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2012 In Taiwan
Events from the year 2012 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 101 according to the official Republic of China calendar. Incumbents * President of the Republic of China, President – Ma Ying-jeou * Vice President of the Republic of China, Vice President – Vincent Siew, Wu Den-yih * Premier of the Republic of China, Premier – Wu Den-yih, Sean Chen (politician), Sean Chen * List of vice premiers of the Republic of China, Vice Premier – Sean Chen (politician), Sean Chen, Jiang Yi-huah Events January * 1 January – The renaming of Council for Hakka Affairs to Hakka Affairs Council. * 5 January – The opening of Fu Jen University Station, Touqianzhuang Station and Xinzhuang Station (Taipei Metro), Xinzhuang Station of Taipei Metro in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei. * 14 January ** 2012 Republic of China presidential election. ** 2012 Republic of China legislative election. * 15 January – The officiating ceremony of Xiaolin Village Memorial Park in Ji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its Urbanization by country, highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined Free area of the Republic of China, territories under ROC control consist of list of islands of Taiwan, 168 islands in total covering . The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei (the capital), New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated countries. Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |