Taiping District, Taichung



Taiping District is an inner city district in the eastern part of Taichung, Taiwan. It is the second largest district in Taichung City after Heping District.

History
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Taiping was organized as a rural township of Taichung County. On 1 August 1996, Taiping was upgraded to a county-administered city due to its population. On 25 December 2010, Taichung County was merged with Taichung City and Taiping was upgraded to a district of the city.

Administrative divisions
Taiping District consists of 39 villages, which are Taiping, Zhangyi, Yongcheng, Zhongping, Zhongzheng, Pingan, Zhongxing, Yongping, Tungping, Chenggong, Tunghe, Jianguo, Jianxing, Pinglin, Daxing, Qinyi, Guanghua, Guangming, Zhongshan, Fengnian, Yixin, Yijia, Yichang, Xinping, Xinji, Xincheng, Xinguang, Xinxing, Xingao, Xinfu, Toubian, Shenghe, Tungbian, Xinglong, Fulong, Huangzhu, Guanglong, Yonglong and Delong Village.

Geography

 * Area: 120.75 km2
 * Population: 196,564 people (February 2023)

Economy
Taiping District supplies many agricultural products to the Taichung urban area, including loquats, longans, bananas, and vegetables.

Education

 * National Chin-Yi University of Technology

Tourist attractions

 * Ancient Farm Village Culture Museum
 * Bat Tunnel
 * Little Cassia Forest
 * Public Leisure Park
 * Taichung City Tun District Art Center
 * Tobiankeng

Sister cities
Lincoln, Nebraska is Taiping's sister city.

Notable natives

 * Hsieh Yue-hsia, former actress