Taitung County

**Taitung County**
台東縣
Taitung County emblem
Abbreviation: Taitung (台東)
Capital	Taitung City
Region	Eastern Taiwan
County magistrate	Hsü Ch'ing-yüan (徐慶元)
Area	Ranked 3 of 25
- Total - % water	3,515.2526 km² (Percent water goes here)%
Population	Ranked 22 of 25
- Total (May 2004) - Density	241,676 69/km²
Cities:	1
Townships:	15
County flower:	Moth orchid (Phalaenopsis)
County tree:	Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
County bird:	?

Taitung County (台東縣, pinyin: Táidōng Xiàn) is a county in Eastern Taiwan, administered as part of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China.

The name comes from the Wade-Giles romanization T`ai-tung, which means "Eastern Taiwan".

It administers two islands formerly used as prisons currently suffering from environmental damages: Green Island and Orchid Island.

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