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Chiayi County

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county in Taiwan

Key facts

Country
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Province
Taiwan Province (government dissolved)
Region
Southwestern Taiwan
Seat
Taibao City
Largest city
Minxiong
Boroughs
2 cities, 16 (2 urban, 14 rural) townships
County magistrate
Weng Chang-liang ( DPP )
Total
1,901.67 km (734.24 sq mi)
Rank
10 of 22
Density
256.623/km (664.650/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+8 ( National Standard Time )
Iso 3166 code
TW-CYQ
Website
cyhg.gov.tw

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
county of Taiwan
Country
Taiwan
Located in
Taiwan
Population
474796
Area
1902
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Shares border with
Nantou County
Official website
www.cyhg.gov.tw
Image
Chiayi County Montage.png
Households
195518
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Commons category
Chiayi County
topic's main category
Category:Chiayi County
language used
Taiwanese Hokkien
category of associated people
Category:People from Chiayi County
inception
1950-10-01
native label
嘉義縣
male population
245535
female population
229261
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Encyclopedic overview

Chiayi is a county in Taiwan. Located in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City, it is the sixth largest county in the island of Taiwan. Its major tourist destination is Alishan National Scenic Area.

Name

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chiayi County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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