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Tainan

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Tainan City (臺南市) is a ceety in soothren Taiwan, the fift lairgest efter New Taipei, Taipei, Kaohsiung, an Taichung. It wis a provincial municipality o Taiwan Province, the ceety merged wi the adjacent Tainan Coonty tae form a single direct-controlled municipality in December 2010. It is surroondit bi the Taiwan Strait tae the wast an sooth. Tainan's complex history o comebacks, redefinitions an renewals inspired its popular nickname "Ceety o the Phoenix."[1]

Internaitional relations

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Twin touns — Sister ceeties

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The follaein places are sister ceeties tae Tainan Ceety[2]:

Friendship ceeties

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Tainan Ceety an aa celebrates friendly relationships wi twa ither locations, although they are no considered offeecial sister ceeties.

References

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  1. http://taiwanjournal.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xitem=53774&ctnode=413&mp=9
  2. "Sister Cities". Tainan City Government. Archived frae the original on 27 Mey 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  3. "Ra'anana: Twin towns & Sister cities - Friends around the World". raanana.muni.il. Archived frae the original on 30 Apryle 2010. Retrieved 24 Mairch 2010.

Coordinates: 22°59′00″N 120°11′00″E / 22.9833°N 120.1833°E / 22.9833; 120.1833