# Taichung County

Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Yuanlin Township before 1950 and Fongyuan City after 1950.

## History

Taichung County was established on 26 November 1945 on the territory of Taichū Prefecture (臺中州) shortly after the end of World War II. In the early years, Taichung County consists of most territory of Taichū Prefecture except the territory near cities of Taichū (Taichung) and Shōka (Changhua). The county is subdivide into districts (區), which is reformed from Japanese districts (郡). The districts are divided into townships.
| Districts in Taichū Prefecture | Districts in Taichū Prefecture | Districts in Taichung County | Districts in Taichung County | Notes |
| Toyohara | 豊原郡 | Feng-yüan | 豐原區 | |
| Tōsei | 東勢郡 | Tung-shih | 東勢區 | |
| Taikō | 大甲郡 | Ta-chia | 大甲區 | |
| Daiton | 大屯郡 | Ta-t'un | 大屯區 | |
| Shōka | 彰化郡 | Chang-hua | 彰化區 | |
| Inrin | 員林郡 | Yüan-lin | 員林區 | The county seat from 1945 to 1950 |
| Hokuto | 北斗郡 | Pei-tou | 北斗區 | |
| Nantō | 南投郡 | Nan-t'ou | 南投區 | |
| Takeyama | 竹山郡 | Chu-shan | 竹山區 | |
| Nōkō | 能高郡 | Neng-kao | 能高區 | |
| Niitaka | 新高郡 | Hsin-kao | 新高區 | Renamed to Yü-shan District (玉山區) in 1948 |
| | | Chung-feng | 中峰區 | Established in 1949, covers the mountain indigenous townships |
On 16 August 1950, another division reform was implemented. The southern part of the county was separated and established Changhua County and Nantou County. The remaining Taichung County has territory equivalent to the Toyohara (Fengyüan), Tōsei (Tungshih), Taikō (Tachia), and Daiton (Tatun) in the Japanese era. In addition, districts in the remaining part of Taichung County was defunct. All townships were directly controlled by the County Government. On 25 December 2010, the county merged with Taichung City to form a larger single special municipality.

## Administration

The subdivisions of the County remained mostly stable between 1950 and 2010. However, some changed has also been made.
* 1 Oct 1955, Neipu Township (內埔鄉) was renamed Houli Township (后里鄉)
* 7 Jun 1973, two northeast most villages in Hoping Township (和平鄉) was separated to form a new county-level division — Lishan Constructing Administrative Bureau (梨山建設管理局).
* 1 Mar 1973, Fengyuan (豐原鎮) reformed from an urban township to a county-administered city for its population.
* 18 Feb 1982, Lishan Constructing Administrative Bureau dissolved, the two villages returned to Hoping Township.
* 1 Nov 1993, Tali (大里鄉) reformed from a rural township to a county-administered city for its population.
* 1 Aug 1996, Taiping (太平鄉) reformed from a rural township to a county-administered city for its population.
In 25 Dec 2010, The county was merged with Taichung City, all cities and townships became districts. On the eve of merging with Taichung City, the county consists of the following administrative divisions
| Type | Name | Chinese | Taiwanese | Hakka | Region |
| Cities | Fengyuan (Fongyuan) | 豐原市 | Hong-goân | Fûng-ngièn | Fongyuan |
| Cities | Dali | 大里市 | Tāi-lí | Thai-lî | Datun |
| Cities | Taiping | 太平市 | Thài-pêng | Thai-phìn | Datun |
| Urban townships | Dajia | 大甲鎮 | Tāi-kah | Thai-kap | Dajia |
| Urban townships | Qingshui (Cingshuei) | 清水鎮 | Chheng-chúi | Tshîn-súi | Dajia |
| Urban townships | Shalu | 沙鹿鎮 | Soa-la̍k | Sâ-lu̍k | Dajia |
| Urban townships | Wuqi (Wuci) | 梧棲鎮 | Gō·-chhe | Ǹg-tshi | Dajia |
| Urban townships | Dongshi (Dongshih) | 東勢鎮 | Tang-sì | Tûng-sṳ | Dongshih |
| Rural townships | Longjing | 龍井鄉 | Liông-chéⁿ | Liùng-tsiáng | Dajia |
| Rural townships | Dadu | 大肚鄉 | Tōa-tō͘ | Thai-tú | Dajia |
| Rural townships | Da'an (Da-an) | 大安鄉 | Tāi-an | Thai-ôn | Dajia |
| Rural townships | Waipu | 外埔鄉 | Goā-po͘ | Ngoi-phû | Dajia |
| Rural townships | Houli | 后里鄉 | Aū-lí | Heu-lî | Fongyuan |
| Rural townships | Tanzi (Tanzih) | 潭子鄉 | Thâm-chú | Thâm-tsṳ́ | Fongyuan |
| Rural townships | Daya | 大雅鄉 | Tāi-ngé | Thai-ngâ | Fongyuan |
| Rural townships | Shengang | 神岡鄉 | Sin-kóng | Sṳ̀n-kông | Fongyuan |
| Rural townships | Shigang (Shihgang) | 石岡鄉 | Chio̍h-kng | Sa̍k-kóng | Dongshih |
| Rural townships | Xinshe (Sinshe) | 新社鄉 | Sin-siā | Sîn-sa | Dongshih |
| Rural townships | Wufeng (Wufong) | 霧峰鄉 | Bū-hong | Vú-fûng | Datun |
| Rural townships | Wuri (Wurih) | 烏日鄉 | O·-ji̍t | Vû-ngit | Datun |
| Mountain indigenous township | Heping | 和平鄉 | Hô-pêng | Fò-phìn | Dongshih |

## Transportation

* Freeway
** Freeway 1 (Taiwan)
** Freeway 3 (Taiwan)
** Freeway 4 (Taiwan)
* Railways
** Taichung line
** West Coast line (Taiwan)
* High-speed rail
** Taichung HSR station
* Harbor
** Port of Taichung
* Airport
** Taichung International Airport

## Other
### Education

* Asia University
* Providence University
* Taichung Japanese School

### Hospitals

* Jen-Ai Hospital - Dali (大里仁愛醫院)
* Taichung Tzu Chi General Hospital (台中慈濟醫院)