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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 .
A county, [I] constitutionally known as a hsien, [1] is a de jure second-level administrative division unit in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the administrative structure of Taiwan, it is with the same level of a provincial city .
1 day ago · Accessed 17 October 2024. Taipei, special municipality and seat of government of Taiwan (Republic of China). It is situated on the Tan-shui (Danshui, or Tamsui) River, almost at the northern tip of the island of Taiwan. Although it is no longer Taiwan’s most populous city, it remains the political, economic, and cultural center of the island.
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Taiwan,[II][i]officially the Republic of China(ROC),[I][j]is a country[27]in East Asia. [m]The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the Eastand South China Seasin the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China(PRC) to the northwest, Japanto the northeast, and the Philippinesto the south.
Nov 12, 2023 · It only became the capital of Taiwan in 1894. The original capital of Taiwan was Tainan (臺南 or “Taiwan South”). There’s also a Tai-middle (Taichung), Tai-east (Taitung), and Tai-west (a tiny village called Taixi). Taipei was originally a walled city, today’s Wanhua/Bangka District (萬華區).
Oct 10, 2024 · Accessed 12 October 2024. New Taipei City, special municipality (chih-hsia shih, or zhizia shi), northern Taiwan. It was created in 2010 when the former T’ai-pei county was administratively reorganized, and it has the status of a county. New Taipei City is bordered by I-lan (Yilan) county to the southeast, T’ao-yüan.
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2 days ago · T'ao-yüan, Taiwan. Taiwan, island in the western Pacific Ocean that lies roughly 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of southeastern China. It is approximately 245 miles (395 km) long (north-south) and 90 miles (145 km) across at its widest point. Taipei, in the north, is the seat of government of the Republic of China (ROC; Nationalist China).
