According to early Chinese accounts, this northern coastal area was originally called Pak-kang (Chinese: 北港; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-káng). By the early 20th century, the city was known to the Western world as Kelung, as well as t… See more

Keelung was first inhabited by the Ketagalan, a tribe of Taiwanese aborigine. The Spanish expedition to Formosa in the early 17th century was its first contact with the West; by 1624 the Spanish had built San Salvad… See more

Keelung City is located in the northern part of Taiwan Island. It occupies an area of 132.76 km (51.26 sq mi) and is separated from its neighboring county by mountains in the east, west and south. The northern part of the city f… See more