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The population of Taiwan is approximately 23.35 million as of April 2023. [1]Immigration of Han Chinese to the Penghu Islands started as early as the 13th century. The main island was inhabited by a diversity of Taiwanese indigenous peoples speaking Austronesian languages until Han settlement began in the early 17th century, around the time of the Ming–Qing transition, when workers were ...
Code Province County/City English name Native name Type Population [a] Area (km 2) Population density (/km 2) Population 2010 [b] Population change [c]; 65000010 New Taipei City
It is composed of 3 administrative divisions: Taipei, New Taipei City and Keelung. The region encompasses an area of 2,457.13 square kilometers (948.70 sq mi) and a population of 7,034,084 as of 2019. It is the most populous and the most densely populated metropolitan area in Taiwan, with one-third of Taiwanese people living and working there.
Taipei (/ ˌ t aɪ ˈ p eɪ / ⓘ; Chinese: 臺北; pinyin: Táiběi), [4] officially Taipei City, [I] is the capital [a] and a special municipality of Taiwan. [7] [8] Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung.
Population of urban areas: Taipei 8,605,000 Taichung 2,595,000 Kaohsiung 2,555,000 Tainan 1,195,000 Hsinchu 550,000 2018: 43 198 205 439 976 1064 [53] Land Area of urban areas Taipei 1,140 (km 2) Taichung 492 (km 2) Kaohsiung 363 (km 2) Tainan 259 (km 2) Hsinchu 117(km 2) 108 265 333 429 800 Urban Population Density Taipei 7,600 (per km 2)
Metropolitan areas were recognized by the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) until 2010. This was the definition of metropolitan areas used by the ROC central government. A metropolitan area is an economically and socially integrated area with one or more core cities. The population has to be over 300,000.
Taipei, Taiwan's fourth largest city and the seat of the ROC government. Taoyuan , Taiwan's largest airport, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is located in this city. Tainan , Taiwan's ancient capital.
During the latter half of the 20th century, Taiwan experienced rapid economic growth and industrialization and is now an advanced industrial economy. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Taiwan evolved into a multi-party democracy with universal suffrage. Taiwan is one of the Four Asian Tigers and a member of the WTO and APEC.