Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan

Taiwan

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, the Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

, that surrounded but did not include Taichung City. The name Taichung means "central Taiwan". On December 25, 2010, the county and city merged to form a single special municipality.

Administration

Taichung County controlled three township-level cities (縣轄市), five urban townships (鎮), and 13 rural townships (鄉), which, at the time of the merger with Taichung City, were converted into 21 districts of the new municipality.

See also: Administrative divisions of the Republic of China

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Dali City Dali City, Taichung County Dali is a district in the eastern part of Taichung, Taiwan .The "Dali" names from 大里杙 .-Senior high schools:*National Dali Senior High School*****...	大里市	Ta-li	Dali	Dàlǐ	Tāi-lí	Thai-lî
Fengyuan City	豐原市	Feng-yuan	Fongyuan	Fēngyúan	Hong-goân	Fûng-ngièn
Taiping City Taiping City Taiping is a district in the eastern part of Taichung, Taiwan .- Native products :Taiping District supply lots of agriculture products to Taichung urban area, includingloquats, longans, bananas, and vegetables.-Sister cities:...	太平市	T'ai-p'ing	Taiping	Tàipíng	Thài-pêng	Thai-phìn
Dajia Township Dajia, Taichung Dajia District is an suburban coastal district in Taichung, Taiwan. It is located on the northwestern corner of Taichung .The climate of the region is Sub-tropical, and the average temperature is roughly 24 degrees Celsius.-Attractions:* Jenn Lann Gong...	大甲鎮	Ta-chia	Dajia	Dàjiǎ	Tāi-kah	Thai-kap
Dongshi Township	東勢鎮	Tung-shih	Dongshih	Dōngshì	Tang-sì	Tûng-sṳ
Qingshui Township	清水鎮	Ch'ing-shui	Cingshuei	Qīngshuǐ	Chheng-chúi	Tshîn-súi
Shalu Township Shalu, Taichung - Taichung Airport :Shalu is home to the Taichung Airport, which serves various domestic and regional destinations.- Education :* Providence University...	沙鹿鎮	Sha-lu	Shalu	Shālù	Soa-la̍k	Sâ-lu̍k
Wuqi Township Wuqi, Taichung - Native products :*fishes*tourism on coastTaichung harbor...	梧棲鎮	Wu-ch'i	Wuci	Wúqī	Gō·-chhe	Ǹg-tshi
Da'an Township Da-an, Taichung Da-an District is a coastal district in Taichung City, Taiwan,upgrade from Da-an Township. It lies between the Dajia river and the Da-an river.The district's economy is based around rice.The climate is sub-tropical.-History:...	大安鄉	Ta-an	Da-an	Dà'ān	Tāi-an	Thai-ôn
Dadu Township Dadu, Taichung Dadu is a district in southwestern Taichung, Taiwan.- History :*The Yingpu culture was a Late Neolithic culture in mid-Taiwan.*Dadu was the historical capital of the Kingdom of Middag which was established by the Taiwanese aboriginal tribes of Papora, Babuza, Pazeh, and Hoanya.-External links:*...	大肚鄉	Ta-tu	Dadu	Dàdù	Tōa-tō͘	Thai-tú
Daya Township Daya, Taichung - Native products :*Job's Tears*Wheat:the only place in Taiwan to grow wheat.* Area: 32.41 km²* Population: 84,297 people...	大雅鄉	Ta-ya	Daya	Dàyǎ	Tāi-ngé	Thai-ngâ
Heping Township Heping, Taichung Heping District is a mountainous district in eastern Taichung, Taiwan, and it is the largest part of the city by area...	和平鄉	Ho-ping	Heping	Hépíng	Hô-pêng	Fò-phìn
Houli Township Houli, Taichung - Industrial products :*Iron plants*Musical instrument manufacturing. Known locally for Saxophones.- Military stables :Military stables were built in Houli in mid 50's and function until today. Stables' main stock includes some of the horses that were given to Taiwan as a gift from Arabia....	后里鄉	Hou-li	Houli	Hòulǐ	Aū-lí	Heu-lî
Longjing Township Longjing, Taichung Longjing is a district in western Taichung in Taiwan, Republic of China....	龍井鄉	Lung-ching	Longjing	Lóngjǐng	Liông-chéⁿ	Liùng-tsiáng
Shengang Township Shengang, Taichung - Native products :*Longan,*Lychee,*rice.*Pumpkins*moon cakes:many historical shops over there...	神岡鄉	Shen-kang	Shengang	Shéngāng	Sin-kóng	Sṳ̀n-kông
Shigang Township Shigang, Taichung Shigang is a rural district in Taichung City, Taiwan. It has a population total of 16,145 and an area of 18.2105 square kilometres.-External links:*...	石岡鄉	Shih-kang	Shihgang	Shígāng	Chio̍h-kng	Sa̍k-kóng
Tanzi Township	潭子鄉	T'an-tzu	Tanzih	Tánzǐ	Thâm-chú	Thâm-tsṳ́
Waipu Township Waipu, Taichung Waipu is a rural district in Taichung City, Taiwan. It has a population total of 31,870 and an area of 42.4099 square kilometres.-External links:*...	外埔鄉	Wai-p'u	Waipu	Wàipǔ	Goā-po͘	Ngoi-phû
Wufeng Township	霧峰鄉	Wu-feng	Wufong	Wùfēng	Bū-hong	Vú-fûng
Wuri Township Wuri, Taichung Wuri is a district in southern Taichung, Republic of China. Both of the two north-south freeways passes Wurih.Major Military soldiers of ROC training center called Chengkong Ridge located here.-Transportation:*THSR Taichung Station...	烏日鄉	Wu-jih	Wurih	Wūrì	O·-ji̍t	Vû-ngit
Xinshe Township	新社鄉	Hsin-she	Sinshe	Xīnshè	Sin-siā	Sîn-sa

Freeway

• National Highway No. 1
  National Highway No. 1 (Taiwan)
  National Highway No. 1 is the first freeway in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung City at the intersection of Ziao 2nd Road and Jhong 4th Road and ends in Kaohsiung City at the intersection of Jhongshan 4th Road and Yugang Road, giving it a total length of 372.8 km...
  
  
• National Highway No. 3
  National Highway No. 3 (Taiwan)
  National Highway No. 3 is the second North-South freeway in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung City at Jijin Interchange on the Provincial Highway No. 2 and ends in Linbian, Pingtung on the Provincial Highway No. 17....
  
  
• National Highway No. 4
  National Highway No. 4 (Taiwan)
  National Highway No. 4 is a freeway, which begins in Qingshui, Taichung on the Provincial Highway No. 17. and ends in Fengyuan District on the Provincial Highway No. 3.-Intersections with other freeways and expressways:...
  
  

External links

• Taichung County Government Official Website