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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.
On 1 October 2007, Taipei County was upgraded to a quasi-municipality (準直轄市) on the same level as Kaohsiung City and Taipei City. [11] This allowed the county to have the organizational and budgetary framework of a de jure municipality, but it was still formally styled as a county. Taichung County and Tainan City lobbied the central ...
Taiwan, [II] [i] officially the Republic of China (ROC), [I] is a country [26] in East Asia. [l] The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Sea 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.
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: Banqiao District: 板橋區: District: 557,120: 23.14 24,076.06 554,596 +2,524 65000020 New Taipei City Sanchong District: 三重區: District: 386,236: 16.32 23,666.42 389,968 − ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Taiwan: Taiwan – a country in East Asia, officially named the Republic of China (ROC). Originally based in mainland China, the ROC now governs the island of Taiwan, which makes up over 99% of its territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other minor islands.