Geography of Tainan
Tainan, Taiwan, a city about 170 miles (274 km) southwest of Taipei, the capital. It lies near the Taiwan Strait in a rich agricultural area where rice and other tropical crops are grown. Food processing is the major industry. Tainan has many temples and shrines, including one to Koxinga, a Taiwanese national hero.
Tainan was founded in 1650 by the Dutch as Fort Providentia, a military installation. From 1662, following the expulsion of the Dutch by Koxinga, until 1885, Tainan was the capital of Taiwan. During most of that time the city was called Taiwan.
Population: 594,739.