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."

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

The follaein places are sister ceeties tae Tainan Ceety:

• 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)
• Zacapa, Guatemala (2003)
• Elbląg, Poland (2004)
• Ribe, Denmark (2005)
• Keçiören, Turkey (2005)
• Cagayan de Oro Ceety, Philippines (2005)

Friendship ceeties

Tainan Ceety an aa celebrates friendly relationships wi twa ither locations, although they are no considered offeecial sister ceeties.

• Penghu Coonty, Taiwan
• Sendai, Japan