Taipei City Government

Taipei City Government
台北市政府 Táiběi Shì Zhèngfǔ
Agency overview
Formed	October 1945
Jurisdiction	Taipei City
Headquarters	Taipei City Hall, Xinyi District
Ministers responsible	Hau Lung-pin, Mayor Tim Ting, Deputy Mayor Chen Hsiung-wen, Deputy Mayor Chang Chin-oh, Deputy Mayor
Website	english.taipei.gov.tw (English)

The Taipei City Government (TCG; Chinese: 台北市政府) is the government that governs the city of Taipei, Republic of China. The government building is located at Taipei City Hall in Xinyi District, Taipei.

History

Former Taipei City Hall.

Taipei City Government was founded in October 1945 as a provincial municipality. The original office was located at the Zhongshan Hall in Zhongzheng District. In 1967, Taipei City status was upgraded to a Cabinet-level municipality. Its service thus grew much bigger with the large increase of population. Zhongshan Hall could only accommodate around 1,000 employees and many other units were scattered in various rented offices.

In order to carry the city government jobs effectively, a new Taipei City Hall was built in 1994 in Xinyi District.

Administration

The head is the mayor of Taipei and the vice mayor. Under them, there are 15 departments, 7 offices, and 8 committees.

Departments

• Budget, Accounting and Statistics
• Civil Affairs
• Economic Development
• Education
• Environmental Protection
• Finance
• Health
• Information and Tourism
• Labor
• Land
• Police
• Public Works
• Social Welfare
• Transportation
• Urban Development

Offices

• Compulsory Military Service
• Government Ethics
• Information Technology
• Personnel

Other

• Civil Servant Development
• Rapid Transit Systems

Architecture

The Taipei City Hall building is a 12-story architecture with a total floor space of about 197,000 m², capable of accommodating 6,000 employees. The building also often houses exhibitions, performances, speeches, etc.^[1]

Transportation

Taipei City Hall is accessible within walking distance South of Taipei City Hall Station of Taipei Metro.

See also

• Taipei
• Taipei City Council

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taipei City Government.

• Taipei City Government (English)

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