Jincheng 金城鎮 |
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Urban township | |
Jincheng Township | |
Top:View of Downtown Jincheng from Mount Taiwu, 2nd left:Kinmen Government Office, 2nd right:old traditional attraction in Shuitouhuang area, 3rd left:Chingtien Hall in Mount Taiwu, 3rd right:Wentai Pagoda, Bottom left:View of Dadan, Erdan and Huzi small Islands, Bottom right:Koxiga Shrine
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Location in the Republic of China | |
Coordinates: 24°25′N 118°19′E / 24.417°N 118.317°ECoordinates: 24°25′N 118°19′E / 24.417°N 118.317°E | |
Country | Republic of China |
County | Kinmen |
Government | |
• Type | Strong magistrate-council |
Area | |
• Total | 21.7080 km2 (8.3815 sq mi) |
Population (December 2014) | |
• Total | 40,933 |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 893 |
Website | www.kincheng.gov.tw |
Jincheng, Kinmen | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 金城鎮 | ||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 金城镇 | ||||||||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Jīnchéng Zhèn |
Wade–Giles | Chin¹-ch'eng² Chen⁴ |
Southern Min | |
Hokkien POJ | Kim-siâⁿ-tìn |
Jincheng Township (Chinese: 金城鎮) is an urban township on the southwestern corner of the island of Kinmen (Quemoy). It is the county seat of Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). Jincheng also administers Dongding (東碇) island 26 km (16 mi) to the south-southwest. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau.
Jincheng also served as the capital of Republic of China's Fujian Province from 1949 to 1956. From 1956 to 1996, the capital of Fujian Province was relocated at Xindian, Taipei County, Taiwan Province. In 1996, the capital was moved back to Jincheng.