Taipei County
臺北縣

Taipei County emblem Image File history File links Taipei_County_emblem. ...
Abbreviation: North County (北縣)
Capital	Banciao City
Region	Northern Taiwan
County magistrate	Chou Hsi-wei
Area In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Banciao City (板橋市), also commonly spelled Panchiao (Wade_Giles) or Banqiao (Hanyu Pinyin), is the capital of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ...	Ranked 7 of 18 The following is a list of counties under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by area. ...
- Total  - % water	2,052.57 km² 0% To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ...
Population	Ranked 1 of 18 The following is a list of counties under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by population. ...
- Total (May 2004)  - Density This article is about the month of May. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ...	3,681,494 People 1796/km²
County flower:	Azalea
County tree:	Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)

Taipei County (Chinese: 台北縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Táiběi Xiàn; Wade-Giles: T'ai-pei Hsien; POJ: Tâi-pak-koān) is located in northern Taiwan and encircles Taipei City. It is south of Keelung, north of Taoyuan County and west of Yilan. Its abbreviation in Taiwanese is Pak-koān and in Mandarin is Bei Xian (北縣). It is administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. ... Azaleas are flowering shrubs making up part of the genus Rhododendron. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. ... R-phrases 11-20/21/22-36/37/38 S-phrases 16-26-36 RTECS number EX1260000 (R) EX1250000 (S) Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ... Image File history File links Taipei_County_location. ... Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Taiwanese (Chinese: 台語, 台灣話 or 福佬話; Taiwanese Pe̍h-oÄ“-jÄ«: Tâi-oân-oÄ“ or Hō-ló-oÄ“; Hanyu Pinyin: TáiyÇ” or Táiwānhuà) is the primary spoken language of 70% of the Taiwanese population. ... Alternative meaning: Taipei County City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Keelung (基隆 Pinyin: Jīlóng, Wade-Giles: Chi-lung) is a county-level city of Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ... 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... Yilan City (宜蘭市), commonly and historically spelled Ilan or I-lan (Wade-Giles), is the capital of Yilan County in the Taiwan Province of the Republic 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. ... 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. ...

• Chief magistrate: Lin Hsi-yao(acting)
• Area: 2052.57 km²
• Population: 3,694,608 (2004/4)

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Demographics

Over 80% of Taipei County residents live in the ten township-level cities, which have a total area of one-sixth of Taipei County.

28.80% of Taipei County residents moved from Taipei City or Kaohsiung City. City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ... Image File history File links Siren. ...

Administration

Taipei County controls ten township-level cities (縣轄市), four urban townships (鎮), and fifteen rural townships (鄉).

The sub-county entities consists of 1013 villages, which in turn are divided into 21598 neighborhoods (鄰).(2004/4)

See also: Political divisions of the Republic of China The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the island of Taiwan, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) and a number of outlying islands Sixteen counties...

Tongyong Pinyin (Chinese: 通用拼音; Pinyin: ; literally Universal/General Usage Sound-combining) is the current official romanization of the Chinese language adopted by the national government (although not all local governments) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since late 2000, announced by the Mandarin Promotion Council of the Ministry of Education. ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Taiwanese (Chinese: 台語, 台灣話 or 福佬話; Taiwanese Pe̍h-oÄ“-jÄ«: Tâi-oân-oÄ“ or Hō-ló-oÄ“; Hanyu Pinyin: TáiyÇ” or Táiwānhuà) is the primary spoken language of 70% of the Taiwanese population. ... Banciao City (板橋市), also commonly spelled Panchiao (Wade_Giles) or Banqiao (Hanyu Pinyin), is the capital of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Jhonghe City (中和市) is a city in the southern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Lujhou City (蘆洲市) is a city in the northwestern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Sanchong City (三重市) is a city in the western part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Shulin City (樹林市) is a city in the southwestern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Sijhih (汐止; Wade-Giles: Hsichih; Hanyu Pinyin: Xizhi; Tongyong Pinyin: Sijhih), also commonly spelled Hsichih, is a city in Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Sindian City (新店市) is a city in the southern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Sinjhuang City (新莊市) is a city in the western part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Tucheng City (土城市) is a city in the southwestern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Yonghe City (永和市) is a city in the southern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Lover Bridge of Tamsui/ taken by Liyu/ 7 July, 2004 Tamsui (Chinese: 淡水, Taiwanese: Tām-súi/Tām-chúi, Tongyong Pinyin: Danshuei, Hanyu Pinyin: Danshui) is a sea-side town in Taipei County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ... Lover Bridge of Tamsui/ taken by Liyu/ 7 July, 2004 Tamsui (Chinese: 淡水, Taiwanese: Tām-súi/Tām-chúi, Tongyong Pinyin: Danshuei, Hanyu Pinyin: Danshui) is a sea-side town in Taipei County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ... Lover Bridge of Tamsui/ taken by Liyu/ 7 July, 2004 Tamsui (Chinese: 淡水, Taiwanese: Tām-súi/Tām-chúi, Tongyong Pinyin: Danshuei, Hanyu Pinyin: Danshui) is a sea-side town in Taipei County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ... Rueifang (瑞芳) is an urban township in the eastern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Sansia (三峽) is an urban township city in the southwestern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Yingge (鶯歌) is an urban township in southwestern Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Bali (八里, Postal System Pinyin: Pali, Taiwanese: Pat-lí) is a rural township in the northwestern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Gongliao (貢寮) is a rural township in the eastern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Jinshan (金山) is a rural township in northern Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Linkou (林口) is a rural township in the western part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Pinglin (坪林) is a rural township in south-eastern Taipei County, Taiwan. ... Pingsi (平溪) is a rural township in the eastern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Sanjhih (三芝) is a rural township in the northern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Shenkeng (深坑) is a rural township in southern Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Shihding (石碇) is a rural township in southern Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... ... ... Taishan (泰山) is a rural township in the western part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Wanli (萬里) is a rural township in the northeastern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Wugu (五股) is a rural township in the western part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Wulai (烏來) is a rural township in southern Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ...

External links

• Official site (bilingual)
• Bilingual map

Administrative divisions of the Republic of China

Provinces (streamlined): Taiwan Province | Fuchien Province Central Municipalities: Kaohsiung City | Taipei City Counties (Taiwan Province): Changhua County | Chiayi County | Hsinchu County | Hualien County | Kaohsiung County | Miaoli County | Nantou County | Penghu County | Pingtung County | Taichung County | Tainan County | Taipei County | Taitung County | Taoyuan County | Yilan County | Yunlin County Counties (Fuchien Province): Kinmen County | Lienchiang County Provincial Cities (Taiwan Province): Chiayi City | Hsinchu City | Keelung City | Taichung City | Tainan City