Taiwan Province 臺灣省 Taiwan Province of the Republic of China (in dark grey). The Tiaoyutai Islands to the northeast of the main island of Taiwan, claimed by the ROC as part of Ilan County are too small to be shown. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ... Capital Jhongsing Village Official languages Standard Mandarin Area 35,581 km² (1st) Population (Feb 2006) - Density 18,576,518 (1st) 522/km² Ethnic groups Han Chinese - 97.5% Other - 2.5% County-level divisions 16 Township-level divisions 287 Currency New Taiwan dollar (NT$) Currency code TWD GDP (PPP) NT$ to be added billion

This article is about Taiwan Province, an administrative province which is currently under the admistration of the Republic of China (Taiwan). For the claimed province of the People's Republic of China, see Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China.

Taiwan Province (traditional Chinese: 臺灣省 or 台灣省; simplified Chinese: 台湾省) is one of the two administrative divisions referred to as provinces and governed by the Republic of China (Taiwan). The province covers most of the current territory administered by the Republic of China. Geographically it covers the majority of the island of Taiwan as well as all the smaller islands surrounding it, the largest of which are the Pescadores, the Green Island and the Orchid Island. Not to be confused with capitol. ... Jhongsing Village (中興新村 WG: Chung-hsing-hsin-tsun, Pinyin: ZhōngxÄ«ngxÄ«ncÅ«n) is located in Nantou County, Taiwan and is the seat of the Taiwan provincial government. ... An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. ... Map of eastern China and Taiwan, showing the historic distribution of Mandarin Chinese in light brown. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... The following is a list of first-order divisions under effective jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by area. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... The following is a list of first-order divisions under effective jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by population. ... Language(s) Chinese languages Religion(s) Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ... Total population 2006: 458,000 (CIP 2006) 2004: 454,600 (CIP 2004) Homelands in Taiwan Mountainous terrain running in five ranges from the northern to the southern tip of the island Narrow eastern plains Orchid Island (Lán YÇ”) Languages 14 living Formosan languages. ... A county-controlled city (縣轄市) is one of the 32 cities in Taiwan Province of the Republic of China administered under one of the 16 counties of the Republic of China. ... ISO 4217 Code TWD User(s) Republic of China Inflation 0. ... ISO 4217 is an international standard describing three letter codes to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization or ISO. The first two letters of the code are the two letters of ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes (which are similar to those used... GDP is an acronym which can stand for more than one thing: (in economics) an abbreviation for Gross Domestic Product. ... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Simplified Chinese character (Simplified Chinese: or ; traditional Chinese: or ; pinyin: or ) is one of two standard sets of Chinese characters of the contemporary Chinese written language. ... Organisational use In some organisational analyses, administration can refer to the bureaucratic or operational performance of mundane office tasks, usually internally oriented. ... This article is about the arithmetic operation. ... A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng (省 shÄ›ng), which is an administrative division of China. ... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... This article is about the history, geography, and people of the island known as Taiwan. ... The Pescadores (Traditional Chinese: 澎湖群島; Hanyu Pinyin: Pénghú Qúndăo; Tongyong Pinyin: Pénghú Cyúndăo; Wade-Giles: Peng-Hu Chün-Tao; Taiwanese POJ: Phêⁿ-ô·-kōan, from Portuguese, fishermen, pron. ... Green Island (Traditional Chinese: 綠島; Pinyin: ; POJ: Le̍k-tó) is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, about 33km (20. ... Old photo of the people of Orchid Island, near Taiwan published in a Japanese colonial government publication, ca. ...

Taiwan Province excludes the Kinmen and Lienchiang counties, which are administered as Fujian province, and the centrally administered municipalities of Taipei and Kaohsiung, both of which located geographically within the island of Taiwan. Since 1998, the Taiwan Provincial Government has been streamlined, with most of its functions transferred to the Executive Yuan. Kinmen (Traditional Chinese: 金門; Hanyu Pinyin: JÄ«nmén; Tongyong Pinyin: Jinmén; Wade-Giles: Chin-men; POJ: Kim-mnÌ‚g; also romanized Quemoy from Southern Min (in early Spanish romanization); literally Golden Door or Golden Gate), located at 24. ... Lianjiang (連江; 连江; Liánjiāng; Lien²-chiang¹) is a county on the coast of Fujian Province, China. ... Fujian Province (Tongyong Pinyin spelling; Fuchien according to Wades-Giles and Fukien according to Postal System Pinyin; Chinese: 福建省) is a province on the coast of southeastern China. ... Direct-controlled municipalities are the highest-level cities in China, with status equal to that of the provinces. ... This article is about the city. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Region City seat Lingya District (苓雅區) Government  - Mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) Area  - Total 154 km² (59. ... The Executive Yuan (行政院; literally executive court) is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China. ...

The People's Republic of China (PRC) in mainland China regards itself as the "successor state" of the Republic of China (ROC), which it claims no longer legitimately exists. The PRC further claims that as such, the PRC has sovereignty over all of China which it claims the island of Taiwan is a part of. This sovereignty claim is rejected by the ROC. See also Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China and political status of Taiwan. For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Succession of states. ... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... “Sovereign” redirects here. ... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... Taiwan Strait area The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan hinges on whether Taiwan, including the Pescadores (Penghu), should remain the effective territory of the Republic of China (ROC), become unified with the territories now governed by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), or become the Republic of...

History

In 1683, following a naval engagement with Admiral Shi Lang, Koxinga's (Cheng Ch'eng Kung) grandson [Zheng Keshuang] submitted to the Qing Dynasty (Ch'ing Dynasty). Then the Qing Dynasty ruled Taiwan (including the Pescadores) as a prefecture of Fujian Province. In 1875, Taipei Prefecture was separated from the original prefecture. In 1887, Taiwan was made a separate province. Shi Lang (Chinese: ; 1621-1696) was a Ming-Qing admiral who had extensive experience in southeastern China. ... Koxinga (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: Gúoxìngyé; Tongyong Pinyin: Gúosìngyé; Taiwanese; Kok-sèng-iâ/Kok-sìⁿ-iâ) is the popular name of Zheng Chenggong (Traditional Chinese: 鄭成功; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhèng Chénggōng; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhèng Chénggong; Wade-Giles: Cheng Cheng-kung; Pe... Flag (1890-1912) Anthem Gong Jinou (1911) Qing China at its greatest extent. ... The Pescadores (Traditional Chinese: 澎湖群島; Hanyu Pinyin: Pénghú Qúndăo; Tongyong Pinyin: Pénghú Cyúndăo; Wade-Giles: Peng-Hu Chün-Tao; Taiwanese POJ: Phêⁿ-ô·-kōan, from Portuguese, fishermen, pron. ... 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. ... Government building of Taihoku Prefecture, now the Control Yuan. ...

In 1895, Taiwan was ceded to Japan. Under Japanese rule, the province was abolished in favour of Japanese-style divisions. After Japan surrendered in 1945, the Allied Powers assigned administration of Taiwan to the Republic of China (ROC). Taiwan was under Japanese rule after the Sino-Japanese War, in 1895. ... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ...

The ROC government did not immediately make Taiwan into a province, but put it under military occupation under Chief Executive Chen Yi. Chen was extremely unpopular and his rule led to an uprising - the 228 incident. Chen was recalled in May of 1947 and the government-general was abolished. To assure the residents of Taiwan that they would be treated equally as other people in other parts of the country, the Taiwan Provincial Government was established^[1]. Chen Yi, the first ROC Chief Executive and Garrison Commander of Taiwan. ... The 228 Monument located near the Presidential Office in Taipei The 228 Incident (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Peh-ōe-jī: Jī-jī-pat sū-kiāⁿ) also known as the 228 Massacre (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) was an uprising in Taiwan that began on February 28, 1947 and was suppressed by the...

When the Kuomintang government was relocated to Taipei in 1949, the provincial administration remained in place under the theory that the ROC was still the government of all of China even though the opposition argued that it overlapped inefficiently with the national government. As such, Taiwan is considered to be one of the provinces under the Republic of China. Today, one of its legacies is Taiwanese today often say "all-province" in place of where many English speakers might use "national" or "country-wide". The Kuomintang of China (abbreviation KMT) [1], also often translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, is a political party in the Republic of China (ROC), now on Taiwan, and is currently the largest political party in terms of seats in the Legislative Yuan, and the oldest political party in the... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The building of the Provincial Government of the Taiwan Province at Chunghsing Village

The seat of the provincial government was moved from Taipei to Chunghsing Village (Jhongsing Village) in 1956. In 1967 and 1979 respectively, the cities of Taipei and Kaohsiung were separated from the province and turned into centrally-administered municipalities. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 475 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 475 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article is about the city. ... Jhongsing Village (中興新村 WG: Chung-hsing-hsin-tsun, Pinyin: Zhōngxīngxīncūn) is located in Nantou County, Taiwan and is the seat of the Taiwan provincial government. ...

Until 1992, the governor of Taiwan province was appointed by the ROC central government. The office was often a stepping stone to higher office.

In 1992, the post of the governor of the province was opened to election. The then-opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) agreed to retain the province with an elected governor in the hopes of creating a "Yeltsin effect" in which a popular local leader could overwhelm the national government. These hopes proved unfulfilled as then-Kuomintang member James Soong was elected governor of Taiwan by a wide margin defeating the DPP candidate Chen Ding-nan. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; abbreviated to or ; Hanyu Pinyin: Mínjìndǎng) is a major political party in the Republic of China which has traditionally been associated with the pan-green coalition and Taiwan independence although it has moderated its stance as it has... Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (b. ... James Chu-yu Soong (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Sung Chu-yü; born March 16, 1942) is a politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan. ... Chen Ding-Nan (Traditional Chinese: 陳定南) (September 29, 1943 – November 5, 2006) was a Taiwanese politician. ...

In 1997, as the result of an agreement between the KMT and the DPP, the administration of the province was streamlined in curtailed constitutional changes. For example, the post of provincial governor and the provincial assembly were both abolished and replaced with a nine-member special council. Although the stated purpose was administrative efficiency, Soong and his supporters claim that it was actually intended to destroy James Soong's power base and eliminate him from political life, though it did not have this effect. In addition, the provincial legislature was abolished while the Legislative Yuan was expanded to include some of the former provincial legislators. James Chu-yu Soong (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Sung Chu-yü; born March 16, 1942) is a politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan. ... The Legislative Yuan building in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City (the view is partially obscured by the childrens hospital building of the National Taiwan University Hospital). ...

Prior to January 1, 2007 all vehicles registered in Taiwan Province carried the label "Taiwan Province" (台灣省) on their license plates.

The provincial administration has been greatly streamlined in 1998, leaving counties and provincial cities the primary divisions in Taiwan Province. In contrast to the past where the head of Taiwan province was considered a major official, the Governor of the Taiwan Provincial Government after 1999 has been considered a very minor position. Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times. ... Provincial cities (省轄市 or 省管市), sometimes translated provincial municipalities, are cities lesser in rank than direct-controlled municipalities of the Republic of China. ...

In 2006, after the cabinet of Premier Frank Hsieh, including Governor Lin Kuang-hua, resigned, effective January 25, the new premier Su Tseng-chang announced that he would not appoint a new governor for Taiwan Province, and will further seek to formally abolish the provincial government. The opposition Pan-Blue Alliance is expected to oppose.^{[citation needed]} Frank Chang-ting Hsieh (traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsieh Chang Ting; : Siā Tiông-têng or Chiā Tiông-têng) (born May 18, 1946 in Dadaocheng, Datong District, Taipei) is a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party. ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌, pinyin: SÅ« ZhÄ“nchāng; born July 28, 1947) is a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party. ... The Pan-Blue Coalition, or Pan-Blue Force (Chinese: 泛藍軍; pinyin: fàn lán jūn), is a political coalition in early 21st century Taiwan, consisting of the Kuomintang (KMT), the People First Party (PFP), and the tiny New Party (CNP). ...

Government

Since the streamlining of the Taiwan Provincial Government in 1998, the government has been headed by a provincial council of nine members, led by the provincial governor. The members of the Provincial Council are all appointed by the President of the Republic of China. The major operations of the provincial government, such as managing provincial highways and the Bank of Taiwan, have been transferred to the Executive Yuan. The Presidential Building is located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City. ... Highways in Taiwan are classified into four types: National highways: 1 - 10 Provincial highways: 1 - 28, 61 - 88 County routes: 101 - 205 Township routes // As a general rule, the odd numbers represent north-south highways and even numbers represent east-west. ... Bank of Taiwan Newly built Bank of Taiwan Head Office Building in 1939 The Bank of Taiwan (BOT, Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a government-owned bank in Taipei City, Taiwan. ...

Divisions

Main article: Political divisions of the Republic of China

Taiwan Province is divided into 16 counties (縣; hsien) and 5 provincial cities (市; shih): 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... Provincial cities (省轄市 or 省管市), sometimes translated provincial municipalities, are cities lesser in rank than direct-controlled municipalities of the Republic of China. ...

Counties

Tongyong Pinyin (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tōngyòng pÄ«nyÄ«n; 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 2002. ... 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. ... 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. ... Taibao City (太保市) is the capital of Chiayi County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... 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. ... Changhua City (彰化市) is the capital of Changhua County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Hsinchu County (新竹縣, pinyin: Xīnzhú Xiàn) is a county in northwestern Taiwan. ... Jhubei City (竹北市) is the capital of Hsinchu County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Hualien County (Traditional Chinese: 花蓮縣; Hanyu Pinyin: HÅ«alián Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Hualián Siàn; Wade-Giles: Hua-lien Hsien; POJ: Hoa-liân-kōan) is the largest county in Taiwan. ... Hualien City (花蓮市) is the capital of Hualien County, 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. ... Fongshan City (Chinese: 鳳山市; pinyin: ; POJ: Hōng-soaⁿ-chhÄ«) is located in southern Kaohsiung County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Miaoli County (Traditional Chinese: 苗栗縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Miáolì Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Miáolì Siàn; Wade-Giles: Miaoli Hsien; POJ: Biâu-le̍k-kōan) is a county in western Taiwan. ... Miaoli City (苗栗市; pinyin: Miáolì Shì; Taiwanese POJ: Biâu-le̍k-chhÄ«) is the capital of Miaoli County, Taiwan. ... Hehuanshan is one of the higher mountains in Nantou County. ... Nantou City (南投市) is the capital of Nantou County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... The Pescadores Islands (Traditional Chinese: 澎湖群島; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Peng-hu; Taiwanese POJ: Phêⁿ-ô·-kōan, from Portuguese, fishermen, pron. ... Makung (馬公 Pinyin: Mǎgōng) is the county seat of Penghu, in Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ... Pingtung County (屏東縣, pinyin: Píngdōng Xiàn) is a county in Southern Taiwan. ... Pingtung City (屏東市) is the capital of Pingtung County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... 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. ... Fongyuan City (豐原市) is located in central Taichung County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Tainan County (Traditional Chinese: 台南縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Táinán Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Táinán Siàn; Wade-Giles: Tai-nan Hsien; Taiwanese: Tâi-lâm-koān) is a county in Southern Taiwan . ... Sinying City (新營市) is the capital of Tainan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Taipei County (Chinese: 台北縣; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tai-pei Hsien; POJ: Tâi-pak-koān) is located in northern Taiwan and encircles Taipei City. ... Banciao City (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pan-chiao-shih; Taiwanese POJ: Pang-kiô-chhÄ«), also commonly spelled Panchiao (Wade-Giles) or Banqiao (Hanyu Pinyin), is the county seat of Taipei County, Taiwan (Republic of China). ... Taitung County (Traditional Chinese: 台東縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Táidōng Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Táidong Siàn; Wade-Giles: T`ai-tung Hsien; POJ: Tâi-tang-kōan) is a county in eastern Taiwan. ... Taitung City (台東市, Taiwanese POJ: Tâi-tang-chhī) is the capital of Taitung County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Taoyuan County (Traditional Chinese: 桃園縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Táoyuán Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Táoyuán Siàn; Wade-Giles: Tao-yüan Hsien; POJ: Thô-hnÌ‚g-kōan) is a county of Taiwan, located in the northwestern part of the island, next to Taipei County. ... Taoyuan City (桃園 WG: Tao-yüan) is the capital city of Taoyuan County in Taiwan Province, Republic of China, located in the northeastern part of the island. ... Yilan County (Traditional Chinese: 宜蘭縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Yílán Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Yílán Siàn; Wade-Giles: Yi-lan Hsien; POJ: Gî-lân-kōan) is a county in Northeastern Taiwan. ... Yilan City (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: I-lan Shih; Taiwanese POJ: Gî-lân-chhÄ«), commonly and historically spelled Ilan or I-lan, is the capital of Yilan County, Taiwan. ... Yunlin County (雲林縣, pinyin: Yúnlín Xiàn) is a county in Western Taiwan. ... Douliou City (斗六市) is the capital of Yunlin County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ...

Provincial municipalities

Note: The cities of Taipei and Kaohsiung are administered directly by the central government and are not part of Taiwan province, though the counties of the same name surrounding these cities are part of the province. The PRC, which does not administer Taiwan Province, does not recognize Taipei and Kaohsiung as central municipalities and lists them as provincial municipalities. Tongyong Pinyin (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tōngyòng pÄ«nyÄ«n; 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 2002. ... 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. ... Chiayi City (Chinese: 嘉義市; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: chia-yi shih; Taiwanese: Ka-gÄ« chhÄ«) is a provincial city in Southwestern Taiwan. ... The main landmark of Hsinchu is its East Gate. ... Keelung City (Traditional Chinese: 基隆; Hanyu Pinyin: JÄ«lóng; Tongyong Pinyin: Jilóng; Wade-Giles: Chi-lung; POJ: Ke-lâng) is a provincial city of Taiwan, Republic of China. ... This article is about the city. ... Tainan redirects here; for the county of the same name see Tainan County. ... This article is about the city. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Region City seat Lingya District (苓雅區) Government  - Mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) Area  - Total 154 km² (59. ...

The Senkaku Islands, which is currently administered by Japan is disputed by both the ROC and PRC which claims them as Tiaoyutai/Diaoyutai Islands. The ROC government claims them as part of Toucheng Township, Yilan County. // Aerial view of Uotsuri-jima / Diaoyu-dao Kuba Jima (久場島) or Huangwei Yu (黃尾嶼 Yellow Tail) is located at has an area of 1. ... Tiucheng (頭城) is an urban township in the northern part of Yilan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Yilan County (Traditional Chinese: 宜蘭縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Yílán Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Yílán Siàn; Wade-Giles: Yi-lan Hsien; POJ: Gî-lân-kōan) is a county in Northeastern Taiwan. ...

Administrative history

Decisions by the Executive Yuan since 1945: The Executive Yuan (行政院; literally executive court) is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China. ...

• December 25, 1945:
  • 8 counties of Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Hualien, Taitung, and Penghu
  • 9 provincial cities: Taipei, Keelung, Hsinchu, Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pintung.
  • 2 county-controlled cities: Hualien and Yilan
• August 16, 1950:
  • 16 counties: all existing ones
  • 8 provincial cities: reduced Chiayi a county-controlled city
• December 1, 1951: 5 provincial cities: reduced Hsinchu, Changhua, and Pintung to county-controlled cities
• 1967: Taipei became the first Taiwanese municipality
• November 11, 1967: All county seats (originally towns) upgraded to county-controlled cities.
• 1979: Kaohsiung became the second Taiwanese municipality
• July 1, 1982: 2 new provincial cities: Hsinchu and Chiayi (approved on April 23, 1981)

A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ...

List of Governors

Chief Executive

The position of Chief Executive (traditional Chinese: 行政長官; Hanyu Pinyin: xíngzhèng zhǎngguān; Tongyong Pinyin: síngjhèng jhǎngguan) was temporarily part of the Executive Yuan, the position was legalized in Taiwan Province Administrative Official Public Ministry Organization Statute (臺灣省行政長官公署組織條例 Táiwān-shěng xíngzhèng zhǎngguān gōngshǔ zǔzhī tiáolì) of September 20, 1945. Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... 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... Tongyong Pinyin (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tōngyòng pÄ«nyÄ«n; 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 2002. ... The Executive Yuan (行政院; literally executive court) is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China. ...

Tongyong Pinyin (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tōngyòng pÄ«nyÄ«n; 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 2002. ... 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... Chen Yi, the first ROC Chief Executive and Garrison Commander of Taiwan. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Provincial Chairman

Governors (traditional Chinese: 省主席; Hanyu Pinyin: shěngzhǔxí; Tongyong Pinyin: shěngjhǔsí, "provincial chairperson"): Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... 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... Tongyong Pinyin (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tōngyòng pÄ«nyÄ«n; 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 2002. ...

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Governor

Governor of the Province(traditional Chinese: 省長; Hanyu Pinyin: shěngzhǎng; Tongyong Pinyin: shěngjhǎng). The title "Governor" was first legally used in the Self-Governance Law for Provinces and Counties (省縣自治法) of July 29, 1994. Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... 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... Tongyong Pinyin (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tōngyòng pÄ«nyÄ«n; 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 2002. ... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

Tongyong Pinyin (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tōngyòng pīnyīn; 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 2002. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... James Chu-yu Soong (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Sung Chu-yü; born March 16, 1942) is a politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan. ... is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Provincial Chairman

Since the streamlining of the Taiwan Provincial Government in 1998, the government has been headed by a provincial council of nine members, led by the provincial governor. The members of the Provincial Council are all appointed by the president of the Republic of China. The major operations of the provincial government, such as managing provincial highways and the Bank of Taiwan, have been transferred to the Executive Yuan. The Presidential Building is located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City. ... Highways in Taiwan are classified into four types: National highways: 1 - 10 Provincial highways: 1 - 28, 61 - 88 County routes: 101 - 205 Township routes // As a general rule, the odd numbers represent north-south highways and even numbers represent east-west. ... Bank of Taiwan Newly built Bank of Taiwan Head Office Building in 1939 The Bank of Taiwan (BOT, Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a government-owned bank in Taipei City, Taiwan. ...

Tongyong Pinyin (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tōngyòng pÄ«nyÄ«n; 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 2002. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Chang Po-ya (張博雅 Pinyin: Zhāng B yǎ; born October 5, 1942) is the Chairwoman and founder of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, a political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

See also

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Further reading

• Bush, R. & O'Hanlon, M. (2007). A War Like No Other: The Truth About China's Challenge to America. Wiley. ISBN 0471986771
• Bush, R. (2006). Untying the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 0815712901
• Carpenter, T. (2006). America's Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1403968411
• Cole, B. (2006). Taiwan's Security: History and Prospects. Routledge. ISBN 0415365813
• Copper, J. (2006). Playing with Fire: The Looming War with China over Taiwan. Praeger Security International General Interest. ISBN 0275988880
• Federation of American Scientists et al. (2006). Chinese Nuclear Forces and U.S. Nuclear War Planning
• Gill, B. (2007). Rising Star: China's New Security Diplomacy. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 0815731469
• Shirk, S. (2007). China: Fragile Superpower: How China's Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195306090
• Tsang, S. (2006). If China Attacks Taiwan: Military Strategy, Politics and Economics. Routledge. ISBN 0415407850
• Tucker, N.B. (2005). Dangerous Strait: the U.S.-Taiwan-China Crisis. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0231135645

References

External links

• Taiwan Provincial Government official site
• Local government structures by the Department of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Interior, ROC

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v • d • e Administrative divisions of the Republic of China (Current jurisdiction)
Provinces (streamlined)	Taiwan Province · Fuchien Province
Central Municipalities	Taipei City · Kaohsiung City
Counties (Taiwan Province)	Taipei County · Taoyuan County · Hsinchu County · Miaoli County · Taichung County · Changhua County · Nantou County · Yunlin County · Chiayi County · Tainan County · Kaohsiung County · Pingtung County · Yilan County · Hualien County · Taitung County · Penghu County
Counties (Fuchien Province)	Kinmen County · Lienchiang County
Provincial Cities	Keelung City · Hsinchu City · Taichung City · Chiayi City · Tainan City