Chiayi County
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Chiayi County 嘉義縣 |
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| Coordinates: 23°29′46.34″N 120°38′30.75″E / 23.4962056°N 120.6418750°ECoordinates: 23°29′46.34″N 120°38′30.75″E / 23.4962056°N 120.6418750°E | |||
| Country | Taiwan | ||
| Region | Southwestern Taiwan | ||
| Seat | Taibao City | ||
| Largest city | Minxiong | ||
| Boroughs | 2 cities, 16 (2 urban, 14 rural) townships | ||
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| • County Magistrate | Helen Chang (DPP) | ||
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| • Total | 1,901.67 km2 (734.24 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 10 of 22 | ||
| Population (December 2014) | |||
| • Total | 524,783 | ||
| • Rank | 14 of 22 | ||
| Time zone | National Standard Time (UTC+8) | ||
| Website | cyhg.gov.tw | ||
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| Traditional Chinese | 嘉義縣 | ||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiāyì Xiàn |
| Wade–Giles | Chia¹-i⁴ Hsien⁴ |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Jiayì Siàn |
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| Hokkien POJ | Ka-gī-kōan |
Chiayi County (Chinese: 嘉義縣; pinyin: Jiāyì Xiàn) is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan.
The former Chinese placename was Tsu-lo-san (Chinese: 諸羅山; pinyin: Zhūluóshān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chu-lô-san), a representation of the original Formosan-language name Tirosen. A shortened version, Tsulo, was then used to name Tsulo County, which originally covered the underdeveloped northern two-thirds of the island. In 1704, the county seat was moved to Tsulosan, the site of modern-day Chiayi City. Following the 1723 Zhu Yigui rebellion, the county was reduced in size. In 1787, the county and city were renamed Kagee (; literally: "commended righteousness") to acknowledge the citizens' loyalty during the Lin Shuangwen rebellion.
From 1920, during the Japanese rule of Taiwan, the area of Tainan Prefecture covered modern-day Chiayi County, Chiayi City, Tainan and Yunlin County.
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China on 25 October 1945, the area of present-day Chiayi County was administered under Tainan County. In October 1950, Taiwan Provincial Government formed the Chiayi County Government and Chiayi County was established as a county of Taiwan Province in the same month. Chiayi City was subsequently downgraded from a provincial city and designed as the county seat of Chiayi County.
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