Keelung

This article covers the city of Keelung / Jilong in Taiwan. For the river of the same name see Keelung (river) ; for more meanings of Jilong see Jilong (disambiguation)

Keelung 基隆市
View of Keelung Harbor
emblem flag
State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
County :	District-free city
Coordinates :	25 ° 8 '  N , 121 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 25 ° 8 '0 "  N , 121 ° 44' 0"  E
Area :	132.7589  km²
Residents :	370,368 (Sep 2018)
Population density :	2,790 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code :	(+886) (0) 2
Postal code :	200-206
ISO 3166-2 :	TW-KEE
Structure :	7 districts
Mayor :	Lin Yu-chang ( DPP )
Website :	www.klcg.gov.tw
City bird:	Eagle
City flower:	Camp currents
City tree:	Sweetgum trees

Keelung (also Jilong or Chilung , Chinese  基隆市 , Pinyin Jīlóng Shì , Zhuyin ㄐ ㄧ ㄌ ㄨ ㄥ ˊ ㄕ ˋ , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Ke-lâng Chhī ) is an independent port city in northeastern Taiwan .

location

Keelung is located on the north coast of the island of Taiwan. The city has the largest natural harbor in northern Taiwan and the port extends into the city center. The city is surrounded by mountains and therefore has little hinterland. Today Keelung is divided into seven districts. The city area also includes seven islands: Heping Dao (和平 島), Zhongshan Tsai Dao (中山 仔 嶼), Tongpan Yu (桶 盤 嶼), Jilong Yu (基隆 嶼), Pengjia Yu (彭佳 嶼), Mianhua Yu (棉花嶼) and Huaping Yu (花瓶 嶼). The first three are now connected by bridges and are also known together as Heping Dao . Both the districts and the islands each have their own character.

history

Keelung is of particular historical importance as the Spaniards first built a fortified settlement here in Taiwan in 1626 (San Salvador). Three years later they built a second fort in Tamsui (Fort Santo Domingo). In 1642 the Spaniards withdrew from Taiwan after a long siege by the Dutch after they had given up Fort Santo Domingo a few years earlier. The Dutch, in turn, fled Keelung after Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong) had conquered the Dutch branch in Tainan in southern Taiwan . They returned two years later, but finally gave up the base in 1668 because trade with China did not bring the hoped-for profits.

During the reign of the Qing Dynasty, Keelung began to develop increasingly from around the year 1800. The economic development was based on the one hand on the good natural harbor, the gold extraction from the river Keelung and later the exploitation of the newly discovered high-quality coal deposits.

During the Sino-French War , Keelung was occupied by French troops under General Jacques Duchesne from October 1, 1884 to June 22, 1885 .

During the time when Taiwan was under Japanese rule , the city name was also read Kiirun . During the Pacific War , the city and port were targeted by American air strikes.

present

Today Keelung is a relatively modern city with around 370,000 inhabitants (2014). The city has the second most important port in Taiwan, which is also a deep water port. The night market is comparatively famous .

climate

The climate is subtropical and warm and very rainy.

Keelung
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     332   18th 14th     397   19th 14th     321   21st 16     242   24 19th     285   28 22nd     302   31 25th     148   33 26th     210   32 26th     424   30th 25th     400   26th 22nd     400   23 19th     312   20th 16 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: Taiwan Central Weather Bureau

Climate data from the years 1981–2010 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 18.3 18.8 20.8 24.4 27.7 30.7 33 32.3 29.6 26.2 23.3 19.9 O 25.4 Min. Temperature (° C) 13.9 14.2 15.5 18.8 22nd 24.6 26.4 26.2 24.7 22.2 19.2 15.7 O 20.3 Temperature (° C) 16 16.2 17.9 21.3 24.5 27.3 29.3 28.9 27 24.1 21.2 17.7 O 22.6 Precipitation ( mm ) 331.6 397 321 242 285.1 301.6 148.4 210.1 423.5 400.3 399.6 311.8 Σ 3,772 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 1.8 1.8 2.4 2.8 3.4 4.2 6.9 6.6 4.7 3 2.3 1.8 O 3.5 Rainy days ( d ) 20.3 19.1 19.9 16.9 17th 14.8 8.8 10.8 15.8 16.6 18.6 19th Σ 197.6 Source: Taiwan Central Weather Bureau

Administrative structure

Keelung is divided into seven districts ( 區 , Qu ):

District			Inhabitants (Sep. 2018)	Area (km²)
	Zhongzheng	中正 區	51,734	10.2118
	Zhongshan	中 山區	47,460	10.5238
	Ren'ai	仁愛 區	43,970	4.2335
	Xinyi	信義 區	52,463	10.6706
	Lean	安樂 區	82,269	18.0250
	Nuannuan	暖暖 區	38,630	22.8283
	Qidu	七堵 區	53,842	56.2659

City symbols

Keelung's coat of arms consists of a blue ring with an opening towards the top, with stylized green mountain peaks in the center of the circle. The opening of the circle should symbolize the port exit and the green peaks the hilly surrounding area of ​​Keelung. In the foreground are the two characters of the city's name 基隆 , which are designed to be reminiscent of a container ship. There is a separate city anthem ( 基隆市 市 歌  - "City Anthem of the City of Keelung"), which praises the landscape and the prosperity of the city. The official city tree is the Formosa sweetgum tree ( Liquidambar formosana ), the official city flower is the Chinese Lagerströmie ( Lagerstroemia indica ), the official city bird is the eagle and the city fish is the sea ​​bream Acanthopagrus schlegelii .

Web links

Commons : Keelung  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• City website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Geography. Keelung website, accessed June 12, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} History. Keelung website, accessed June 12, 2020 . 
3. ↑ 台湾 省 基隆市 KEELUNG City, TAIWAN Province. anthems.lidicity.com, accessed June 12, 2020 (Traditional Chinese). 
4. ↑ Something about Keelung. Keelung website, accessed June 12, 2020 .