Is Taicheng a town or a city?

Taicheng is a town.

Taicheng Town is located in Taishan City, Guangdong Province. It is the political, economic and cultural center of the city and has a strong overseas Chinese cultural atmosphere. Among them, the Western-style arcades and foreign-style buildings are scattered throughout the city and countryside. It is the area with the most densely populated arcades in Lingnan. The city has a history of 510 years as the county seat. It was designated as the county seat of Xinning County in the 12th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1499), and was called "Xinning City" or "Ningcheng" at that time. According to the "Xinning County Chronicle" of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, the year after the establishment of the county, the county office and the school were built one after another, and the county began to take shape, including Taicheng Huancheng West Road, Taicheng Huancheng North Road and Taicheng Huancheng South Road. triangle area. In 1914, Xinning County was renamed "Taishan County", and the county seat was commonly known as "Taicheng". From 1924 to 1929, Taicheng launched its first large-scale modernization construction climax. More than 300 arcade shops sprung up after unified planning, forming a modern architectural style that combined Chinese and Western styles. This kind of architectural layout benefits from the rich remittances continuously sent back by overseas Chinese in Taishan from abroad, as well as the strong transportation power of Xinning Railway.

The geographical coordinates of Taicheng Street in Taishan City are 112.80219 degrees east longitude and 22.24747 degrees north latitude. It is located in the north of Taishan City. It is the seat of the Taishan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, the political, economic, and cultural center and transportation hub of Taishan City. . It borders Sijiu Town to the east, Baisha Town to the west, Sanhe and Chongwei Towns to the south, and Shuibu Town to the north. The total area is 159.7 square kilometers, the total population is 176,000, 53,026 households, the urban resident population is 132,000, and the rural population is 44,000. There are 23,409 acres of cultivated land, including 15,803 acres of paddy fields, 7,606 acres of dry land, 7,415 acres of freshwater breeding area, and 3,321 acres of fruit growing area. The Xintai Expressway and the Western Coastal Expressway run through the town. It can reach Hong Kong and Macao directly by land. It only takes about 1.5 hours to drive to Guangzhou and Zhuhai. The waterway has direct access to the Gongyi Port Terminal of the Hong Kong port. Water and electricity are abundant, and living facilities such as schools, banks, guesthouses, hotels, food streets, supermarkets, communications, hospitals, and farmers' markets are well-equipped. The town is rich in goods, business is prosperous, and both purchases and sales are booming. There are 6,500 industrial and commercial households in the town.

It governs 11 urban communities and 26 rural communities: Fucheng Community, Dongyun Community, Huannan Community, Nantang Community, Yuantian Community, Shanglang Community, Hexin Community, Xinqiao Community, Qiao Community Hu community, Cangxia community, Fenghuang community, Shihua community, Shakeng community, Beikeng community, Dongkeng community, Bangang community, Hebei community, Nankeng community, Anbu community, Daheng community, Changling community, Xiangyan Lake community, Yanxi community, Libian community, Henghu community, Paobu community, Jinkeng community, Zhudong community, Shuinan community, Lingbei community, Pinggang community, Dancun community, Luodong community, Guishui community, Yuanshan Community, Baishui Community and Sanshe Community have 43 resident groups and 514 natural villages. Formerly known as "Xinning City", it was built in 1499 (the 13th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty). In 1938, Xinning City was renamed a county town. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was renamed Taicheng Town. In September 2001, Taicheng Town merged with the original attached town to form the new Taicheng Town. The town government is located at No. 3 Fucheng Avenue. In 2006, Taicheng Town was abolished and Taicheng Subdistrict Office was established, which was officially established on August 11.