Tainan (臺南 or 台南; literally "Taiwan South"), officially Tainan City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait in the west and south. Tainan is the oldest city in Taiwan and also commonly known as the "Capital City" (Chinese: 府城; pinyin: fǔchéng) for its over 200 years of history as the capital of Taiwan under Koxinga and later Qing dynasty rule.
Population: 771,235
Latitude: 22° 59' 26.99" N
Longitude: 120° 12' 47.99" E
Xinshi District (Chinese: 新市區; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnshì Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Sinshìh Cyu; Wade–Giles: Hsin1-shih4 Ch'ü1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sin-chhī; literally: "new market") is a rural district in central Tainan, Taiwan, about 11 km north of Fort Provintia. A…
The Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium (Chinese: 台南市立棒球場; pinyin: Táinán Shìlì Bàngqiúchǎng) is a baseball stadium in Tainan City, Taiwan.
Shanhua District (Chinese: 善化區; pinyin: Shànhuà Qū; Wade–Giles: Shan-hua; literally: "amelioration") is a suburban district of Tainan, a special municipality located in southwestern Taiwan, about 20 km northeast of Anping.
Rende District (Chinese: 仁德區; pinyin: Réndé Qū; Wade–Giles: Jen2-te2 Ch'ü1) is a rural district in southern Tainan City, Republic of China (Taiwan).
Qigu District (Chinese: 七股區; Hanyu Pinyin: Qīgǔ Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Cigǔ Cyu; Wade–Giles: Ch'i1-ku3 Ch'ü1) is a rural district of about 23,608 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. It was previously a salt producing area, but now most of the salt products a…
Guiren District (Chinese: 歸仁區; Hanyu Pinyin: Guīrén Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Gueirén Cyu; Wade–Giles: Kui1-jen2 Ch'ü1) is a rural district in southern Tainan, Taiwan.
The Kaohsiung MRT Gangshan South Station is a station on the Red Line in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Alian District (Chinese: 阿蓮區; pinyin: Ālián Qū; Wade–Giles: A1-lien2 Ch'ü1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-lian-khu) is a rural district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
The 1946 Hsinhua earthquake (Chinese: 1946年新化大地震; pinyin: 1946 nián Xīnhuà dà dìzhèn), also referred to as the 1946 Tainan earthquake (Chinese: 1946年台南大地震; pinyin: 1946 nián Táinán dà dìzhèn) was a magnitude 6.1 earthquake which hit Tainan County (n…
Anding District (Chinese: 安定區; pinyin: Āndìng Qū; Wade–Giles: An1-ting4 Ch'ü1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: An-tēng khu) is a rural district of about 30,298 residents in Tainan, Taiwan.
Yujing District (Chinese: 玉井區; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gio̍k-chéⁿ) is a rural district in eastern Tainan, Taiwan. It is famous for its cultivation of mangoes.
Xinhua District (Chinese: 新化區; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnhuà Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Sinhuà Cyu; Wade–Giles: Hsin1-hua4 Ch'ü1) or Sinhua District is a suburban district in central Tainan, Taiwan.
Tainan Theological College and Seminary (Chinese: 台南神學院; pinyin: Táinán shénxué yuàn) is a private Presbyterian educational institution in Tainan City, Taiwan.
Madou District (Chinese: 麻豆區; pinyin: Mádòu Qū; Wade–Giles: Ma2-tou4 Ch'ü1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Moâ-tāu) is a district of about 45,067 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. It owes its name to the Siraya language word Moatau or Mattou. Mattau was one of the four cor…
Jiasian District (Chinese: 甲仙區; Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǎxiān Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǎsian Cyu; Wade–Giles: Chia3-hsien1 Ch'ü1) is a rural district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Located far from the coast, the township is regarded as a gateway to Taiwan's Cent…
Jiading District or Cieding District (Chinese: 茄萣區; Hanyu Pinyin: Jiādìng Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Jiadìng Cyu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ka-tiāⁿ-khu) is a coastal suburban district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Guanmiao District (Chinese: 關廟區; pinyin: Guānmiào Qū; Wade–Giles: Kuan1-miao4 Ch'ü1) is a rural district in southeastern Tainan City, Taiwan.
Budai Township (Chinese: 布袋鎮; pinyin: Bùdài Zhèn) is an urban township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.