Inner-city district of Taichung, Taiwan
24°7′7.6″N 120°45′46.2″E / 24.118778°N 120.762833°E / 24.118778; 120.762833
District
Taiping District Office
Taiping District (Chinese: 太平區; pinyin: Tàipíng Qū) is an inner city district in the eastern part of Taichung, Taiwan.[1] It is the second largest district in Taichung City after Heping District.
History
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Taiping was organized as a rural township of Taichung County. On 1 August 1996, Taiping was upgraded to a county-administered city due to its population. On 25 December 2010, Taichung County was merged with Taichung City and Taiping was upgraded to a district of the city.
Administrative divisions
Taiping District consists of 39 villages, which are Taiping, Zhangyi, Yongcheng, Zhongping, Zhongzheng, Pingan, Zhongxing, Yongping, Tungping, Chenggong, Tunghe, Jianguo, Jianxing, Pinglin, Daxing, Qinyi, Guanghua, Guangming, Zhongshan, Fengnian, Yixin, Yijia, Yichang, Xinping, Xinji, Xincheng, Xinguang, Xinxing, Xingao, Xinfu, Toubian, Shenghe, Tungbian, Xinglong, Fulong, Huangzhu, Guanglong, Yonglong and Delong Village.[2]
Geography
Economy
Taiping District supplies many agricultural products to the Taichung urban area, including
loquats, longans, bananas, and vegetables.
Education
Tourist attractions
Sister cities
Lincoln, Nebraska is Taiping's sister city.[1]
Notable natives
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