Tainan metropolitan area

Tainan metropolitan area
Downtown Tainan
File:Tainan metropolitan.svg Tainan metropolitan area in yellow
Coordinates: 23°00′N 120°13′E
Country	Taiwan
Major Cities	Tainan
Area
• Metro	601.89 km2 (232.39 sq mi)
Population  (End of March 2018)
• Metro	1,359,898
• Metro density	2,259.35/km2 (5,851.7/sq mi)

Tainan metropolitan area (Chinese: 臺南都會區; pinyin: Táinán Dūhuì Qū) is the urban area of Tainan City in southern Taiwan.

Definition

According to the definition of metropolitan areas formerly used by the government, Tainan metropolitan area includes the following areas:

Tainan City (core city)		Kaohsiung City
Anding District Annan District Anping District Cigu District East District Guanmiao District	Gueiren District North District Rende District South District West Central District Yongkang District	Hunei District Qieding District

However, since the merger of Tainan City and the former Tainan County, the term is no longer in official usage.