| Tainan County 臺南縣 | |||||||||
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| County of the Republic of China | |||||||||
| 1946–2010 | |||||||||
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 Location of Tainan County on Taiwan. | |||||||||
| Capital | Sinying | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 7 January 1946 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 25 December 2010 | ||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 2 County-administered cities 7 Urban townships 22 Rural townships | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Part of the Tainan (Special municipality) | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺南縣 or 台南縣 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tainan County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Sinying City.
Tainan County was established on 7 January 1946 on the territory of Tainan Prefecture (臺南州) shortly after the end of World War II. In the early years,Tainan County consists of most territory of Tainan Prefecture except the territory near cities of Tainan and Kagi (Chiayi). The county is subdivide into districts (區),which is reformed from Japanese districts (郡). The districts are divided into townships.
| Districts in Tainan Prefecture | Districts in Tainan County | Notes | ||
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| Shin'ei | 新営郡 | Hsin-ying | 新營區 | Defunct in July 1946,townships controlled by the County directly |
| Niitoyo | 新豐郡 | Hsin-feng | 新豐區 | |
| Shinka | 新化郡 | Hsin-hua | 新化區 | |
| Sobun | 曽文郡 | Tseng-wen | 曾文區 | |
| Hokumon | 北門郡 | Pei-men | 北門區 | |
| Kagi | 嘉義郡 | Chia-yi | 嘉義區 | |
| Tōseki | 東石郡 | Tung-shih | 東石區 | |
| Toroku | 斗六郡 | Tou-liu | 斗六區 | |
| Kobi | 虎尾郡 | Hu-wei | 虎尾區 | |
| Hokukō | 北港郡 | Pei-kang | 北港區 | |
On 16 August 1950,another division reform was implemented. The northern part of the county was separated and established Chiayi County and Yunlin County. The remaining Tainan County has territory equivalent to the Shin'ei (Hsinying),Niitoyo (Hsinfeng),Shinka (Hsinhua),Sobun (Tsengwen),and Hokumon (Peimen) in the Japanese era. In addition,districts in the remaining part of Kaohsiung County was defunct. All townships were directly controlled by the County Government. On 25 December 2010,the county merged with Tainan City to form a larger single special municipality. [1]
The subdivisions of the County remains mostly stable between 1950 and 2010. However,some changed has also been made.
In 25 Dec 2010,The county was merged with Tainan City,all cities and townships became districts. On the eve of merging with Tainan City,the county consists of the following administrative divisions
| Type | Name | Chinese | Taiwanese | Hakka | Region |
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| Cities | Sinying (Xinying) | 新營市 | Sin-iâⁿ | Sîn-yàng | Sinying |
| Yongkang | 永康市 | Éng-khong | Yún-không | Sinfeng | |
| Urban townships | Yanshuei (Yanshui) | 鹽水鎮 | Kiâm-chúi | Yàm-súi | Sinying |
| Baihe | 白河鎮 | Pe̍h-hô | Pha̍k-hò | ||
| Madou | 麻豆鎮 | Môa-tāu | Mà-theu | Tsengwen | |
| Jiali | 佳里鎮 | Ka-lí | Kâ-lî | Peimen | |
| Syuejia (Xuejia) | 學甲鎮 | Ha̍k-kah | Ho̍k-kap | ||
| Sinhua (Xinhua) | 新化鎮 | Sin-hòa | Sîn-fa | Sinhua | |
| Shanhua | 善化鎮 | Siān-hòa | San-fa | ||
| Rural townships | Liouying (Liuying) | 柳營鄉 | Liú-iâⁿ | Liú-yàng | Sinying |
| Houbi | 後壁鄉 | Āu-piah | Heu-piak | ||
| Dongshan | 東山鄉 | Tong-san | Tûng-sân | ||
| Siaying (Xiaying) | 下營鄉 | Ē-iâⁿ | Ha-yàng | Tsengwen | |
| Lioujia (Liujia) | 六甲鄉 | La̍k-kah | Liuk-kap | ||
| Guantian | 官田鄉 | Koaⁿ-tiān | Kôn-thièn | ||
| Danei | 大內鄉 | Tōa-lāi | Thai-nui | ||
| Sigang (Xigang) | 西港鄉 | Sai-káng | Sî-kóng | Peimen | |
| Cigu (Qigu) | 七股鄉 | Chhit-kó͘ | Tshit-kú | ||
| Jiangjyun (Jiangjun) | 將軍鄉 | Chiong-kun | Tsiông-kiûn | ||
| Beimen | 北門鄉 | Pak-mn̂g | Pet-mùn | ||
| Sinshih (Xinshi) | 新市鄉 | Sin-chhī | Sîn-sṳ | Sinhua | |
| Anding | 安定鄉 | An-tēng | Ôn-thin | ||
| Shanshang | 山上鄉 | San-siōng | Sân-song | ||
| Yujing | 玉井鄉 | Gio̍k-chéⁿ | Ngiu̍k-tsiáng | ||
| Nansi (Nanxi) | 楠西鄉 | Lâm-se | Nàm-sî | ||
| Nanhua | 南化鄉 | Lâm-hòa | Nàm-fa | ||
| Zuojhen (Zuozhen) | 左鎮鄉 | Chó-tìn | Tsó-tsṳ́n | ||
| Rende | 仁德鄉 | Jîn-tek | Yìn-tet | Sinfeng | |
| Gueiren (Guiren) | 歸仁鄉 | Kui-jîn | Kûi-yìn | ||
| Guanmiao | 關廟鄉 | Koan-biō | Kûan-meu | ||
| Longci (Longqi) | 龍崎鄉 | Liông-kiā | Liùng-khì |
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