Taichung County

**Taichung County**
台中縣
Taichung County emblem
Abbreviation: Taichung (台中)
Capital	Fongyuan City
Region	Central Taiwan
County magistrate	Huang Chung-sheng (黃仲生)
Area	Ranked 8 of 25
- Total - % water	2,051.4712 km² (Percent water goes here)%
Population	Ranked 4 of 25
- Total (May 2004) - Density	1,522,986 742/km²
Cities:	3
Townships:	18
County flower:	Cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
County tree:	Chinese Banyan (Ficus microcarpa)
County bird:	Formosan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea)

Taichung County (台中縣, pinyin: Táizhōng Xiàn) is a county in central Taiwan, encompassing Taichung City and administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China.

Its name derives from the Wade-Giles romanization T`ai-chung and means simply "central Taiwan".

Administration

Taichung County controls three township-level cities (縣轄市), five townships (鎮), and 13 rural townships (鄉).

Last updated: 05-07-2005 10:47:54

Last updated: 05-13-2005 07:56:04