Taitung City
County-administered city in Taiwan, Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Taitung, Taiwan" redirects here. For the county, see Taitung County. For other uses, see Taitung (disambiguation).
Taitung City (Chinese: 臺東市; pinyin: Táidōng Shì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-tang-chhī) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Taitung County, Taiwan. It lies on the southeast coast of Taiwan facing the Pacific Ocean. Taitung City is the most populous subdivision of Taitung County and it is one of the major cities on the east coast of the island.
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Taitung
臺東市 Taitō | |
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Taitung City | |
Etymology: Taitō (Japanese: 臺東, Taiwan east) | |
Nickname: 東市 (Eastern City) | |
Coordinates: 22°45′30″N 121°08′40″E | |
Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
County | Taitung |
Government | |
• Mayor | Chang Kuo-chou (張國洲)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 109.7691 km2 (42.3821 sq mi) |
Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 103,260 |
• Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Website | www.taitungcity.gov.tw (in Chinese) |
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Traditional Chinese | 臺東市 or 台東市 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kanji | 台東市 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kana | たいとうし | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kyūjitai | 臺東市 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taitung City is served by Taitung Airport. Taitung is a gateway to Green Island and Orchid Island, both of which are popular tourist destinations.