| Taichung County 臺中縣 | |||||||||||||
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| County of theRepublic of China | |||||||||||||
| 1945–2010 | |||||||||||||
 Flag  Coat of arms | |||||||||||||
 Location of Taichung County on Taiwan. | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Yuanlin (1945–1950) Fongyuan (1950–2010) | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 26 November 1945 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 25 December 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||||||
| • Country |  Republic of China (1945–2010) Empire of Japan (1945–1952, de jure) | ||||||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 3County-administered cities 5Urban townships 12Rural townships 1Mountain indigenous township | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Part of theTaichung (Special municipality),Changhua County,Nantou County | ||||||||||||
| Taichung County | |||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺中縣 or 台中縣 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台中县 | ||||||||||||||||
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Taichung County was acounty in centralTaiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was inYuanlin Township before 1950 andFongyuan City after 1950.
Taichung County was established on 26 November 1945 on the territory ofTaichū Prefecture (臺中州) shortly after the end ofWorld War II. In the early years, Taichung County consists of most territory ofTaichū Prefecture except the territory near cities of Taichū (Taichung) and Shōka (Changhua). The county is subdivide into districts (區), which is reformed fromJapanesedistricts (郡). The districts are divided into townships.
| Districts in Taichū Prefecture | Districts in Taichung County | Notes | ||
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| Toyohara | 豊原郡 | Feng-yüan | 豐原區 | |
| Tōsei | 東勢郡 | Tung-shih | 東勢區 | |
| Taikō | 大甲郡 | Ta-chia | 大甲區 | |
| Daiton | 大屯郡 | Ta-t'un | 大屯區 | |
| Shōka | 彰化郡 | Chang-hua | 彰化區 | |
| Inrin | 員林郡 | Yüan-lin | 員林區 | The county seat from 1945 to 1950 |
| Hokuto | 北斗郡 | Pei-tou | 北斗區 | |
| Nantō | 南投郡 | Nan-t'ou | 南投區 | |
| Takeyama | 竹山郡 | Chu-shan | 竹山區 | |
| Nōkō | 能高郡 | Neng-kao | 能高區 | |
| Niitaka | 新高郡 | Hsin-kao | 新高區 | Renamed to Yü-shan District (玉山區) in 1948 |
| Chung-feng | 中峰區 | Established in 1949, covers themountain indigenous townships | ||
On 16 August 1950, another division reform was implemented. The southern part of the county was separated and establishedChanghua County andNantou County. The remaining Taichung County has territory equivalent to the Toyohara (Fengyüan), Tōsei (Tungshih), Taikō (Tachia), and Daiton (Tatun) in theJapanese era. In addition, districts in the remaining part of Taichung County was defunct. All townships were directly controlled by the County Government. On 25 December 2010, the county merged withTaichung City to form a larger singlespecial municipality.[1]
The subdivisions of the County remained mostly stable between 1950 and 2010. However, some changed has also been made.
In 25 Dec 2010, The county was merged withTaichung City, allcities andtownships becamedistricts. On the eve of merging withTaichung City, the county consists of the following administrative divisions
| Type | Name | Chinese | Taiwanese | Hakka | Region |
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| Cities | Fengyuan(Fongyuan) | 豐原市 | Hong-goân | Fûng-ngièn | Fongyuan |
| Dali | 大里市 | Tāi-lí | Thai-lî | Datun | |
| Taiping | 太平市 | Thài-pêng | Thai-phìn | ||
| Urban townships | Dajia | 大甲鎮 | Tāi-kah | Thai-kap | Dajia |
| Qingshui(Cingshuei) | 清水鎮 | Chheng-chúi | Tshîn-súi | ||
| Shalu | 沙鹿鎮 | Soa-la̍k | Sâ-lu̍k | ||
| Wuqi(Wuci) | 梧棲鎮 | Gō·-chhe | Ǹg-tshi | ||
| Dongshi(Dongshih) | 東勢鎮 | Tang-sì | Tûng-sṳ | Dongshih | |
| Rural townships | Longjing | 龍井鄉 | Liông-chéⁿ | Liùng-tsiáng | Dajia |
| Dadu | 大肚鄉 | Tōa-tō͘ | Thai-tú | ||
| Da'an(Da-an) | 大安鄉 | Tāi-an | Thai-ôn | ||
| Waipu | 外埔鄉 | Goā-po͘ | Ngoi-phû | ||
| Houli | 后里鄉 | Aū-lí | Heu-lî | Fongyuan | |
| Tanzi(Tanzih) | 潭子鄉 | Thâm-chú | Thâm-tsṳ́ | ||
| Daya | 大雅鄉 | Tāi-ngé | Thai-ngâ | ||
| Shengang | 神岡鄉 | Sin-kóng | Sṳ̀n-kông | ||
| Shigang(Shihgang) | 石岡鄉 | Chio̍h-kng | Sa̍k-kóng | Dongshih | |
| Xinshe(Sinshe) | 新社鄉 | Sin-siā | Sîn-sa | ||
| Wufeng(Wufong) | 霧峰鄉 | Bū-hong | Vú-fûng | Datun | |
| Wuri(Wurih) | 烏日鄉 | O·-ji̍t | Vû-ngit | ||
| Mountain indigenous township | Heping | 和平鄉 | Hô-pêng | Fò-phìn | Dongshih |
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