Keelung

Keelung
基隆市
Kīrun, Ke-lung, Chilung
Keelung City
Top: skyline of downtown Keelung
Second left: Dawulun Fort
Second right: night view of downtown Keelung
Third left: Zhengbin Fishing Port Colorful House
Third right: Keelung Maritime Plaza and Keelung Main Station
Bottom left: Keelung Outer Harbor and Keelung Islet
Bottom right: Heping Island Park
Flag of Keelung
Official seal of Keelung
Nickname: 
The Rainy Port (雨港)
Location in Taiwan
Location in Taiwan
Coordinates: 25°08′N 121°44′E / 25.133°N 121.733°E / 25.133; 121.733
Country Republic of China (Taiwan)
Province Taiwan Province (streamlined)
RegionNorthern Taiwan
Districts7[1]
Founded as La Santisima Trinidad1626
Part of Taihoku Prefecture17 April 1895
Provincial city status11 November 1945
City seatZhongzheng District
Government
 • Body
 • MayorGeorge Hsieh (KMT)
Area
 • Total132.7589 km2 (51.2585 sq mi)
 • Rank18 of 22
Population
 (October 2023)[2]
 • Total362,487
 • Rank16 of 22
 • Density2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code
200–206
Area code(0)32
ISO 3166 codeTW-KEE
– BirdEagle
– FlowerCommon crepe myrtle
– TreeFormosan Sweet-gum
EnglishKeelung/KLC
Chinese基隆/基市
Websitewww.klcg.gov.tw/en/Default/Index Edit this at Wikidata
Keelung City
Chinese name
Chinese基隆
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīlóng Shì
Bopomofoㄐㄧ   ㄌㄨㄥˊ   ㄕˋ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhJilong Shyh
Wade–GilesChi1-lung2 Shih4
Tongyong PinyinJilóng Shìh
Yale RomanizationJīlúng Shr̀
MPS2Jīlúng Shr̀
IPA[tɕí.lʊ̌ŋ ʂɻ̩̂]
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳKî-lùng-sṳ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggei1 lung4 si5
IPA[kej˥ lʊŋ˩ si˩˧]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKe-lâng-chhī
Tâi-lôKe-lâng-tshī
Taiwanese Hokkien Name
Traditional Chinese雞籠
Simplified Chinese鸡笼市
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīlóng Shì
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggaai1 lung4 si5
IPA[kaj˥ lʊŋ˩ si˩˧]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKe-lâng-chhī/Koe-lâng-chhī
Japanese name
Kanji基隆市
Kanaキールンし
Hiraganaきーるんし
Katakanaキールンシ
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnKīrun-shi
Kunrei-shikiKîrun-si
Above: Panoramic view of central Keelung and Keelung Port Second left: Main gate of Chung Cheng Park Second right: Start of Sun Yat-sen Freeway Third left: North coast of Keelung Third right: Keelung Port Bottom left: A windmill wind squid (Loliginidae) in the center Right: Keelung Island

Keelung (/kˈlʊŋ/ kee-LUUNG;[3] Hokkien: Ke-lâng), Chilung or Jilong (/ˈlʊŋ/ jee-LUUNG;[3] pinyin: Jīlóng), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area with neighboring New Taipei City and Taipei. Nicknamed the Rainy Port for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport (after Kaohsiung), and was the world's 7th largest port in 1984.

In 1626, the Spanish established Fort San Salvador at present-day Keelung, an area inhabited by Taiwanese indigenous peoples. Control of the area eventually passed to the Qing dynasty. Fighing between China and Europeans around Keelung occurred in the 19th century during the First Opium War and the Sino-French War. The island of Taiwan was ceded to the Empire of Japan in 1895 after the First Sino-Japanese War; under Japanese rule the city was called Kirun. Keelung became part of Taiwan Province under the Republic of China after 1945. Administratively, the city became a first-level subdivision in 2018 after the provincial government was abolished.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference govkl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 人口統計. www.klcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Jilong". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.

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