Taichung, officially Taichung City, is a special municipality in central Taiwan. It is the second largest city in Taiwan, with more than 2.86 million residents, and the largest city in central Taiwan. It serves as the core of the Taichung-Changhua metropolitan area, the second largest metropolitan area in Taiwan. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude24.143889 degrees north 1 Longitude120.679444 degrees east 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Taichung (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 2,868,452 (2026)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 24.143889, longitude 120.679444
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 112 m
P2046 (area)
area 163.0 sq km
P571 (inception)
inception 2010
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 2868452 (2026)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Taichung - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1668399
24.1469 120.6839 P PPLA2 TW 04 TXG 2850285 91 Asia/Taipei
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 91 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 24.25, 120.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 24.25, 120.75
24.25 120.75 Cfa
Taichung (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Taichung (, Wade-Giles: Tʻai2-chung1, Pinyin Táizhōng), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality in central Taiwan.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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