General info

Entity:
Taiwan
Capital:
Taipei
Population (2008-07-01):
22,920,946 (CIA)
Area:
35,980 sq.km.
Country code:
tw
Region:
Eastern Asia

Taiwan

Administrative units

administrative units capital area (sq.km.) population
2000-12-16
census
population
2006-12-31
estimate
source: Dept. of Household Registration Affairs, MOI, Taiwan.
note: Lienkiang = Lienchiang; Chinmen = Kinmen; Ilan = Yilan.
note: District = Hsien; Municipality = Shih; Township = Zhen/Xiang. Tapei and Kaohsiung are in fact Special Municipalities.
Taiwan Area   36,006.18 22,226,879 22,790,250
Changhua County Changhua 1,074.40 1,255,332 1,315,034
Chiayi City - 60.03 266,126 272,364
Chiayi County Chiayi 1,901.68 552,749 553,841
Hsinchu City - 104.15 395,746 394,757
Hsinchu County Hsinchu 1,427.54 451,316 487,692
Hualien County Hualien 4,628.57 327,064 345,303
Kaohsiung County Fengshan 2,792.67 1,262,969 1,245,474
Kaohsiung City - 153.59 1,493,806 1,514,706
Keelung City - 132.76 387,504 390,633
Miaoli County Miaoli 1,820.31 534,366 559,986
Nantou County Nantou 4,106.44 487,398 535,205
Penghu County Makung 126.86 83,214 91,785
Pingtung County Pingtung 2,775.60 872,902 893,544
Taichung City - 163.43 989,047 1,044,392
Taichung County Fengyuan 2,051.47 1,510,480 1,543,436
Tainan City - 175.65 725,985 760,037
Tainan County Hsinying 2,016.01 1,120,394 1,106,690
Taipei County Panchiao 2,052.57 3,722,082 3,767,095
Taipei City - 271.80 2,624,257 2,632,242
Taitung County Taitung 3,515.25 204,919 235,957
Taoyuan County Taoyuan 1,220.95 1,808,833 1,911,161
Yilan County Yilan 2,143.63 444,950 460,426
Yunlin County Touliu 1,290.83 705,440 728,490
Fuchien Province   181.86 74,050 86,277
Kinmen County .. 153.06 56,275 76,491
Lienchiang County .. 28.80 17,775 9,786
total   36,188.04 22,300,929 22,876,527

Main cities

name population
2003-12-31
estimate
population
2006-12-31
estimate
Taipei 2,627,138 2,632,242
Kaohsiung 1,509,350 1,514,706
Taichung 1,009,387 1,044,392
Tainan 749,628 760,037
Banciao 539,356 544,292
Jhonghe 406,325 411,011
Hsinchu 378,797 394,757
Sinjhuang 383,745 392,472
Keelung 392,242 390,633
Taoyuan 357,647 384,803
Sanchong 384,618 383,636
Jhongli 339,586 355,707
Fongshan 328,878 338,596
Sindian 280,661 289,366
Chiayi 269,594 272,364
Tucheng 235,729 237,000
Yonghe 231,816 235,697
Changhua 233,435 235,322
Pingtung 216,338 216,425
Yongkang 202,553 208,919
Pingjhen 198,273 200,331
Dali 181,308 189,945
Lujhou 177,232 189,403
Sijhih 170,765 178,846
Bade 168,910 171,697
Taiping 169,969 171,139
Fongyuan 162,828 164,051
Shulin 159,101 162,476
Jhubei .. 119,720
Taitung .. 110,559
Hualien .. 109,573
Nantou .. 105,506
Douliou .. 104,918
source: Dept. of Household Registration Affairs, MOI, Taiwan.