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Taipei
臺北市 | |
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| Taipei City | |
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| Etymology: Chinese: táiběi (Taiwan north) | |
| Nickname: The City of Azaleas | |
.svg) Taipei's location in the Taiwan islands | |
Satellite image of Taipei City | |
| Coordinates: 25°04′N 121°31′E / 25.067°N 121.517°E | |
| Country | Taiwan[1] |
| Region | Northern Taiwan |
| Settled | 1709 |
| Seat | Xinyi District |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Capital |
| • Mayor | Ko Wen-je (TPP) |
| • Council | Taipei City Council |
| Area | |
| • Capital | 271.80 km2 (104.94 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) 1.0% |
| • Urban | 1,140 km2 (440 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16 out of 22 |
| Population (October 2024) | |
| • Capital | 2,561,374 |
| • Rank | 4 out of 22 |
| • Density | 9,400/km2 (24,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9,219,471 |
| • Urban density | 8,100/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 100–116 |
| Area code | (0)2 |
| ISO 3166 code | TW-TPE |
| Bird | Formosan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea) |
| Flower | Azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) |
| Tree | Banyan (India laurel fig, Ficus microcarpa) |
| Website | english.gov.taipei (in English) |
Taipei City (Chinese: 臺北市) is the capital city of the Republic of China, known by most people simply as Taiwan. It is the largest city in Taiwan. It has a monsoon humid subtropical climate (Cwa in the Köppen climate classification). Its population in 2014 was about 2.7 million people.[5] Its mayor is Ko Wen-je.
Taipei is the political, economic, educational, and cultural center of Taiwan island, and one of the major hubs of Greater China. Considered to be a global city,[6] Taipei is part of a major high-tech industrial area.[7] Railways, Taipei Metro, high-speed rail, highways, airports, and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island. The city is served by two airports – Taipei Songshan and Taiwan Taoyuan. Taipei is home to various world-famous architectural or cultural landmarks which include Taipei 101, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Taipei Zoo, National Taiwan University, Hsing Tian Kong, Lungshan Temple of Manka, National Palace Museum, Presidential Office Building, Taipei Guest House, Ximending, and several night markets dispersing over the city. Its natural features such as Maokong, Yangmingshan, and hot springs are also well known to international visitors.
- ↑ Formally known as the Republic of China
- ↑ 《中華民國統計資訊網》縣市重要統計指標查詢系統網 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "Demographia World Urban Areas PDF" (PDF). Demographia. April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
- ↑ "Demographia World Urban Areas PDF" (PDF). Demographia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ↑ "Demographic Overview". Taipei City Government. Taipei City Government. December 11, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ↑ "The World According to GaWC 2008". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ↑ "Taiwan tech industry faces up to South Korea's Samsung". The Seattle Times. April 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2017-08-25.