The following is a list of administrative divisions of the Republic of China (Taiwan), including 6
special municipalities and 2 nominal provinces as the ''de jure'' first-level
administrative divisions
Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...
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counties
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and 3
cities
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
were nominally under the jurisdiction of the
Taiwan Province
Taiwan Province ( zh, t=臺灣省 , p=Táiwān Shěng , poj=Tâi-oân-séng; PFS: ''Thòi-vàn-sén'' or ''Thòi-vân-sén'') is a ''de jure'' administrative division of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Provinces remain a titular division as ...
, and 2 additional counties being part of the
ROC's Fujian Province.
With provinces non-functional in practice,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
is divided into 22 subnational divisions, among which counties and cities are the ''de facto'' principal constituent divisions, along with special municipalities, directly under the
Central Government
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. Each has a local government led by an elected head and a local council.
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Administrative divisions of Taiwan
The Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) is divided into multi-layered statutory subdivisions. Due to the complex political status of Taiwan, there is a significant difference in the ''de jure'' system set out in the original constitution and t ...
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List of magistrates and mayors in Taiwan
This article lists the current magistrates and mayors, the head of government, of the primary administrative divisions of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Following the dissolution of the provincial governments in 2018 after the 1998 streamlinin ...
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List of townships/cities and districts in Taiwan
The Taiwan, Republic of China (ROC) is divided into eight provincial-level divisions which consists of two streamlined provinces of Taiwan Province, Taiwan and Fujian Province, Republic of China, Fujian along with Special municipality (Taiwan), s ...
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Taiwanese national bureau of statistics
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
Administrative divisions
Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...