Taiping District (Chinese: 太平區; pinyin: Tàipíng Qū) is an inner city district in the eastern part of Taichung, Taiwan. It is the second largest district in Taichung City after Heping District.
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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.[1]
Notable natives
Hsieh Yue-hsia, former actress