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 [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.

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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]

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ISO HRCISFlagEnglish nameChinese nameTypePopulation 2020 [lower-alpha 2] Area (km2)Population density (/km2)Population 2010 [lower-alpha 3] Population change [lower-alpha 4] Subdivision countCapital
Special Municipalities
NWT65000 Flag of New Taipei City.svg New Taipei City 新北市 Special municipality 4,023,6202,052.571,960.293,897,367+126,25329 Banqiao District
TPE63000 Flag of Taipei City.svg Taipei City 臺北市 Special municipality 2,635,286271.809,695.692,618,772+16,51412 Xinyi District
TAO68000 Flag of Taoyuan County.svg Taoyuan City 桃園市 Special municipality 2,254,3631,220.951,846.392,002,060+252,30313 Taoyuan District
TXG66000 Taichung City flag.svg Taichung City 臺中市 Special municipality 2,816,6672,214.901,271.692,648,419+168,24829 Xitun District
TNN67000 Flag of Tainan City.svg Tainan City 臺南市 Special municipality 1,879,1152,191.65857.401,873,794+5,32137 Anping District, Sinying District
KHH64000 Kaohsiung flag.svg Kaohsiung City 高雄市 Special municipality 2,773,9842,951.85939.742,773,483+50138 Lingya District, Fongshan District
Taiwan Province Government emblem.svg Taiwan Province (nominal)
ILA10002 Yilan County flag.svg Yilan County 宜蘭縣 County 453,9512,143.63211.77460,486-6,53512 Yilan City
HSQ10004 Hsinchu County flag.svg Hsinchu County 新竹縣 County 565,2721,427.54395.98513,015+52,25713 Zhubei City
MIA10005 Miaoli County flag.svg Miaoli County 苗栗縣 County 544,7621,820.31299.27560,968-16,20618 Miaoli City
CHA10007 Flag of Changhua County.svg Changhua County 彰化縣 County 1,271,0151,074.401,183.001,307,286-36,27126 Changhua City
NAN10008 Flag of Nantou County.svg Nantou County 南投縣 County 493,4034,106.44120.15526,491-33,08813 Nantou City
YUN10009 Yunlin County flag.svg Yunlin County 雲林縣 County 680,0501,290.83526.83717,653-37,60320 Douliu City
CYQ10010 Chiayi County flag.svg Chiayi County 嘉義縣 County 502,0071,903.64263.71543,248-41,24118 Taibao City
PIF10013 Pingtung County flag.svg Pingtung County 屏東縣 County 817,1932,775.60294.42873,509-56,31633 Pingtung City
TTT10014 Flag of Taitung County (2).svg Taitung County 臺東縣 County 216,3083,515.2561.53230,673-14,36516 Taitung City
HUA10015 Flag of Hualien County.svg Hualien County 花蓮縣 County 325,7064,628.5770.37338,805-13,09913 Hualien City
PEN10016 Flag of Penghu County.svg Penghu County 澎湖縣 County 105,117126.86828.5896,918+8,1996 Magong City
KEE10017 Flag of Keelung City.svg Keelung City 基隆市 City 371,87860.034,455.97384,134-12,2567 Anle District
HSZ10018 Hsinchu City flag.svg Hsinchu City 新竹市 City 448,207151.66922.82415,344+32,8633 East District
CYI10020 Flag of Chiayi City.svg Chiayi City 嘉義市 City 270,25428.80452.57272,390-2,1362 West District
FukienSeal.png Fujian Province (nominal)
KIN09020 Kinmen County flag.svg Kinmen County 金門縣 County 127,723132.762,777.9197,364+30,3596 Jincheng Township
LIE09007 Lienchiang County flag.svg Lienchiang County 連江縣 County 12,716104.154,315.069,944+2,7724 Nangan Township

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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

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