Jhubei City (竹北市) is the capital of Hsinchu County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. Hsinchu County (新竹縣, pinyin: Xīnzhú Xiàn) is a county in northwestern Taiwan. ... Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the so-called 23rd province which the Peoples Republic of China repeately attempts to claim. ... National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Premier Frank Hsieh Area - Total - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ...
In most cases, the area designated as the city is much smaller than than the actual metropolitan area, in contrast with the situation on mainland China where the administrative city tends to be larger than the actual metropolitan area.
In particular, most of the administrative cities are much smaller than the actual metropolitan areas, and there are no formal means for coordinating policy between an administrative city and its surrounding areas.
Many of the cities have a political geography which may be very different from its surrounding counties, making the prospect of consolidation to be very politically charged.