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Keelung

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Also known as Keelung City, Rainy Port, Chilung, Kiirun, Jilong, Kelang, Kelangh, Chi-lung

thumb|Above: Panoramic view of central Keelung and Keelung Port Second left: Main gate of Chung Cheng Park Second right: Start of Sun Yat-sen Freeway Third left: North coast of Keelung Third right: Keelung Port Bottom left: A windmill wind squid (Loliginidae) in Central Keelung Right: Keelung Islet

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Within Vinony's link graph, Keelung is referenced by 1,132 other articles, and connects out to pinyin, Taiwanese indigenous peoples and administrative territorial entity of the Republic of China.

The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 3 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Keelung, Port cities and towns in Taiwan and Provincial cities of Taiwan.

Its subject is documented across 46 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Keelung
Settlement.official_name
Keelung City
Settlement.other_name
Jilong, Ke-lung, Chilung, Kiirun, San Salvador de Pacán
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Keelung City.svg
Settlement.image_seal
Seal of Keelung.svg
Settlement.seal_type
Logo
Settlement.nickname
The Rainy Port ()
Settlement.image_map
Taiwan ROC political division map Keelung City.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Taiwan
Settlement.iso_code
TW-KEE
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
(nominally)
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Northern Taiwan
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Districts
Settlement.subdivision_name3
7

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Population
360429
Area
132.76
Elevation
10
Image
獅球嶺眺望基隆港2017.jpg
Households
168215
Dialing code
32
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Commons category
Keelung
Commons gallery
基隆
native label
Ke-lâng-tshī
postal code
200–206
male population
178621
female population
181808
inception
1945-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

37 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • History
  • Early history
  • Qing dynasty
  • First Opium War
  • Sino-French War
  • Empire of Japan
  • Republic of China
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Administration
  • Administrative divisions
  • Politics
  • Demographics
  • Population growth
  • Festivals
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Universities and colleges
  • High schools
  • Energy
  • Tourist attractions
  • Ports
  • Parks
  • Cultural centers
  • Museums
  • Historical structures
  • Night markets
  • Transportation
  • Rail
  • Water
  • International relations
  • Twin towns – Sister cities
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Above: Panoramic view of central Keelung and Keelung Port Second left: Main gate of Chung Cheng Park Second right: Start of Sun Yat-sen Freeway Third left: North coast of Keelung Third right: Keelung Port Bottom left: A windmill wind squid (Loliginidae) in Central Keelung Right: Keelung Islet

Keelung ( ; ), Chilung or Jilong ( ), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city in northeastern Taiwan. The city is part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area with neighboring New Taipei City and Taipei. Nicknamed the Rainy Port for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport (after Kaohsiung), and was the world's 7th largest port in 1984.

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

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