- Yongkang, Tainan
Infobox TW City
Name=Yongkang City
TW_Name=永康市
Leader_Titles=Mayor
Leader_Names=Kun-Huang Li
(李坤煌)
TotalArea=40.28
PopDate=September 2007
Population=210,147
Density=5124
Website=http://www.yongkangcity.gov.tw/english/
Website_TW=http://www.yongkangcity.gov.tw/index.phpYongkang (zh-cp|c=永康|p=Yǒngkāng), the biggest city in
Tainan County , lies in the southern west ofTaiwan . Due to the development of manufacturing and food-processing industries, Yongkang has become a migrant city since 1970s, attracting many people from neighboring cities working & living here. Its population had experienced a big increase during 1970s and became the biggest town in Tainan county in 1977. Though the increase of population is not as rapid as then, it still enjoys the steady growth envied by other cities or towns. Yongkang also served as a traffic hub, having Number 1 Freeway and the Western Line Railroad run through it. It is home to several colleges, including Tainan University of Technology, Kunsan Technology and Nantai Technology.
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