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Map of Taiwan. The islands comprising the Taiwan Area under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (ROC) are classified into various island groups. The island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, is the largest island and the main component of the ROC-controlled territories.
Eastern Taiwan: Yilan, Hualien and Taitung. Western Taiwan: other divisions from Taipei to Pingtung. Northern and Southern Taiwan: Zhuoshui River, the longest river of Taiwan, flows through about the middle of the island. Northern Taiwan: Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan, Hsinchu (City/County), Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, and Nantou.
List of all cities and townships in the Republic of China, consisting of six special municipalities and two provinces without administrative function. For the subdivisions under special municipalities and cities, see District (Taiwan) For the subdivisions sort by county, see Township (Taiwan)
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.
The Republic of China (ROC) is divided into eight provincial-level divisions which consists of two streamlined provinces of Taiwan and Fujian along with six special municipalities. This is a list of townships / cities and districts in statistical order.
Smaller islands of the archipelago include the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait 50 km (31 mi) west of the main island, with an area of 127 km 2 (49 sq mi), the tiny islet of Xiaoliuqiu off the southwest coast, and Orchid Island and Green Island to the southeast, separated from the northernmost islands of the Philippines by the Bashi Channel.
The combined territories under ROC control consist of 168 islands in total covering 36,193 square kilometres (13,974 square miles). The largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei (the capital), New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries. (Full article...
Taiwan, [II] [i] officially the Republic of China (ROC), [I] is a country [27] in East Asia. [l] The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.