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Chiayi City
嘉義市
Flag of Chiayi City
City Flag
Seal of Chiayi City
City Seal
AbbreviationJia
嘉市
NicknamePeach city
桃城
CapitalEast Dist.(東區)
RegionSouthwestern Taiwan
MayorHuang Ming-Hui
(黃敏惠)
Area60,0256 km²
(Ranked 24 of 25)
Population (May 2004)
 - Population 270,143
(Ranked 21 of 25)
 - Density 4,500 /km²
Districts2
WebsiteEnglish
Trad. Chinese
Symbols
 - Bird-
 - FlowerHong Kong orchid tree
(Bauhinia blakeana)
 - TreeHong Kong orchid tree
Image:Chiayi City Location Map.png


Chiayi City (Traditional Chinese: 嘉義市; Hanyu Pinyin: Jiāyì Shì; Tongyong Pinyin: Jiayì Shìh; Wade-Giles: chia-yi shih; Taiwanese: Ka-gī chhī) is a provincial city of southwestern Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. Formerly called Kagi during the Japanese era, its historical name in Chinese (諸羅山) derives from the Taiwanese aboriginal word Tirosen.

Contents

[edit] District

  • East District(東區)
  • West District(西區)

[edit] City Attractions

Chiayi Park, Orchid Lake (also known as Dutch Lake or Holland Lake), University of Chiayi, Chiayi Museum

[edit] Sister cities

[edit] External links

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Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg
Provinces (streamlined): Taiwan Province | Fuchien Province
Central Municipalities: Kaohsiung City | Taipei City
Counties (Taiwan Province): Changhua County | Chiayi County | Hsinchu County | Hualien County | Kaohsiung County | Miaoli County | Nantou County | Penghu County | Pingtung County | Taichung County | Tainan County | Taipei County | Taitung County | Taoyuan County | Yilan County | Yunlin County
Counties (Fuchien Province): Kinmen County | Lienchiang County
Provincial Cities (Taiwan Province): Chiayi City | Hsinchu City | Keelung City | Taichung City | Tainan City
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