Brief Introduction of Tainan City
Tainan a special municipality city in southern Taiwan.
Located in the southwest of Taiwan, it faces the Taiwan Strait in the west, the Alishan Mountains in the east, adjacent to Chiayi County in the north, and Kaohsiung City in the south.
Tainan is the oldest city on the island of Taiwan and commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of history as the capital of Taiwan under Koxinga and later Qing rule.
As Taiwan's oldest urban area, Tainan was initially established by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as a ruling and trading base called Fort Zeelandia during the period of Dutch rule on the island. After Dutch colonists were defeated by Koxinga in 1661, Tainan remained as the capital of the Tungning Kingdom until 1683 and the capital of Taiwan Prefecture under Qing Dynasty rule until 1887.
Tainan is also one of Taiwan's cultural capitals, for its rich folk cultures including the famous local street food and traditional cuisine, extensively preserved Taoist rites and other living local traditions.
The city houses the first Confucian school–temple in Taiwan, built in 1665, the remains of the Eastern and Southern gates of the old city, and countless other historical monuments. Tainan claims more Buddhist and Taoist temples than any other city in Taiwan.
Total Area about 2,191.65 sq.km.
Has a population of 1.88 million in 2019, ranked 6 of 22 counties and have a density of 860 people per sq. km.
Tainan City has 37 districts namely:
1. West Cenral 中西區 2. East 東區 3. South 南區 4. North 北區
5. Anping 安平區 6. Annan 安南區 7. Yongkang 永康區 8. Gueiren 歸仁區
9. Sinhua 新化區 10. Zuojhen 左鎮區 11. Yujing 玉井區 12. Nansi 楠西區
13. Nanhua 南化區 14. Rende 仁德區 15. Guanmiao 關廟區 16. Longci 龍崎
17. Shanhua 善化區 18. Shanshang 山上區 19. Sinshih 新市 20. Anding 安定區
21. Jiali 佳里區 22. Sigang 西港 23. Cigu 七股區 24 . Jiangjun 將軍區
25. Syuejia 學甲 26. Beimen 北門區 27. Guantian 官田區 28. Madou 麻豆區 29. Xinying 新營區 30. Houbi 後壁區 31. Baihe 白河區 32. Dongshan 東山區 33. Lioujia 六甲區 34. Xiaying 下營區 35. Liouying 柳營區 36. Yanshuei 鹽水區
37 . Danei 大內區
Located in the southwest of Taiwan, it faces the Taiwan Strait in the west, the Alishan Mountains in the east, adjacent to Chiayi County in the north, and Kaohsiung City in the south.
Tainan is the oldest city on the island of Taiwan and commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of history as the capital of Taiwan under Koxinga and later Qing rule.
As Taiwan's oldest urban area, Tainan was initially established by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as a ruling and trading base called Fort Zeelandia during the period of Dutch rule on the island. After Dutch colonists were defeated by Koxinga in 1661, Tainan remained as the capital of the Tungning Kingdom until 1683 and the capital of Taiwan Prefecture under Qing Dynasty rule until 1887.
Tainan is also one of Taiwan's cultural capitals, for its rich folk cultures including the famous local street food and traditional cuisine, extensively preserved Taoist rites and other living local traditions.
The city houses the first Confucian school–temple in Taiwan, built in 1665, the remains of the Eastern and Southern gates of the old city, and countless other historical monuments. Tainan claims more Buddhist and Taoist temples than any other city in Taiwan.
Total Area about 2,191.65 sq.km.
Has a population of 1.88 million in 2019, ranked 6 of 22 counties and have a density of 860 people per sq. km.
Tainan City has 37 districts namely:
1. West Cenral 中西區 2. East 東區 3. South 南區 4. North 北區
5. Anping 安平區 6. Annan 安南區 7. Yongkang 永康區 8. Gueiren 歸仁區
9. Sinhua 新化區 10. Zuojhen 左鎮區 11. Yujing 玉井區 12. Nansi 楠西區
13. Nanhua 南化區 14. Rende 仁德區 15. Guanmiao 關廟區 16. Longci 龍崎
17. Shanhua 善化區 18. Shanshang 山上區 19. Sinshih 新市 20. Anding 安定區
21. Jiali 佳里區 22. Sigang 西港 23. Cigu 七股區 24 . Jiangjun 將軍區
25. Syuejia 學甲 26. Beimen 北門區 27. Guantian 官田區 28. Madou 麻豆區 29. Xinying 新營區 30. Houbi 後壁區 31. Baihe 白河區 32. Dongshan 東山區 33. Lioujia 六甲區 34. Xiaying 下營區 35. Liouying 柳營區 36. Yanshuei 鹽水區
37 . Danei 大內區
