Tainan metropolitan area

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

Tainan metropolitan area
Downtown Tainan
Tainan metropolitan area in yellow
Coordinates: 23°00′N 120°13′E
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)

Definition

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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