51], founded in 1992[52]; Port of Taichung[53], a port[54], in Taiwan[55], founded in 1976[56]; and Taichung Mosque[57], a mosque[58], in Taiwan[59], founded in 1951[60].
Why It Matters
Taichung has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Taichung is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Taichung include Taichung International Airport[45], a joint-use aerodrome[46], in Taiwan[47], founded in 1954[48]; Taichung Power Plant[49], a coal-fired power station[50], in Taiwan[51], founded in 1992[52]; Port of Taichung[53], a port[54], in Taiwan[55], founded in 1976[56]; and Taichung Mosque[57], a mosque[58], in Taiwan[59], founded in 1951[60].