Tainan County

Former county of Taiwan

Tainan County

臺南縣

County of the Republic of China
1946–2010

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Location of Tainan County on Taiwan.
Capital| Sinying
History|

• Established

| 7 January 1946

• Disestablished

| 25 December 2010
Political subdivisions| 2 County-administered cities
7 Urban townships
22 Rural townships

Preceded by | Succeeded by

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|  | Tainan Prefecture

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| Tainan |

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Today part of| Tainan (Special municipality)
Tainan County

Traditional Chinese| 臺南縣 or 台南縣
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Táinán Xiàn
Wade–Giles| T'ai²-nan² Hsien⁴
Tongyong Pinyin| Táinán Siàn
Hakka
Romanization| Thòi-nàm Yen
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ| Tâi-lâm-koān
Former Tainan County Government Former Tainan County Council

Tainan County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Sinying City.

## History

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Tainan County was established on 7 January 1946 on the territory of Tainan Prefecture (臺南州) shortly after the end of World War II. In the early years, Tainan County consists of most territory of Tainan Prefecture except the territory near cities of Tainan and Kagi (Chiayi). The county is subdivide into districts (區), which is reformed from Japanese districts (郡). The districts are divided into townships.

Districts in
Tainan Prefecture | Districts in
Tainan County | Notes

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Shin'ei | 新営郡 | Hsin-ying | 新營區 | Defunct in July 1946, townships controlled by the County directly
Niitoyo | 新豐郡 | Hsin-feng | 新豐區 |
Shinka | 新化郡 | Hsin-hua | 新化區 |
Sobun | 曽文郡 | Tseng-wen | 曾文區 |
Hokumon | 北門郡 | Pei-men | 北門區 |
Kagi | 嘉義郡 | Chia-yi | 嘉義區 |
Tōseki | 東石郡 | Tung-shih | 東石區 |
Toroku | 斗六郡 | Tou-liu | 斗六區 |
Kobi | 虎尾郡 | Hu-wei | 虎尾區 |
Hokukō | 北港郡 | Pei-kang | 北港區 |

On 16 August 1950, another division reform was implemented. The northern part of the county was separated and established Chiayi County and Yunlin County. The remaining Tainan County has territory equivalent to the Shin'ei (Hsinying), Niitoyo (Hsinfeng), Shinka (Hsinhua), Sobun (Tsengwen), and Hokumon (Peimen) in the Japanese era. In addition, districts in the remaining part of Kaohsiung County was defunct. All townships were directly controlled by the County Government. On 25 December 2010, the county merged with Tainan City to form a larger single special municipality.[1]

## Administrative divisions

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

* 10 Mar 1946, Anshun (安順鄉) was merged into Tainan City and reformed from a rural township to a district.
* 2 Feb 1968, Hsuehchia (學甲鄉) reformed from a rural township to an urban township for its population.
* 25 Dec 1981, Hsinying (新營鎮) reformed from an urban township to a county-administered city for its position as a county seat.
* 1 May 1993, Yungkang (永康鄉) reformed from a rural township to a county-administered city for its population.

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

Type | Name | Chinese | Taiwanese | Hakka | Region

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Cities | Sinying (Xinying) | 新營市 | Sin-iâⁿ | Sîn-yàng | Sinying
Yongkang | 永康市 | Éng-khong | Yún-không | Sinfeng
Urban
townships | Yanshuei (Yanshui) | 鹽水鎮 | Kiâm-chúi | Yàm-súi | Sinying
Baihe | 白河鎮 | Pe̍h-hô | Pha̍k-hò
Madou | 麻豆鎮 | Môa-tāu | Mà-theu | Tsengwen
Jiali | 佳里鎮 | Ka-lí | Kâ-lî | Peimen
Syuejia (Xuejia) | 學甲鎮 | Ha̍k-kah | Ho̍k-kap
Sinhua (Xinhua) | 新化鎮 | Sin-hòa | Sîn-fa | Sinhua
Shanhua | 善化鎮 | Siān-hòa | San-fa
Rural
townships | Liouying (Liuying) | 柳營鄉 | Liú-iâⁿ | Liú-yàng | Sinying
Houbi | 後壁鄉 | Āu-piah | Heu-piak
Dongshan | 東山鄉 | Tong-san | Tûng-sân
Siaying (Xiaying) | 下營鄉 | Ē-iâⁿ | Ha-yàng | Tsengwen
Lioujia (Liujia) | 六甲鄉 | La̍k-kah | Liuk-kap
Guantian | 官田鄉 | Koaⁿ-tiān | Kôn-thièn
Danei | 大內鄉 | Tōa-lāi | Thai-nui
Sigang (Xigang) | 西港鄉 | Sai-káng | Sî-kóng | Peimen
Cigu (Qigu) | 七股鄉 | Chhit-kó͘ | Tshit-kú
Jiangjyun (Jiangjun) | 將軍鄉 | Chiong-kun | Tsiông-kiûn
Beimen | 北門鄉 | Pak-mn̂g | Pet-mùn
Sinshih (Xinshi) | 新市鄉 | Sin-chhī | Sîn-sṳ | Sinhua
Anding | 安定鄉 | An-tēng | Ôn-thin
Shanshang | 山上鄉 | San-siōng | Sân-song
Yujing | 玉井鄉 | Gio̍k-chéⁿ | Ngiu̍k-tsiáng
Nansi (Nanxi) | 楠西鄉 | Lâm-se | Nàm-sî
Nanhua | 南化鄉 | Lâm-hòa | Nàm-fa
Zuojhen (Zuozhen) | 左鎮鄉 | Chó-tìn | Tsó-tsṳ́n
Rende | 仁德鄉 | Jîn-tek | Yìn-tet | Sinfeng
Gueiren (Guiren) | 歸仁鄉 | Kui-jîn | Kûi-yìn
Guanmiao | 關廟鄉 | Koan-biō | Kûan-meu
Longci (Longqi) | 龍崎鄉 | Liông-kiā | Liùng-khì

## See also

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* Tainan

## References

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1. ^ http://taiwanjournal.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xitem=53774&ctnode=413&mp=9[permanent dead link]

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tainan County.

* Tainan Government Website (in Chinese) [1] (in English)

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Former administrative divisions of Taiwan (1945-2010)

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* Taichung (1946–2010)
* Tainan (1946–2010)
* Taipei (1946–2010)
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* Changhua (1945–1951)
* Kaohsiung (1945–1979)
* Pingtung (1945–1951)
* Taichung (1945–2010)
* Tainan (1945–2010)
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