- Jincheng, Kinmen
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Jincheng
金城— Urban township — 金城鎮 · Jincheng Township Location in the Republic of China Coordinates: 24°25′N 118°19′E / 24.417°N 118.317°ECoordinates: 24°25′N 118°19′E / 24.417°N 118.317°E Country Republic of China(Taiwan) County Kinmen Government - Type Strong magistrate-council - Magistrate zh:蔡輝詩 Tsai Hui-shih Area - Total 21.7080 km2 (8.4 sq mi) Population (February 2008) - Total 28,129 Time zone CST (UTC+8) Postal code 893 Website http://www.kincheng.gov.tw/ Jincheng (Chinese: 金城鎮; pinyin: Jīnchéng Zhè; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kim-siâⁿ-tìn) is an urban township on the southwestern corner of the island of Kinmen (Quemoy). It is the county seat of Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China. It also served as the capital of Republic of China's Fujian Province from 1949 to 1956. From 1956 to 1996, the capital of Fujian Province was located at Xindian, Taiwan Province. In 1996, the capital was moved back to Jincheng.
Jincheng also administers Dongding (東碇) island 26 km to the south-southwest.
Cities and townships in the Taiwan strait islands of the Republic of China County seats are in BoldTaiwan Fukien Jincheng · Jinsha · JinhuJinning · Lieyu · WuqiuCategories:- Townships in Kinmen County
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