Chiayi
Encyclopedia : C : CH : CHI : Chiayi
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City Flag |  City Seal |
| Abbreviation | Jia 嘉市 |
| Nickname | Peach city - |
| Capital | East Dist.(東區) |
| Region | Southwestern Taiwan |
| Mayor | Huang Ming-Hui (黃敏惠) |
| Area | 60,0256 km² (Ranked 24 of 25) |
| Population (May 2004) | |
| - Population | 270,143 (Ranked 21 of 25) |
| - Density | 4,500 /km² |
| Districts | 2 |
| Website | [English] [Trad. Chinese] |
| Symbols | |
| - Bird | - |
| - Flower | Hong Kong orchid tree (Bauhinia blakeana) |
| - Tree | Hong Kong orchid tree |
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Chiayi City (Chinese: 嘉義市; Pinyin: Jiāyì Shì; Wade-Giles: chia-yi shih; Taiwanese: Ka-gī chhī) is a provincial city of southwestern Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. Formerly called Kagi during the Japanese era, its historical name in Chinese (諸羅山) derives from the Taiwanese aboriginal word Tirosen.
District
- East District(東區)
- West District(西區)
City Attractions
Chiayi Park, Orchid Lake (also known as Dutch Lake or Holland Lake), University of Chiayi, Chiayi MuseumSister cities
Hsinchu City, Taiwan (2002)Syracuse, New York United States(1995)
External links
- [Government website] | [English]
| Administrative divisions of the Republic of China |
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