Chiayi County

Chiayi County 嘉義縣 Abbreviation(s): Jia (嘉縣)
County seat	Taibao City
Region	Southwestern Taiwan
County Magistrate	Chen Mingwen (陳明文)
Cities	2
Townships	16
Area
- Total	1901.67 km² (10 of 25)
- % water	n/a %
Population
- Total	548,801 (Jan. 2009) (14 of 25)
- Density	288.59/km²
Symbols
- County flower	Magnolia (Magnoliaceae)
- County tree	Formosan Gold Rain (Sapindaceae)
- County bird	Swinhoe's Blue Pheasant
Official websites	(Chinese)

Chiayi County (traditional Chinese: 嘉義縣; Tongyong Pinyin: Jiayì Siàn; Hanyu Pinyin: Jiāyì Xiàn; Wade-Giles: Chia-yi Hsien; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ka-gī-kōan) is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. Its historical name in Taiwanese Hokkien (諸羅山, POJ: Chu-lô-san) derives from Tsirosen in the Formosan languages. Chiayi County is officially a county of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China.

Administration

Cities

1. Puzi City (朴子市)
2. Taibao City (太保市)

Townships

Urban townships

1. Budai Township (布袋鎮)
2. Dalin Township (大林鎮)

Rural townships

1. Alishan Township (阿里山鄉)
2. Dapu Township (大埔鄉)
3. Dongshi Township (東石鄉)
4. Fanlu Township (番路鄉)
5. Liujiao Township (六腳鄉)
6. Lucao Township (鹿草鄉)
7. Meishan Township (梅山鄉)
8. Minxiong Township (民雄鄉)
9. Shuishang Township (水上鄉)
10. Xikou Township (溪口鄉)
11. Xingang Township (新港鄉)
12. Yizhu Township (義竹鄉)
13. Zhongpu Township (中埔鄉)
14. Zhuqi Township (竹崎鄉)

External links

• Chiayi County Government Website (Chinese) (English)

v • d • e    Cities and townships of Chiayi County County seat: Taibao Cities Puzi · Taibao Urban townships Budai · Dalin Rural townships Alishan · Dapu · Dongshi · Fanlu · Liujiao · Lucao · Meishan · Minxiong · Shuishang · Xikou · Xingang · Yizhu · Zhongpu · Zhuqi

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