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Tainan metropolitan area

Coordinates: 23°00′N 120°13′E / 23.000°N 120.217°E / 23.000; 120.217
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Tainan metropolitan area
Downtown Tainan
Downtown Tainan
Tainan metropolitan area in yellow
Tainan metropolitan area in yellow
Coordinates: 23°00′N 120°13′E / 23.000°N 120.217°E / 23.000; 120.217
CountryTaiwan
Major CitiesTainan
Area
 • Metro
601.89 km2 (232.39 sq mi)
Population
 (End of March 2018)
 • Metro
1,359,898
 • Metro density2,259.35/km2 (5,851.7/sq mi)

Tainan metropolitan area (Chinese: 臺南都會區; pinyin: Táinán Dūhuì Qū) is the urban area of Tainan City in southern Taiwan.

Definition

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According to the definition of metropolitan areas formerly used by the government, Tainan metropolitan area includes the following areas:

Tainan City (core city) Kaohsiung City

However, since the merger of Tainan City and the former Tainan County, the term is no longer in official usage.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 「中華民國統計地區標準分類」自99年12月25日起停止適用 (PDF). Retrieved 2010-07-04.