Chiayi City, Chiayi County, Southern Taiwan Region, Taiwan

🇹🇼 Chiayi, officially known as Chiayi City, is a city located in the plains of south-western Taiwan. Formerly called Kagee during the late Qing dynasty and Kagi during the Japanese era, its historical name is Tirosen.

Chiayi City is located on the north side of Chianan Plain, south west of Taiwan Island. On the east side is the Mount Ali, on the west side is the Chiayi Airport, on the north side is the Puzi River and on the south side is the Bazhang River. The distance from east to west of Chiayi City is 15.8 km (9.8 mi) and from north to south is 10.5 km (6.5 mi) with a total area of 60.0256 km² (23.1760 sq mi). Chiayi City is completely surrounded by Chiayi County. Most of Chiayi City land are broad flat fertile plains. The terrain slowly rises from west to east. Chiayi is also one of the closest Taiwanese cities to the Tropic of Cancer, with the latitudinal line lying just south of the city.

Education • National Chiayi University • National Chung Cheng University • Tatung Institute of Commerce and Technology • Chung Jen College of Nursing, Health Science and Management.

Tourist Industry • Art Site of Chiayi Railway Warehouse • Chia-Le-Fu Night Market • Chiayi Art Museum • Chiayi Botanical Garden • Chiayi Cheng Huang Temple • Chiayi City Municipal Baseball Stadium • Chiayi Cultural and Creative Industries Park • Chiayi Jen Wu Temple • Chiayi Municipal Museum • Chiayi Park ◦ Chiayi Confucian Temple ◦ Kagi Shrine ◦ Sun-Shooting Tower • Chiayi Prison Museum • Hinoki Village • Lantan Lake • Museum of Old Taiwan Tiles • St. John's Cathedral • Taiwan Hinoki Museum • Water Source Water Meter Room • Wenhua Road Night Market • Historic Archives Building of Chiayi City (史蹟資料館) • 228 Memorial Park • National 228 Memorial Park • Chung Cheng Park • Alishan Forest Railway & Railway Park • 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.

Rail Chiayi City is served by Chiayi Station and Jiabei Station of the Taiwan Railways Administration. Chiayi Station is the starting point for the Alishan Forest Railway. The city is also accessible from THSR Chiayi Station in Chiayi County.

Bus Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit connects Chiayi City to THSR Chiayi Station in the neighboring Taibao City. Chiayi City Bus serves the urban areas of Chiayi City.

Air Chiayi City is served by Chiayi Airport in the neighboring Shuishang Township.