List of cities in Taiwan

In the structural hierarchy of the administrative divisions in Taiwan, there are three types of administrative divisions with City (市 shì) in their names.

NameChinesePinyinPe̍h-ōe-jīNo.
   Special municipality直轄市 zhíxiáshìTi̍t-hat-chhī6
   Provincial city市 or 省轄市 shì or shěngxiáshìchhī or Séng-hat-chhī3
   County-controlled city縣轄市 xiànxiáshìkoān-hat-chhī12

The most 21 populous cities in Taiwan:

NameChineseCountyFoundedPopulation
(DEC. 2014)[1]
Changhua彰化市Changhua County1951-12-01235,022
Chiayi嘉義市none1982-07-01270,883
Douliu斗六市Yunlin County1981-12-25108,098
Hsinchu新竹市none1982-07-01431,988
Hualien花蓮市Hualien County1946-01-16106,368
Kaohsiung高雄市none1979-07-012,778,992
Keelung基隆市none1945-10-25373,077
Magong馬公市Penghu County1981-12-2560,335
Miaoli苗栗市Miaoli County1981-12-2590,963
Nantou南投市Nantou County1981-12-25102,314
New Taipei新北市none2010-12-253,966,818
Pingtung屏東市Pingtung County1951-12-01203,866
Puzi朴子市Chiayi County1992-09-1043,250
Taibao太保市Chiayi County1991-07-0137,038
Taichung臺中市none2010-12-252,719,835
Tainan臺南市none2010-12-251,884,284
Taipei臺北市none1967-07-012,702,315
Taitung臺東市Taitung County1976-01-01106,929
Taoyuan桃園市none2014-12-252,058,328
Yilan宜蘭市Yilan County1946-01-1695,885
Zhubei竹北市Hsinchu County1988-10-31165,118

Dissolved cities (since 1945)

NameChineseFoundedDissolvedMerged division
Bade 八德市 1995-01-01 2014-12-25 merge into Taoyuan
Banqiao 板橋市 1972-07-01 2010-12-25 merge into New Taipei
Changhua (Provincial) 彰化市（省轄） 1945-10-25 1951-12-01 downgraded into County-controlled city
Chiayi (County) 嘉義市（縣轄） 1950-08-16 1982-07-01 upgraded into Provincial city
Dali 大里市 1993-11-01 2010-12-25 merge into Taichung
Fengshan 鳳山市 1972-07-01 2010-12-25 merge into Kaohsiung
Fengyuan 豐原市 1976-03-01 2010-12-25 merge into Taichung
Hsinchu (County) 新竹市（縣轄） 1951-12-01 1982-07-01 upgraded into Provincial city
Kaohsiung (Provincial) 高雄市（省轄） 1945-10-25 1979-07-01 upgraded into Special municipality
Luzhou 蘆洲市 1997-10-06 2010-12-25 merge into New Taipei
Luzhu 蘆竹市 2014-06-03 2014-12-25 merge into Taoyuan
Pingtung (Provincial) 屏東市（省轄） 1945-10-25 1951-12-01 downgraded into County-controlled city
Pingzhen 平鎮市 1992-03-01 2014-12-25 merge into Taoyuan
Sanchong 三重市 1962-04-01 2010-12-25 merge into New Taipei
Shulin 樹林市 1999-10-04 2010-12-25 merge into New Taipei
Taichung (Provincial) 臺中市（省轄） 1945-10-25 2010-12-25 upgraded into Special municipality
Tainan (Provincial) 臺南市（省轄） 1945-10-25 2010-12-25 upgraded into Special municipality
Taipei (Provincial) 臺北市（省轄） 1945-10-25 1967-07-01 upgraded into Special municipality
Taiping 太平市 1996-08-01 2010-12-25 merge into Taichung
Taoyuan (County) 桃園市（縣轄） 1971-04-21 2014-12-25 merge into Taoyuan
Tucheng 土城市 1993-06-26 2010-12-25 merge into New Taipei
Xindian 新店市 1980-01-15 2010-12-25 merge into New Taipei
Xinying 新營市 1981-12-25 2010-12-25 merge into Tainan
Xinzhuang 新莊市 1980-01-15 2010-12-25 merge into New Taipei
Xizhi 汐止市 1999-07-01 2010-12-25 merge into New Taipei
Yangmei 楊梅市 2010-08-01 2014-12-25 merge into Taoyuan
Yonghe 永和市 1979-01-01 2010-12-25 merge into New Taipei
Yongkang 永康市 1993-05-01 2010-12-25 merge into Tainan
Zhonghe 中和市 1979-01-01 2010-12-25 merge into New Taipei
Zhongli 中壢市 1967-07-01 2014-12-25 merge into Taoyuan

Dissolved cities (1920—1945)

NameChineseFoundedDissolvedMerged division
Taihoku 臺北市（州轄） 1920-10-01 1945-10-25 renamed as Taipei
Taichū 臺中市（州轄） 1920-10-01 1945-10-25 renamed as Taichung
Tainan 臺南市（州轄） 1920-10-01 1945-10-25 renamed as Tainan
Kīrun 基隆市（州轄） 1924-12-25 1945-10-25 renamed as Keelung
Takao 高雄市（州轄） 1924-12-25 1945-10-25 renamed as Kaohsiung
Shinchiku 新竹市（州轄） 1930-01-20 1945-10-25 renamed as Hsinchu
Kagi 嘉義市（州轄） 1930-01-20 1945-10-25 renamed as Chiayi
Shōka 彰化市（州轄） 1933-12-20 1945-10-25 renamed as Changhua
Heitō 屏東市（州轄） 1933-12-20 1945-10-25 renamed as Pingtung
Giran 宜蘭市（州轄） 1940-10-01 1945-10-25 renamed as Yilan
Karenkō 花蓮港市 1940-10-01 1945-10-25 renamed as Hualien
Nītaka 新高市 (failed) (failed) failed to established

Alphabetical list of all cities and townships

List of all cities and townships in Taiwan.

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Alphabetical list of all cities and townships (Tongyong Pinyin)

Tongyong Pinyin was the standard of Chinese romanization of Taiwan between 2002 and 2008. Although the standard was shifted to Hanyu Pinyin from January 1, 2009, the change to signs and documents using Tongyong Pinyin is not complete. There are still some signs using Tongyong Pinyin on highways and roads.

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Gallery of cities and towns

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 資料來源為 內政部戶役政資訊為民服務公用資料庫。