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Taichung County
Taichung County
Traditional Chinese	臺中縣 or 台中縣
Simplified Chinese	台中县
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Táizhōng Xiàn
Wade–Giles	T'ai²-chung¹ Hsien⁴
Hakka
Romanization	Thòi-chûng Yen
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Tâi-tiong-kōan

Taichung County
臺中縣
Taichung County 臺中縣
County of the Republic of China
1945–2010
	Flag Coat of arms
	; Location of Taichung County on Taiwan.
Capital	Yuanlin (1945–1950); Fongyuan (1950–2010)
History
• Established	26 November 1945
• Disestablished	25 December 2010
Contained within
• Country	Republic of China (1945–2010); Empire of Japan (1945–1952, de jure)
Political subdivisions	3 County-administered cities; 5 Urban townships; 12 Rural townships; 1 Mountain indigenous township
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Taichū Prefecture
1950:; Changhua County
Nantou County
2010:; Taichung City
Today part of	Part of the Taichung (Special municipality), Changhua County, Nantou County

Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Yuanlin Township before 1950 and Fongyuan City after 1950.

History

Taichung County was established on 26 November 1945 on the territory of Taichū Prefecture (臺中州) shortly after the end of World War II. In the early years, Taichung County consists of most territory of Taichū Prefecture except the territory near cities of Taichū (Taichung) and Shōka (Changhua). The county is subdivide into districts (區), which is reformed from Japanese districts (郡). The districts are divided into townships.

Districts in Taichū Prefecture		Districts in Taichung County		Notes
Toyohara	豊原郡	Feng-yüan	豐原區
Tōsei	東勢郡	Tung-shih	東勢區
Taikō	大甲郡	Ta-chia	大甲區
Daiton	大屯郡	Ta-t'un	大屯區
Shōka	彰化郡	Chang-hua	彰化區
Inrin	員林郡	Yüan-lin	員林區	The county seat from 1945 to 1950
Hokuto	北斗郡	Pei-tou	北斗區
Nantō	南投郡	Nan-t'ou	南投區
Takeyama	竹山郡	Chu-shan	竹山區
Nōkō	能高郡	Neng-kao	能高區
Niitaka	新高郡	Hsin-kao	新高區	Renamed to Yü-shan District (玉山區) in 1948
		Chung-feng	中峰區	Established in 1949, covers the mountain indigenous townships

On 16 August 1950, another division reform was implemented. The southern part of the county was separated and established Changhua County and Nantou County. The remaining Taichung County has territory equivalent to the Toyohara (Fengyüan), Tōsei (Tungshih), Taikō (Tachia), and Daiton (Tatun) in the Japanese era. In addition, districts in the remaining part of Taichung County was defunct. All townships were directly controlled by the County Government. On 25 December 2010, the county merged with Taichung City to form a larger single special municipality.^[1]

Administration

The subdivisions of the County remained mostly stable between 1950 and 2010. However, some changed has also been made.

1 Oct 1955, Neipu Township (內埔鄉) was renamed Houli Township (后里鄉)
7 Jun 1973, two northeast most villages in Hoping Township (和平鄉) was separated to form a new county-level division — Lishan Constructing Administrative Bureau (梨山建設管理局).
1 Mar 1973, Fengyuan (豐原鎮) reformed from an urban township to a county-administered city for its population.
18 Feb 1982, Lishan Constructing Administrative Bureau dissolved, the two villages returned to Hoping Township.
1 Nov 1993, Tali (大里鄉) reformed from a rural township to a county-administered city for its population.
1 Aug 1996, Taiping (太平鄉) reformed from a rural township to a county-administered city for its population.

In 25 Dec 2010, The county was merged with Taichung City, all cities and townships became districts. On the eve of merging with Taichung City, the county consists of the following administrative divisions

Type	Name	Chinese	Taiwanese	Hakka	Region
Cities	Fengyuan (Fongyuan)	豐原市	Hong-goân	Fûng-ngièn	Fongyuan
	Dali	大里市	Tāi-lí	Thai-lî	Datun
	Taiping	太平市	Thài-pêng	Thai-phìn	Datun
Urban townships	Dajia	大甲鎮	Tāi-kah	Thai-kap	Dajia
	Qingshui (Cingshuei)	清水鎮	Chheng-chúi	Tshîn-súi
	Shalu	沙鹿鎮	Soa-la̍k	Sâ-lu̍k
	Wuqi (Wuci)	梧棲鎮	Gō·-chhe	Ǹg-tshi
	Dongshi (Dongshih)	東勢鎮	Tang-sì	Tûng-sṳ	Dongshih
Rural townships	Longjing	龍井鄉	Liông-chéⁿ	Liùng-tsiáng	Dajia
	Dadu	大肚鄉	Tōa-tō͘	Thai-tú
	Da'an (Da-an)	大安鄉	Tāi-an	Thai-ôn
	Waipu	外埔鄉	Goā-po͘	Ngoi-phû
	Houli	后里鄉	Aū-lí	Heu-lî	Fongyuan
	Tanzi (Tanzih)	潭子鄉	Thâm-chú	Thâm-tsṳ́
	Daya	大雅鄉	Tāi-ngé	Thai-ngâ
	Shengang	神岡鄉	Sin-kóng	Sṳ̀n-kông
	Shigang (Shihgang)	石岡鄉	Chio̍h-kng	Sa̍k-kóng	Dongshih
	Xinshe (Sinshe)	新社鄉	Sin-siā	Sîn-sa	Dongshih
	Wufeng (Wufong)	霧峰鄉	Bū-hong	Vú-fûng	Datun
	Wuri (Wurih)	烏日鄉	O·-ji̍t	Vû-ngit	Datun
Mountain indigenous township	Heping	和平鄉	Hô-pêng	Fò-phìn	Dongshih