Tainan Yanchang

Tainan Yanchang is a salt area in Taiwan. Tainan Yanchang is situated nearby to Taijiang Cetacean Museum, as well as near the museum Taijiang Bird Ecological Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Taijiang Bird Ecological Center and Taijiang Cetacean Museum.

Taijiang Bird Ecological Center

Museum

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Taijiang Bird Ecological Center is a museum, which is situated 370 metres northeast of Tainan Yanchang.

Taijiang Cetacean Museum

Museum

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Taijiang Cetacean Museum is situated 360 metres northeast of Tainan Yanchang.

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. Fort Zeelandia is situated 3 km southeast of Tainan Yanchang.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anping District and Annan District.

Anping District

Suburb

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Anping District is a district of Tainan, Taiwan. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan. It is home to 64,408 people according to the 2020 census. Anping District is situated 4 km southeast of Tainan Yanchang.

Annan District

Town

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

Tainan

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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.

Tainan Yanchang

Type: Salt area
Also known as: “T’ai-nan Saltern” and “T’ai-nan Yen-ch’ang”
Category: landform
Location: Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

23.02306° or 23° 1′ 23″ north

Longitude

120.14167° or 120° 8′ 30″ east

Elevation

-2 metres (-7 feet)

Open location code

7QM224FR+6M

GeoNames ID

6254154

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In Other Languages

“Tainan Yanchang” goes by many names.

Chinese: “台南鹽場”

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