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Taichung, Taiwan's second largest city. Kaohsiung, Taiwan's largest port city and third largest city. 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.
In 2010, Taiwan had a population growth of less than 0.2% and a fertility rate of only 0.9, the lowest rate ever recorded in that country. The population of Taiwan peaked at 23.6 million in 2019 and has been continuously decreasing ever since, raising fears of an aging population .
Taiwan, [II] [i] officially the Republic of China (ROC), [I] [j] is a country [27] in East Asia. [m] 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.
Code Part of English name Native name Type Population [a] Area (km 2) Population density (/km 2) Population 2010 [b] Population change [c]; 65000010 New Taipei City: Banqiao District
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.
Metropolitan areas in Taiwan. Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area. Taoyuan–Zhongli metropolitan area. Taichung–Changhua metropolitan area. Tainan metropolitan area. Kaohsiung metropolitan area. Hsinchu metropolitan area. Chiayi metropolitan area. Seven metropolitan areas were identified in Taiwan.
List of countries by population (United Nations) This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [2]
The city surpassed Kaohsiung to become the second largest city in Taiwan in July 2017, growing at the 2nd fastest rate in Taiwan from 2012 to 2017. [34] Recent population increases have been attributed to natural population growth, more people moving to the city, and subsidized housing. [35]