Tainan

It wis a provincial municipality o Taiwan Province, the ceety merged wi the adjacent Tainan Coonty tae form a single direct-controlled municipality in December 2010. It is surroondit bi the Taiwan Strait tae the wast an sooth. Tainan's complex history o comebacks, redefinitions an renewals inspired its popular nickname "Ceety o the Phoenix."

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

The follaein places are sister ceeties tae Tainan Ceety:

•     Monterey, Californie Unitit States (1965)
•   Gwangju, Sooth Korea (1968)
•     San Jose, Californie Unitit States (1977)
•     Kansas Ceety, Missouri Unitit States (1987)
•   Pasay Ceety, Philippines (1980)
•   Cavite Ceety, Philippines (1980)
•   Tagaytay Ceety, Philippines (1980)
•   Trece Martires, Philippines (1980)
•     Columbus, Ohio Unitit States (1980)
•   Kinmen, Taiwan (1981)
•   Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivie (1981)
•   Port Elizabeth, Eastren Cape, Sooth Africae (1982)
•     Orlando, Florida Unitit States (1982)
•     Gold Coast, Queensland, Australie (1982)
•     Fairbanks, Alaska United States (1983)
•     Oklahoma Ceety, Oklahoma Unitit States (1986)
•     Huntsville, Alabama Unitit States(1986)
•     Carbondale, Illinois United States(1991)
•   Leuven, Belgium (1993)
•   Ra'anana, Israel (1999)
•   Zacapa, Guatemala (2003)
•   Elbląg, Poland (2004)
•   Ribe, Denmark (2005)
•   Keçiören, Turkey (2005)
•   Cagayan de Oro Ceety, Philippines (2005)

Friendship ceeties

Tainan Ceety an aa celebrates friendly relationships wi twa ither locations, although they are no considered offeecial sister ceeties.

•   Penghu Coonty, Taiwan
•   Sendai, Japan