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Pingtung County Government
The Pingtung County Government () is the local government of Pingtung County, Taiwan. Organizational structures Departments * Civil Affairs Department * Finance Department * Urban and Rural Development Department * Public Works Department * Water Resources Department * Education Department * Agriculture Department * Social Affairs Department * Labor Affairs Department * Land Administration Department * Indigenous Peoples Department * Cultural Affairs Department * Hakka Affairs Department * Information and Tourism Department * Research and Evaluation Department * General Affairs Department * Personnel Department * Budget, Accounting and Statistics Department * Government Ethics Department Agencies * Police Bureau * Fire and Emergency Services Bureau * Public Health Bureau * Environmental Protection Bureau * Local Tax Bureau Magistrates Access The county hall is accessible within walking distance north of Pingtung Station of Taiwan Railways. See also * Pingtung County Counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingtung County
Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pingtung City. Name The name ''Pingtung'' means "east of Banping mountain", referring to a nearby mountain known as Banping mountain (). History Early history Aboriginal inhabitants of Liuqiu Island (13 km misouthwest of Taiwan, and now part of Pingtung County) killed Dutch sailors on two occasions. In response, in the spring of 1636, Dutch sailors carried out a punitive campaign that became known as the Lamey Island Massacre. Modern-day Pingtung County and Kaohsiung City were part of Banlian-chiu (萬年州; ''Bān-liân-chiu'') during the Kingdom of Tungning (1661–1683) and Fongshan Prefecture (鳳山縣; ''Hōng-soaⁿ-koān'') during Qing dynasty rule (1683–1895). Until the seventeenth century, this area of Taiwan was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingtung City
Pingtung City (; Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Pîn-tong-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Pingtung County, Taiwan. History The area of modern-day Pingtung City was originally a village of the Taiwanese Plains Aborigines which they called "Akau", which means "the forest". After the expulsion of the Dutch, the village grew into a Chinese market-town called "A-kau" (). Empire of Japan In 1901, during the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese era, was one of twenty local administrative offices established. In 1909, this unit was merged with and to form . Beginning in 1920, the name was changed to , governed under Takao Prefecture. In 1933, the town was upgraded to City status. Republic of China After the History of Taiwan since 1945, handover of Taiwan to the Republic of China from Japan on 25 October 1945, Pingtung City was established as a Provincial city (Taiwan), provincial city of Taiwan Province in December the same year. On 1 December 1951, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Men-an
Pan Men-an (; born 15 August 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He has been the Magistrate of Pingtung County since 25 December 2014. Early life Pan was born to a fishermen's family. Education Pan graduated from the graduate institute of continuing education of National Kaohsiung Normal University. Career life Pingtung County Council Pan became the member of Pingtung County Council on 1 March 1998 and served two terms until 28 February 2006. Legislative Yuan Pan was elected as the member of Legislative Yuan after the 2004 Republic of China legislative election held on 11 December 2004 and served from 1 February 2005 until 31 January 2008. Pan was elected again as the member representing the Democratic Progressive Party for Pingtung County 3rd electoral district after winning the 2008 Republic of China legislative election held on 12 January 2008 and served from 1 February 2008 until 31 January 2012. He was reelected again to the office after winning the 2012 Republic of Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingtung Railway Station
Pingtung () is a railway station in Pingtung County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. Overview The station has two island platform. The station was rebuilt on elevated tracks on 23 August 2015. History *20 December 1913: The station opened as . *1 October 1920: Because the location was east of Mount Banping, the area and station became known as . *5 October 1962: Station rebuilt. *23 August 2015: Station rebuilt on elevated tracks. Platform layout Station Layout Around the station * National Pingtung University, Minsheng Campus * Pingtung Art Museum * Pingtung County Government * Pingtung County Council * Pingtung Performing Arts Center * Pingtung Tutorial Academy * Zhong-Sheng-Gong Memorial * Pingtung Night Market * Tangrong Elementary School * Zhongzheng Elementary School * Bus transfer stations See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan: The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Railways Administration
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is a railway operator in Taiwan. It is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, responsible for managing, maintaining, and running conventional passenger and freight railway services on 1097 km of track in Taiwan. Since Taiwan is heavily urbanised with a high population density, railways have played an important part in domestic transportation since the late 19th century. Passenger traffic in 2018 was 231,267,955. The agency's headquarters are in Zhongzheng District, Taipei. Overview Railway services between Keelung and Hsinchu began in 1891 under China's Qing dynasty. Because the railway was completely rebuilt and substantially expanded under the operated by Formosa's Japanese colonial government (1895–1945), the network's Japanese influence and heritage persists. Similarities between the TRA and the Japan Railways (JR) companies can be noted in signal aspects, signage, track layout, fare controls, sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingtung County Council
Pingtung County Council () is the county council of Pingtung County, Republic of China. It is currently composed of 55 councillors, all recently elected in the 2018 Taiwanese local elections. Being the largest county council in terms of seats, it succeeded the former Pingtung City Senate on 1 October 1950 after reorganization of the local governments. Organization * Procedural Office * General Affairs Office * Administration Office * Legal Department * Accounting Office * Personnel Office Transportation The council building is accessible within walking distance of the Pingtung railway station. See also * List of county magistrates of Pingtung * Pingtung County Government The Pingtung County Government () is the local government of Pingtung County, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pa ... References External links * County co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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