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 Rank County name Chinese name Population 1 Taipei County 台北縣 3689664 2 Taipei City 台北市 2625512 3 Taoyuan County 桃園縣 1834045 4 Taichung County 台中縣 1522986 5 Kaohsiung City 高雄市 1510441 6 Changhua County 彰化縣 1315886 7 Kaohsiung County 高雄縣 1237501 8 Tainan County 台南縣 1105748 9 Taichung City 台中市 1014080 10 Pingtung County 屏東縣 902323 11 Tainan City 台南市 751902 12 Yunlin County 雲林縣 738158 13 Miaoli County 苗栗縣 560453 14 Chiayi County 嘉義縣 558932 15 Nantou County 南投縣 539431 16 Yilan County 宜蘭縣 462477 17 Hsinchu County 新竹縣 462169 18 Keelung City 基隆市 392342 19 Hsinchu City 新竹市 384384 20 Hualien County 花蓮縣 350135 21 Chiayi City 嘉義市 270143 22 Taitung County 台東縣 241676 23 Penghu County 澎湖縣 91840 24 Kinmen County 金門縣 61757 25 Lienchiang County 連江縣 8912 

Kinmen and Lienchiang are under the jurisdictions of Fuchien province, instead of Taiwan province. Taipei County (台北縣 Pinyin: Táiběi Xiàn Taiwanese romanisation: tai5-pak-koan5) is located in northern Taiwan and encircles Taipei City. ... Alternative meaning: Taipei County City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Taoyuan is names of places in China which are following: Taoyuan (桃园市、桃園市，pinyin:táo yuán shì) is a city located in Taiwan, see Taoyuan City Taoyuan (桃园县、桃園縣，pinyin:táo yuán xiàn) is a county in Taiwan, see Taoyuan County (Taiwan) Taoyuan (桃源县、桃源縣，pinyin:táo yuán xiàn) is... Taichung County (台中縣, pinyin: Táizhōng Xiàn) is a county in central Taiwan, encompassing Taichung City and administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ... Changhua County (彰化縣, pinyin: Zhānghuà Xiàn) is a county in western Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Kaohsiung County (高雄縣, pinyin: Gāoxióng Xiàn) is a county in southern Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Tainan County (台南縣, pinyin: Táinán Xiàn) is a county in Southern Taiwan . ... Abbreviation: Central City (中市) City nickname: The cultural city Capital District West Dist. ... Pingtung County (屏東縣, pinyin: Píngdōng Xiàn) is a county in Southern Taiwan. ... Tainan (Chinese: 台南; Hanyu Pinyin: Táinán, Wade-Giles: Tai-nan, Taiwanese: Tâi-lâm) is a city located in southern Taiwan and is the fourth largest after Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung. ... Yunlin County (雲林縣, pinyin: Yúnlín Xiàn) is a county in Western Taiwan. ... Miaoli County (苗栗縣, pinyin: Miáolì Xiàn) is a county in western Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. ... Chiayi County (嘉義縣, pinyin: Jiāyì Xiàn) is a county in southwestern Taiwan encompassing Chiayi City and administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Nantou is the second largest county of Taiwan. ... Yilan County (宜蘭縣, pinyin: Yílán Xiàn) is a county in Northeastern Taiwan. ... Hsinchu County (新竹縣, pinyin: Xīnzhú Xiàn) is a county in northwestern Taiwan. ... Keelung (基隆 Pinyin: Jīlóng, Wade-Giles: Chi-lung) is a county-level city of Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ... Hsinchu (新竹 pinyin Xīnzhú) is a large city in northern Taiwan. ... Hualien County (花蓮縣) is the largest and least populated county in Taiwan. ... Chiayi City (嘉義市, pinyin: Jiāyì Shì, Taiwanese: Ka-gī chhī) is a city in Southwestern Taiwan. ... Taitung County (台東縣, pinyin: Táidōng Xiàn) is a county in Eastern Taiwan, administered as part of Taiwan Province in the Republic of China. ... The Pescadores Islands (Chinese: 澎湖群島; Wade-Giles: Peng-hu; Pinyin: Pénghú, from Portuguese, fishermen) are an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait. ... Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ... The Matsu Islands (馬祖列島 or less frequently, 馬祖群島 Pinyin: Mǎzǔ) are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County (連江 Pinyin: Liánjiāng), Fujian Province of the Republic of China (ROC, based on Taiwan). ... Fujian (Chinese: 福建; pinyin: Fújiàn; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal System Pinyin: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kiàn) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. ... Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the claimed 23rd province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Footnotes

See also

• List of Taiwanese counties and cities by area
• List of Taiwanese counties and cities by population density

The following is a list of counties and cities under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by area. ... The following is a list of counties and cities under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by population density. ...

External links

• Taiwanese national bureau of statistics
• MOI Statistical information service