Tainan
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[eedit | eedit soorce]
Twin touns — Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
The follaein places are sister ceeties tae Tainan Ceety[2]:
Monterey, Californie Unitit States (1965)
Gwangju, Sooth Korea (1968)
San Jose, Californie Unitit States (1977)
Kansas Ceety, Missouri Unitit States (1987)
Pasay Ceety, Philippines (1980)
Cavite Ceety, Philippines (1980)
Tagaytay Ceety, Philippines (1980)
Trece Martires, Philippines (1980)
Columbus, Ohio Unitit States (1980)
Kinmen, Taiwan (1981)
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivie (1981)
Port Elizabeth, Eastren Cape, Sooth Africae (1982)
Orlando, Florida Unitit States (1982)
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australie (1982)
Fairbanks, Alaska United States (1983)
Oklahoma Ceety, Oklahoma Unitit States (1986)
Huntsville, Alabama Unitit States(1986)
Carbondale, Illinois United States(1991)
Leuven, Belgium (1993)
Ra'anana, Israel (1999)[3]
Zacapa, Guatemala (2003)
Elbląg, Poland (2004)
Ribe, Denmark (2005)
Keçiören, Turkey (2005)
Cagayan de Oro Ceety, Philippines (2005)
Friendship ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Tainan Ceety an aa celebrates friendly relationships wi twa ither locations, although they are no considered offeecial sister ceeties.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ http://taiwanjournal.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xitem=53774&ctnode=413&mp=9
- ↑ "Sister Cities". Tainan City Government. Archived frae the original on 27 Mey 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
- ↑ "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
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