Keelung
基隆市 Jilong, Ke-lung, Chilung | |
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| Keelung City | |
Skyline of Keelung Keelung Outer Harbor and Keelung Islet | |
 Flag  Logo | |
| Nickname: The Rainy Port (雨港) | |
 Location in Taiwan | |
| Coordinates: 25°08′N 121°44′E / 25.133°N 121.733°E | |
| Country |  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Province |  Taiwan Province (streamlined) |
| Region | Northern Taiwan |
| Districts | 7[1] |
| Founded as La Santisima Trinidad | 1626 |
| Part of Taihoku Prefecture | 17 April 1895 |
| Provincial city status | 11 November 1945 |
| City seat | Zhongzheng District |
| Government | |
| • Body | |
| • Mayor | George Hsieh (KMT) |
| Area | |
• Total | 132.7589 km2 (51.2585 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 18 of 22 |
| Population (October 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 362,487 |
| • Rank | 16 of 22 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 200–206 |
| Area code | (0)32 |
| ISO 3166 code | TW-KEE |
| – Bird | Eagle |
| – Flower | Common crepe myrtle |
| – Tree | Formosan Sweet-gum |
| English | Keelung/KLC |
| Chinese | 基隆/基市 |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese | 基隆市 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 雞籠市 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 鸡笼市 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 基隆市 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kana | キールンし | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | きーるんし | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Katakana | キールンシ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keelung (/kiːˈlʊŋ/ kee-LUUNG;[3] Chinese: 基隆; pinyin: Jīlóng; Hokkien: Ke-lâng), Chilung or Jilong (/dʒiːˈlʊŋ/ jee-LUUNG;[3] ), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area with neighboring New Taipei City and Taipei. Nicknamed the Rainy Port for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport (after Kaohsiung), and was the world's 7th largest port in 1984.
In 1626, the Spanish established Fort San Salvador at present-day Keelung, an area inhabited by Taiwanese indigenous peoples. Control of the area eventually passed to the Qing dynasty. Fighting between China and Europeans around Keelung occurred in the 19th century during the First Opium War and the Sino-French War. The island of Taiwan was ceded to the Empire of Japan in 1895 after the First Sino-Japanese War; under Japanese rule the city was called Kirun. Keelung became part of Taiwan Province under the Republic of China after 1945. Administratively, the city became a first-level subdivision in 2018 after the provincial government was abolished.
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- ^ a b "Jilong". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.