Keelung
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 Keelung City emblem |
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Abbreviation: Keelung (基隆) | |
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City nickname: The Rainy Port | |
| Capital District | Jhongjhen Dist. (中正區) |
| Region | Northern Taiwan |
| Mayor | Hsu Ts'ai-li (許財利) |
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132.759 km² |
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392,403 |
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| Districts: | 7 |
| City flower: | Common crepe myrtle |
| City tree: | Formosan Sweet-gum ( Luquidambar formosana Hance.) |
| City bird: | Eagle |
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Keelung (基隆 Pinyin: Jīlóng, Wade-Giles: Chi-lung, Taiwanese: Ke-lâng) is a county-level city of Taiwan Province, Republic of China. Located in the northeastern of the island and bordering Taipei County, it is Taiwan's second largest seaport (after Kaohsiung). Keelung is nicknamed "The Rainy Port" (雨港).
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History
Keelung was first inhabited by the Ketagalan, a tribe of Taiwanese aborigine.
"Keelung" used to be written in the homophonous characters meaning "Rooster Cage" (雞籠), named after a local mountain of such a shape. Another theory suggests that the characters were transcription of a Ketagalan placename. The characters were changed in 1875 (Qing Dynasty) to mean "The Base that Prospers".
In 1863, the Qing Empire opened up Keelung as a trading port. A systematic city development started in 1895 during the Japanese Occupation. Keelung became a town in Keelung District, Taipei Prefecture in 1920 and was upgraded to a city of Taipei Prefecture in 1924. Coal mining peaked in 1968.
Administration
Keelung administers seven districts:
| Hanzi | Tongyong | Wade-Giles | Pinyin |
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| 中正區 | Jhongjhen | Chung-chen | Zhongzhen |
| 中山區 | Jhongshan | Chung-shan | Zhongshan |
| 仁愛區 | Ren-ai | Jen-ai | Ren’ai |
| 信義區 | Sinyi | Hsin-yi | Xinyi |
| 安樂區 | Anle | An-le | Anle |
| 暖暖區 | Nuannuan | Nuan-nuan | Nuannuan |
| 七堵區 | Cidu | Ch'i-tu | Qidu |
Population
Keelong_Harbour_in_the_Morning.jpg
- 700 households (1840)
- 9,500 (1897)
- 58,000 (1924)
- 100,000 (1943)
- 92,000 (1944): decrease due to Allied air bombings
- 130,000 (1948): 28,000 Mainlander influx
- 330,000 (1971)
- 347,828 (late 1990s)
External links
- Harbor Bureau (http://www.klhb.gov.tw/e_index.html) (bilingual)
- Official site (http://www.klcg.gov.tw) (in Traditional Chinese)
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