Administration

Chiayi has two districts (區 qu):	District		Population	Land area
			as of 2009	km²
	■ East District	東區	128,282	29.1195
	■ West District	西區	145,786	30.9061

City attractions

• Chiayi Park
• Sun Shooting Tower (射日塔) (in Chiayi Park)
• Lantan (蘭潭水庫) (also known as Dutch Lake or Holland Lake)
• Historic Archives Building of Chiayi City(史蹟博物館)
• University of Chiayi
• Chiayi Museum
• Wenhua Road (文化路) Night Market
• Carrefour Night Market
• The High Speed Railway

  Name	Feature	Location
  Wenhua Night Market	Thousand of vendors gather here. Among the cuisines are fountain chicken rice, Kuo-jing-chen flat noodles soup, and fried preserved cabbage and shrimp egg.	At fountain traffic circle on Jungshan Rd. extend to Chuei-yang Rd., Chiai

quote from Tourism Bureau, MOTC, R.O.C.

• Chiayi International Band Festival

Chiayi is the city of wind music in Taiwan. The wind music festival started as a local event in 1988, when it was more like a joint performance by local wind music bands. Over the years the festival has become the most anticipated annual event in Chiayi.

Higher education

Chiayi is the location of National Chiayi University

National Chiayi University

National Chiayi University, abbreviated NCYU, is a public university located in Minxiong, Chiayi County, Taiwan. NCYU comprises four campuses.-External links:* *...

, and is only 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away from National Chung Cheng University

National Chung Cheng University

National Chung Cheng University , abbreviated CCU, is a public research university located in Minhsiung, Chiayi County, Taiwan. It is distinctive among universities in Taiwan in that it is dedicated to the core humanities and the basic sciences, both natural and social...

, one of Taiwan's research institutions.

Twin towns — sister cities

Chiayi is twinned

Town twinning

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 with: Hsinchu City, Republic of China

Republic of China

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 (2002) Syracuse, New York

Syracuse, New York

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, United States

United States

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 (1995) Juneau, Alaska

Juneau, Alaska

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, United States

United States

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 (1977) Murray, Utah

Murray, Utah

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, United States

United States

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 (1977) Martinsburg, West Virginia

Martinsburg, West Virginia

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, United States

United States

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 (1988) East Orange, New Jersey

East Orange, New Jersey

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, United States

United States

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 (1972) Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi

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, United States

United States

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 (1972) Bulacan Province

Bulacan

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, Philippines

Philippines

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 (1980)

External links

• Chiayi City government website
• Chiayi City Police Burea
• Chiayi City/County tourism website
• National Chung Cheng University
  National Chung Cheng University
  National Chung Cheng University , abbreviated CCU, is a public research university located in Minhsiung, Chiayi County, Taiwan. It is distinctive among universities in Taiwan in that it is dedicated to the core humanities and the basic sciences, both natural and social...
  
  http://www.ccu.edu.tw/eng/e-index.php