Jiji, also known as Chichi, is an urban township in the west-central part of Nantou County, Taiwan, the smallest of Taiwan's townships by land area at about 50 square kilometers, with a population of 10,056 as of February 2023. The township was the epicenter of the devastating 1999 Jiji earthquake, and it has since become a tourist destination built around its historic railway line, recognized in 2012 as one of Taiwan's Top 10 Small Tourist Towns.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude23.828611 degrees north 1 Longitude120.786389 degrees east 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Jiji, Nantou (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 10,171 (2026)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 23.828611, longitude 120.786389
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 356 m
P2046 (area)
area 50.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 10171 (2026)
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 23.8286,120.7864
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 237.0
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 23.75, 120.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 23.75, 120.75
23.75 120.75 Cwb
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Taipei; TW has this one zone in zone1970.tabQuote, Zone Asia/Taipei; TW has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896 Jan 1 ... 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 21 1:00 8:00 Taiwan C%sT
Jiji, Nantou (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Jiji (Chinese: 集集; pinyin: Jíjí; Wade-Giles: Chi2-chi2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chi̍p-chi̍p) or Chichi is an urban township located in the west central portion of Nantou County, Taiwan.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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