Tainan

Tainan, in Southern Taiwan, is the oldest city in Taiwan. Tainan is famous for its temples, historic buildings and snack food, and is well worth a visit for a quintessentially Taiwanese experience for both stomach and soul.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Zeelandia and Chihkan Tower.

Fort Zeelandia

Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built over ten years from 1624 to 1634 by the Dutch East India Company, in the town of Anping on Formosa, the former name of central island of Taiwan, during their 38-year rule over the western part of the island.

Chihkan Tower

Park

Photo: Koika, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Provintia or Providentia, also known as Chihkan Tower, was a Dutch outpost on Formosa at a site now located in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.

National Museum of Taiwan Literature

Museum

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The National Museum of Taiwan Literature is a museum located in Tainan, Taiwan. Operated by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture, the museum researches, catalogs, preserves, and exhibits literary artifacts, and is also the first national literature museum in Taiwan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Annan District and East District.

Annan District

Town

Annan District is a coastal district located in the west of Tainan, Taiwan. Annan District is situated 5 km north of Tainan.

East District

Suburb

Photo: Mersh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

East District is a district home to 180,828 people located in Tainan, Taiwan.

Tainan

Also known as: “T’ai-nan Shih”, “Tai Nan Municipality”, “Tainan Shi”, and “Tainan Shih”
Location: Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

23° or 23° 0′ 0″ north

Longitude

120.1888° or 120° 11′ 20″ east

Population

1,860,000

Elevation

10 metres (33 feet)

Open location code

7QM2252Q+2G

GeoNames ID

1668352

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In Other Languages

“Tainan” goes by many names.

Chinese: “台南市”
Chinese: “臺南市”

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