North China
Shanxi
Jinzhong

Taigu District

Taigu is a district of province, China under the administration of City. It is administratively into three town-level entities, and six township-level entities. Taigu is linked to nearby Yuci in by rail via the Taigu Railway Stop.
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  • Type: City with 322,000 residents
  • Description: district of Jinzhong, Shanxi, China
  • Also known as: “T’ai-ku Hsien” and “Taigu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taigu and Wubian Temple.

Railway station
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Buddhist temple.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mingxing and Shuixiu Township.

Town
is a town and township-level division and seat of Taigu County, , . It is a seat of a third order administration division. It lies southwest of and comprises nine administrative villages, eleven communities, with a total area of 22 square kilometres.

Town
is a township of Taigu District, in central province, . As of 2020, it has 13 villages under its administration.

Taigu District

Latitude
37.4273° or 37° 25′ 38″ north
Longitude
112.5446° or 112° 32′ 41″ east
Population
322,000
Elevation
928 metres (3,045 feet)
Open location code
8P9JCGGV+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 244081744
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1793690
Wiki­data ID
Q955461
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Taigu District” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Taigu barrutia”
  • Cebuano: “Taigu Xian”
  • Chinese: “Tàigǔ Qū”
  • Chinese: “Thài-kok-koān”
  • Chinese: “太谷”
  • Chinese: “太谷区”
  • Chinese: “太谷區”
  • Chinese: “太谷县”
  • Dutch: “Taigu”
  • French: “Taigu”
  • French: “Xian de Taigu”
  • Gan Chinese: “太谷县”
  • German: “Taigu”
  • Italian: “Contea di Taigu”
  • Japanese: “太谷区”
  • Korean: “타이구구”
  • Korean: “타이구현”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Thài-kok-koān”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Taigu”
  • Norwegian: “Taigu”
  • Persian: “شهرستان تایگو”
  • Russian: “Тайгу”
  • Spanish: “Taigu”
  • Swedish: “Taigu”
  • Ukrainian: “Тайгу”
  • Urdu: “تایگو کاؤنٹی”
  • Vietnamese: “Thái Cốc”
  • Wu Chinese: “太谷县”
  • Yue Chinese: “太谷”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Beiguang and Houcheng.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Taigu Drum Tower and 城隍庙.

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