Taichung County


Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Yuanlin Township before 1950 and Fongyuan City after 1950.

History

Taichung County was established on 26 November 1945 on the territory of Taichū Prefecture shortly after the end of World War II. In the early years, Taichung County consists of most territory of Taichū Prefecture except the territory near cities of Taichū and Shōka. The county is subdivide into districts, which is reformed from Japanese districts. The districts are divided into townships.
On 16 August 1950, another division reform was implemented. The southern part of the County was separated and established Changhua County and Nantou County. The remaining Taichung County has territory equivalent to the Toyohara, Tōsei, Taikō, and Daiton in the Japanese era. In addition, districts in the remaining part of Taichung County was defunct. All townships were directly controlled by the County Government. On 25 December 2010, the county merged with Taichung City to form a larger single special municipality.

Administration

The subdivisions of the County remained mostly stable between 1950 and 2010. However, some changed has also been made.
In 25 Dec 2010, The County was merged with Taichung City, all cities and townships became districts. On the eve of merging with Taichung City, the county consists of the following administrative divisions
TypeNameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaRegion
CitiesFengyuan Hong-goânFûng-ngiènFongyuan
CitiesDaliTāi-líThai-lîDatun
CitiesTaipingThài-pêngThai-phìnDatun
Urban
townships		DajiaTāi-kahThai-kapDajia
Urban
townships		Qingshui Chheng-chúiTshîn-súiDajia
Urban
townships		ShaluSoa-la̍kSâ-lu̍kDajia
Urban
townships		Wuqi Gō·-chheǸg-tshiDajia
Urban
townships		Dongshi Tang-sìTûng-sṳDongshih
Rural
townships		LongjingLiông-chéⁿLiùng-tsiángDajia
Rural
townships		DaduTōa-tō͘Thai-túDajia
Rural
townships		Da'an Tāi-anThai-ônDajia
Rural
townships		WaipuGoā-po͘Ngoi-phûDajia
Rural
townships		HouliAū-líHeu-lîFongyuan
Rural
townships		Tanzi Thâm-chúThâm-tsṳ́Fongyuan
Rural
townships		DayaTāi-ngéThai-ngâFongyuan
Rural
townships		ShengangSin-kóngSṳ̀n-kôngFongyuan
Rural
townships		Shigang Chio̍h-kngSa̍k-kóngDongshih
Rural
townships		Xinshe Sin-siāSîn-saDongshih
Rural
townships		Wufeng Bū-hongVú-fûngDatun
Rural
townships		Wuri O·-ji̍tVû-ngitDatun
Mountain
indigenous
township		HepingHô-pêngFò-phìnDongshih

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