In the structural hierarchy of the administrative divisions in Taiwan, there are three types of administrative divisions with the Chinese word shì (市, "city") in their names.
Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī |
No. | |
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Special municipality | 直轄市 | zhíxiáshì | ti̍t-hat-chhī | 6 | |
City | 市 | shì | chhī | 3 | |
County-administered city | 縣轄市 | xiànxiáshì | koān-hat-chhī | 14 |
There are 23 cities on the island of Taiwan. Most of them are located within Taiwan Province:
Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī |
County | Founded | Population (DEC. 2014)[1] |
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Kaohsiung | 高雄市 | Gāoxióng Shì | Ko-hiông-chhī | - | 1979-07-01 | 2,778,992 |
New Taipei | 新北市 | Xīnběi Shì | Sin-pak-chhī | - | 2010-12-25 | 3,974,911 |
Taichung | 臺中市 | Táizhōng Shì | Tâi-tiong-chhī | - | 2010-12-25 | 2,759,887 |
Tainan | 臺南市 | Táinán Shì | Tâi-lâm-chhī | - | 2010-12-25 | 1,885,499 |
Taipei | 臺北市 | Táiběi Shì | Tâi-pak-chhī | - | 1967-07-01 | 2,696,316 |
Taoyuan | 桃園市 | Táoyuán Shì | Thô-hn̂g-chhī | - | 2014-12-25 | 2,136,702 |
Chiayi | 嘉義市 | Jiāyì Shì | Ka-gī-chhī | - | 1982-07-01 | 269,890 |
Hsinchu | 新竹市 | Xīnzhú Shì | Sin-tek-chhī | - | 1982-07-01 | 436,220 |
Keelung | 基隆市 | Jīlóng Shì | Ke-lâng-chhī | - | 1945-10-25 | 372,019 |
Changhua | 彰化市 | Zhānghuà Shì | Chiong-hòa-chhī or Chiang-hòa-chhī |
Changhua | 1951-12-01 | 234,721 |
Douliu | 斗六市 | Dǒuliù Shì | Táu-la̍k-chhī | Yunlin | 1981-12-25 | 108,098 |
Hualien | 花蓮市 | Huālián Shì | Hoa-lian-chhī or Hoa-liân-chhī |
Hualien | 1946-01-16 | 106,368 |
Magong | 馬公市 | Mǎgōng Shì | Má-keng-chhī | Penghu | 1981-12-25 | 60,335 |
Miaoli | 苗栗市 | Miáolì Shì | Biâu-le̍k-chhī or Miâu-le̍k-chhī |
Miaoli | 1981-12-25 | 90,963 |
Nantou | 南投市 | Nántóu Shì | Lâm-tâu-chhī | Nantou | 1981-12-25 | 102,314 |
Pingtung | 屏東市 | Píngdōng Shì | Pîn-tong-chhī | Pingtung | 1951-12-01 | 203,866 |
Puzi | 朴子市 | Púzǐ Shì | Phò-chú-chhī | Chiayi | 1992-09-10 | 43,250 |
Taibao | 太保市 | Tàibǎo Shì | Thài-pó-chhī | Chiayi | 1991-07-01 | 37,038 |
Taitung | 臺東市 | Táidōng Shì | Tâi-tang-chhī | Taitung | 1976-01-01 | 106,969 |
Toufen | 頭份市 | Tóufèn Shì | Thâu-hūn-chhī | Miaoli | 2015-10-05 | 102,654 |
Yilan | 宜蘭市 | Yílán Shì | Gî-lân-chhī | Yilan | 1946-01-16 | 95,879 |
Yuanlin | 員林市 | Yuánlín Shì | Oân-lîm-chhī | Changhua | 2015-08-08 | 124,730 |
Zhubei | 竹北市 | Zhúběi Shì | Tek-pak-chhī | Hsinchu | 1988-10-31 | 203,195 |
Name | Japanese | Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī |
Prefecture | Founded | Dissolved | Successor division |
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Taihoku | 臺北市 | Tâi-pak-chhī | Taihoku | 1920-10-01 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Taipei |
Taichū | 臺中市 | Tâi-tiong-chhī | Taichū | 1920-10-01 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Taichung |
Tainan | 臺南市 | Tâi-lâm-chhī | Tainan | 1920-10-01 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Tainan |
Kīrun | 基隆市 | Ke-lâng-chhī | Taihoku | 1924-12-25 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Keelung |
Takao | 高雄市 | Ko-hiông-chhī | Takao | 1924-12-25 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Kaohsiung |
Shinchiku | 新竹市 | Sin-tek-chhī | Shinchiku | 1930-01-20 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Hsinchu |
Kagi | 嘉義市 | Ka-gī-chhī | Tainan | 1930-01-20 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Chiayi |
Shōka | 彰化市 | Chiong-hòa-chhī | Taichū | 1933-12-20 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Changhua |
Heitō | 屏東市 | Pîn-tong-chhī | Takao | 1933-12-20 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Pingtung |
Giran | 宜蘭市 | Gî-lân-chhī | Taihoku | 1940-10-01 | 1945-10-25 | Became county-administered city of Yilan |
Karenkō | 花蓮港市 | Hoa-liân-káng-chhī | Karenkō | 1940-10-01 | 1945-10-25 | Became county-administered city of Hualien |
Name | Chinese | Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī |
Founded | Dissolved | Successor division |
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Changhua | 彰化市 | Chiong-hòa-chhī or Chiang-hòa-chhī |
1945-10-25 | 1951-12-01 | Became a county-administered city in Changhua County |
Pingtung | 屏東市 | Pîn-tong-chhī | 1945-10-25 | 1951-12-01 | Became a county-administered city in Pingtung County |
Taipei | 臺北市 | Tâi-pak-chhī | 1945-10-25 | 1967-07-01 | Became a special municipality |
Kaohsiung | 高雄市 | Ko-hiông-chhī | 1945-10-25 | 1979-07-01 | Became a special municipality |
Taichung | 臺中市 | Tâi-tiong-chhī | 1945-10-25 | 2010-12-25 | Became part of the special municipality of Taichung |
Tainan | 臺南市 | Tâi-lâm-chhī | 1945-10-25 | 2010-12-25 | Became part of the special municipality of Tainan |
Name | Chinese | Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī |
County | Founded | Dissolved | Successor division |
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Chiayi | 嘉義市 | Ka-gī-chhī | Chiayi | 1950-08-16 | 1982-07-01 | Became a provincial city |
Hsinchu | 新竹市 | Sin-tek-chhī | Hsinchu | 1951-12-01 | 1982-07-01 | Became a provincial city |
Fengshan | 鳳山市 | Hōng-soaⁿ-chhī | Kaohsiung | 1972-07-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Kaohsiung |
Sanchong | 三重市 | Sam-tiông-chhī | Taipei | 1962-04-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
Banqiao | 板橋市 | Pang-kiô-chhī | Taipei | 1972-07-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
Yonghe | 永和市 | Éng-hô-chhī | Taipei | 1979-01-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
Zhonghe | 中和市 | Tiong-hô-chhī | Taipei | 1979-01-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
Xindian | 新店市 | Sin-tiàm-chhī | Taipei | 1980-01-15 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
Xinzhuang | 新莊市 | Sin-chng-chhī | Taipei | 1980-01-15 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
Tucheng | 土城市 | Thô͘-siâⁿ-chhī | Taipei | 1993-06-26 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
Luzhou | 蘆洲市 | Lô͘-chiu-chhī | Taipei | 1997-10-06 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
Xizhi | 汐止市 | Se̍k-chí-chhī | Taipei | 1999-07-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
Shulin | 樹林市 | Chhiū-nâ-chhī | Taipei | 1999-10-04 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
Fengyuan | 豐原市 | Hong-goân-chhī | Taichung | 1976-03-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taichung |
Dali | 大里市 | Tāi-lí-chhī | Taichung | 1993-11-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taichung |
Taiping | 太平市 | Thài-pêng-chhī | Taichung | 1996-08-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taichung |
Xinying | 新營市 | Sin-iâⁿ-chhī | Tainan | 1981-12-25 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Tainan |
Yongkang | 永康市 | Éng-khong-chhī | Tainan | 1993-05-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Tainan |
Bade | 八德市 | Pat-tek-chhī | Taoyuan | 1995-01-01 | 2014-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan |
Luzhu | 蘆竹市 | Lô͘-tek-chhī | Taoyuan | 2014-06-03 | 2014-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan |
Pingzhen | 平鎮市 | Pêng-tìn-chhī | Taoyuan | 1992-03-01 | 2014-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan |
Taoyuan | 桃園市 | Thô-hn̂g-chhī | Taoyuan | 1971-04-21 | 2014-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan |
Yangmei | 楊梅市 | Iûⁿ-mûi-chhī | Taoyuan | 2010-08-01 | 2014-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan |
Zhongli | 中壢市 | Tiong-le̍k-chhī | Taoyuan | 1967-07-01 | 2014-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan |
List of all cities and townships in the Republic of China, consisting of six special municipalities and two provinces without administrative function.
Tongyòng Pinyin was the standard of Chinese romanization of Taiwan between 2002 and 2008. Although the standard was shifted to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn from 1 January 2009, the change to signs and documents using Tongyòng Pinyin is not complete. There are still some signs using Tongyòng Pinyin on highways and roads.