TAITUNG COUNTY

Taitung County 台東縣 Abbreviation(s): Taitung (台東)

Capital	Taitung City
Region	Eastern Taiwan
County Magistrate	Hsü Ch'ing-yüan (徐慶元)
Cities	1
Townships	15
Area
- Total	3,515.2526 km² (3 of 25)
- % water	n/a %
Population
- Total	241,676 (2004) (22 of 25)
- Density	69/km²
Symbols
- County flower	Moth orchid (Phalaenopsis)
- County tree	Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
- County bird	n/a
Official websites	[1]

Taitung County (Traditional Chinese: 台東縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Táidōng Xiàn; Wade-Giles: T`ai-tung Hsien; POJ: Tâi-tang-kōan) is a county in eastern Taiwan. The name means "Eastern Taiwan".

It administers two islands formerly used as prisons currently suffering from environmental damages: Green Island and Orchid Island.

District

Provinces (streamlined):	Taiwan Province \| Fuchien Province
Central Municipalities:	Kaohsiung City \| Taipei City
Counties (Taiwan Province):	Changhua County \| Chiayi County \| Hsinchu County \| Hualien County \| Kaohsiung County \| Miaoli County \| Nantou County \| Penghu County \| Pingtung County \| Taichung County \| Tainan County \| Taipei County \| Taitung County \| Taoyuan County \| Yilan County \| Yunlin County
Counties (Fuchien Province):	Kinmen County \| Lienchiang County
Provincial Cities (Taiwan Province):	Chiayi City \| Hsinchu City \| Keelung City \| Taichung City \| Tainan City

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