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Taichung County
 Taichung County emblem |
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Abbreviation: Taichung (台中) | |
| Capital | Fongyuan City |
| Region | Central Taiwan |
| County magistrate | Huang Chung-sheng (黃仲生) |
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Area |
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2,051.4712 km² |
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1,522,986 |
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| Cities: | 3 |
| Townships: | 18 |
| County flower: | Cotton tree (Bombax ceiba) |
| County tree: | Chinese Banyan (Ficus microcarpa) |
| County bird: | Formosan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea) |
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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).
See also: Political divisions of the Republic of China
| Tongyong Pinyin | Hanzi | Wade-Giles | Hanyu Pinyin | Taiwanese |
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| Fongyuan City | 豐原 | Fengyúan | ||
| Dali City | 大里 | |||
| Taiping City | 太平 | |||
| Dongshih | 東勢 | |||
| Dajia | 大甲 | |||
| Cingshuei | 清水 | |||
| Shalu | 沙鹿 | |||
| Wuci | 梧棲 | |||
| Houli | 后里 | |||
| Shengang | 神岡 | |||
| Tanzih | 潭子 | |||
| Daya | 大雅 | |||
| Sinshe | 新社 | |||
| Shihgang | 石岡 | |||
| Waipi | 外埔 | |||
| Da-an | 大安 | |||
| Wurih | 烏日 | |||
| Dadu | 大肚 | |||
| Longjing | 龍井 | |||
| Wufong | 霧峰 | |||
| Heping | 和平 | Ho-ping | Hépíng |
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