Taichung City Government

Taichung City Government
台中市政府
Agency overview
Formed	1 October 1920
Preceding agencies	Taichū City Government (colonial era); Taichung City Government; Taichung County Government;
Jurisdiction	Taichung City
Headquarters	Xitun District
Agency executives	Lu Shiow-yen, Mayor; Bruce Linghu, Deputy Mayor;
Website	Official website

The Taichung City Government (Chinese: 台中市政府; pinyin: Táizhōng Shì Zhèngfǔ) is the municipal government of Taichung.

History

Taichung City Hall (1920-1945)

Taichung City Hall (1945-2010)

Taichū City Government was established by the Governor-General of Taiwan and the Japanese colonial authorities on 1 October 1920. Following the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China, Taichung had been reconstituted as a provincial city government on 25 October 1945. Taichung City merged with Taichung County to become a special municipality on 25 December 2010.^[1]

Building

The first Taichung city hall, known as Taichung Shiyakusho, was constructed in 1911, when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. It has been turned into a cultural center since 2016. The current Taichung City Hall was completed and opened on 10 October 2010.^[2]

Organizations

City Fire Bureau

City Health Bureau

Local Tax Bureau

Transportation Bureau

Taichung Police Department

Bureaus

Agriculture Bureau
Civil Affairs Bureau
Construction Bureau
Cultural Affairs Bureau
Economic Development Bureau
Education Bureau
Environmental Protection Bureau
Finance Bureau
Fire Bureau
Health Bureau
Information Bureau
Labor Affairs Bureau
Land Administration Bureau
Legal Affairs Bureau
Local Tax Bureau
Social Affairs Bureau
Tourism and Travel Bureau
Transportation Bureau
Urban Development Bureau
Water Resources Bureau

Offices

Budget, Accounting and Statistics Office
Central District Household Registration Office
Civil Service Ethics Office
Civil Service Training Center
Council for Hakka Affairs
Daya District Office
Department of Personnel
Indigenous People Commission
Information Management Center
Police Department
Research, Development and Evaluation Commission
Secretariat

Mayors

References

^ "Taichung City Government ─ About Taichung". Eng.taichung.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
^ "New Taichung City Hall". Taichung City Government. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2018.

External links

Official website

24°09′42″N 120°38′49″E / 24.1617°N 120.6470°E / 24.1617; 120.6470

[1] "Taichung City Government ─ About Taichung". Eng.taichung.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-22.

[2] "New Taichung City Hall". Taichung City Government. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2018.

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