| Port of Keelung 基隆港 | |
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  Port of Keelung 基隆港 Location in Taiwan | |
| Location | |
| Location | Keelung,Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 25°07′52″N121°44′35″E / 25.131°N 121.743°E /25.131; 121.743 |
| UN/LOCODE | TWKEL[1] |
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| Operated by | Taiwan International Ports Corporation |
| Type ofharbour | Port |
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| Website kl.twport.com.tw | |
ThePort of Keelung (Chinese:基隆港;Hanyu Pinyin:Jīlóng gǎng;Tongyong Pinyin:Jilóng Gǎng;Wade–Giles:Chi-lung-kang;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Ke-lâng-káng), also known asKeelung Harbor, is located in the vicinity ofKeelung City,Taiwan. It is operated byTaiwan International Ports Corporation, Taiwan's state-owned port management company.
The Port of Keelung opened in 1886.[2] During theJapanese colonial administration, theGovernment-General of Taiwan started the development of Keelung Harbor. By the early and middle 20th century, it was the largest port in Taiwan at the time. The Port of Keelung brought prosperity to the city ofKeelung, with Keelung growing into the 4th largest city in Taiwan (afterTaipei,Tainan,Kaohsiung).
Following the defeat of the Japanese in theSecond World War, the Japanese army retreated from Taiwan through the Port of Keelung. It was also the main port through whichChinese officials entered Taiwan to take over Taiwan from Japan. With the rapid economic growth in Taiwan during the 1960s-70s, the Port of Keelung became one of the busiest ports in the world. In 1984, Port of Keelung was the 7th busiest cargo port in the world.
The port forms a narrow waterway with approximately 2,000 meters in length and 400 meters in width that extends from the inner harbor in the southwest to the port mouth in the northwest.[3]
The port serves destinations to theMatsu Islands,Xiamen,Okinawa andKeelung Islet.[4]
The Port of Keelung is accessible fromKeelung Station of theTaiwan Railways.
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