Changhua
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Changhua 彰化市 |
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 Downtown Changhua |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| County : | Changhua | ||
| Coordinates : | 24 ° 5 ' N , 120 ° 33' E | ||
| Height : | 20 m | ||
| Area : | 65.7 km² | ||
| Residents : | 237,160 (December 2009) | ||
| Population density : | 3,610 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+886) (0) 4 | ||
| Postal code : | 500 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-CHA | ||
| Community type : | City (市, Shì) | ||
| Structure : | 73 districts (里, Lǐ) | ||
| Mayor : | Chiu Chien-fu (邱建富) ( DPP ) | ||
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Changhua ( Chinese 彰化市 , Pinyin Zhānghuà Shì , Tongyong Pinyin Jhanghuà Shìh , W.-G. Chang-hua Shih , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Chiong-hòa-Chhī ) is a city with about 237,000 inhabitants in western Taiwan, Republic of China . It is the capital of Changhua County .
location
Changhua lies at the northwestern foot of the Bagua range of hills, which runs from north to south . To the west and south-west of the city extends the Changhua Plain , which extends up to the Formosa Road , which is about 15 km away . The northeastern city limit is the Dadu River .
In Changhua, highways 1 and 3, Taiwan's two most important north-south roads, intersect. The city has a train station on the main Taiwanese railroad. The route of the Taiwan High Speed Rail touches the urban area in the east, the Taichung station of which is located in the northeastern neighboring community of Wuri .
Attractions
Changhua's landmark is the widely visible 26 meter high Buddha statue on the approximately 70 meter high Bagua Mountain in the east of the city center. The Confucius Temple, built in 1726, is one of the oldest in Taiwan.
history
For a long time, Changhua was overshadowed by the western port city of Lukang , which was one of the largest and most important cities in Taiwan until the beginning of the 20th century. Around 1900 during the Japanese rule over Taiwan , Changhua was the seat of a prefecture that later became Taichu Prefecture (Taichung).
Under the Republic of China, Changhua received the status of an independent city in 1945, and in 1951 it was incorporated into Changhua County and has been its capital ever since.
The Changhua Pedagogical University has existed in the city since 1971 and the Chienkuo Technical University since 2004 .
