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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 [lower-alpha 1] 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]
ISO | HRCIS | Flag | English name | Chinese name | Type | Population 2020 [lower-alpha 2] | Area (km2) | Population density (/km2) | Population 2010 [lower-alpha 3] | Population change [lower-alpha 4] | Subdivision count | Capital |
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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 | |
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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 |
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