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Taitung County


Taitung County
台東縣
Image:Taitung_County_emblem.png
Taitung County emblem

Abbreviation: Taitung (台東)
Capital Taitung City
Region Eastern Taiwan
County magistrate Hsü Ch'ing-yüan (徐慶元)

Area

Ranked 3 of 25

 - Total
 - % water

3,515.2526 km²
(Percent water goes here)%

Population

Ranked 22 of 25

 - Total (May 2004)
 - Density

241,676
69/km²
Cities: 1
Townships: 15
County flower: Moth orchid (Phalaenopsis)
County tree: Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
County bird: ?
Image:Taitung_County_location.png


Taitung County (台東縣, pinyin: Táidōng Xiàn) is a county in Eastern Taiwan, administered as part of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China.

The name comes from the Wade-Giles romanization T`ai-tung, which means "Eastern Taiwan".

It administers two islands formerly used as prisons currently suffering from environmental damages: Green Island and Orchid Island.

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