List of administrative divisions of Taiwan

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The following is a list of administrative divisions of the Republic of China (Taiwan), including 6 special municipalities and 2 nominal provinces[a] as the de jure first-level administrative divisions. 11 counties and 3 cities were nominally under the jurisdiction of the Taiwan Province, and 2 additional counties being part of the ROC's Fujian Province.

With provinces non-functional in practice, Taiwan is divided into 22 subnational divisions, among which counties and cities are the de facto principal constituent divisions,[3] along with special municipalities, directly under the Central Government. Each has a local government led by an elected head and a local council.[4]

List

ISO HRCIS Flag English name Chinese name Type Population 2020[b] Area (km2) Population density (/km2) Population 2010[c] Population change[d] Subdivision count Capital
Special Municipalities
NWT 65000 New Taipei City 新北市 Special municipality 4,023,620 2,052.57 1,960.29 3,897,367 +126,253 29 Banqiao District
TPE 63000 Taipei City 臺北市 Special municipality 2,635,286 271.80 9,695.69 2,618,772 +16,514 12 Xinyi District
TAO 68000 Taoyuan City 桃園市 Special municipality 2,254,363 1,220.95 1,846.39 2,002,060 +252,303 13 Taoyuan District
TXG 66000 Taichung City 臺中市 Special municipality 2,816,667 2,214.90 1,271.69 2,648,419 +168,248 29 Xitun District
TNN 67000 Tainan City 臺南市 Special municipality 1,879,115 2,191.65 857.40 1,873,794 +5,321 37 Anping District, Sinying District
KHH 64000 Kaohsiung City 高雄市 Special municipality 2,773,984 2,951.85 939.74 2,773,483 +501 38 Lingya District, Fongshan District
Taiwan Province (nominal)
ILA 10002 Yilan County 宜蘭縣 County 453,951 2,143.63 211.77 460,486 -6,535 12 Yilan City
HSQ 10004 Hsinchu County 新竹縣 County 565,272 1,427.54 395.98 513,015 +52,257 13 Zhubei City
MIA 10005 Miaoli County 苗栗縣 County 544,762 1,820.31 299.27 560,968 -16,206 18 Miaoli City
CHA 10007 Changhua County 彰化縣 County 1,271,015 1,074.40 1,183.00 1,307,286 -36,271 26 Changhua City
NAN 10008 Nantou County 南投縣 County 493,403 4,106.44 120.15 526,491 -33,088 13 Nantou City
YUN 10009 Yunlin County 雲林縣 County 680,050 1,290.83 526.83 717,653 -37,603 20 Douliu City
CYQ 10010 Chiayi County 嘉義縣 County 502,007 1,903.64 263.71 543,248 -41,241 18 Taibao City
PIF 10013 Pingtung County 屏東縣 County 817,193 2,775.60 294.42 873,509 -56,316 33 Pingtung City
TTT 10014 Taitung County 臺東縣 County 216,308 3,515.25 61.53 230,673 -14,365 16 Taitung City
HUA 10015 Hualien County 花蓮縣 County 325,706 4,628.57 70.37 338,805 -13,099 13 Hualien City
PEN 10016 Penghu County 澎湖縣 County 105,117 126.86 828.58 96,918 +8,199 6 Magong City
KEE 10017 Keelung City 基隆市 City 371,878 60.03 4,455.97 384,134 -12,256 7 Anle District
HSZ 10018 Hsinchu City 新竹市 City 448,207 151.66 922.82 415,344 +32,863 3 East District
CYI 10020 Chiayi City 嘉義市 City 270,254 28.80 452.57 272,390 -2,136 2 West District
Fujian Province (nominal)
KIN 09020 Kinmen County 金門縣 County 127,723 132.76 2,777.91 97,364 +30,359 6 Jincheng Township
LIE 09007 Lienchiang County 連江縣 County 12,716 104.15 4,315.06 9,944 +2,772 4 Nangan Township

Map

Taiwan Province
Fuchien Province
Taiwan Strait
South China Sea
East China Sea
Pescadores
Channel
Bashi Channel
Philippine Sea
(Pacific Ocean)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The provinces remain as titular divisions under the constitutional structure only, which are no longer considered as self-governing bodies after the suspension of provinces in 1998 following a constitutional amendment, and a complete abolishment of provincial governments took effect in 2018.[1][2]
  2. ^ March 2020
  3. ^ December 2010
  4. ^ March 2020−December 2010

References

  1. ^ Abraham Gerber (16 September 2017). "Groups demand end to Provincial Government". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ Sherry Hsiao (29 June 2018). "Provincial-level agencies to be defunded next year". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ 中華民國 內政部戶政司 全球資訊網. 中華民國內政部戶政司 (in Chinese). 1 May 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Local governments". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 30 November 2020.

External links

  • Taiwanese national bureau of statistics
  • MOI Statistical information service
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Special municipalities (6)
"Provinces [zh]" 1
Cities (3)
Counties (13)
Districts under special municipalities / cities
Cities / townships under counties
  • 1 The provinces are merely retained as nominal entities within the constitutional structure, as they have no governing power following the formal dissolution of the provincial administrative organs in 2018. Cities and counties are de facto regarded as the principal constituent divisions of the ROC.
    • Sarah Shair-Rosenfield (November 2020). "Taiwan Combined" (PDF). The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 May 2021.