Current Codes
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
The following subdivision changes have taken effect since 2010 but are not listed in ISO 3166-2:
- Kaohsiung County was merged with the special municipality of Kaohsiung to form a single special municipality
- Taichung County was merged with the provincial city of Taichung to form a single special municipality
- Tainan County was merged with the provincial city of Tainan to form a single special municipality
- Taipei County was renamed New Taipei and became a special municipality
| Code | Subdivision name | Subdivision category | Official name |
|---|---|---|---|
| TW-CHA | Changhua | district | Changhua County |
| TW-CYQ | Chiayi | district | Chiayi County |
| TW-HSQ | Hsinchu | district | Hsinchu County |
| TW-HUA | Hualien | district | Hualien County |
| TW-ILA | Ilan | district | Yilan County |
| TW-KHQ | Kaohsiung | district | Kaohsiung County1 |
| TW-MIA | Miaoli | district | Miaoli County |
| TW-NAN | Nantou | district | Nantou County |
| TW-PEN | Penghu | district | Penghu County |
| TW-PIF | Pingtung | district | Pingtung County |
| TW-TXQ | Taichung | district | Taichung County3 |
| TW-TNQ | Tainan | district | Tainan County4 |
| TW-TPQ | Taipei | district | Taipei County2 |
| TW-TTT | Taitung | district | Taitung County |
| TW-TAO | Taoyuan | district | Taoyuan County |
| TW-YUN | Yunlin | district | Yunlin County |
| TW-CYI | Chiayi | municipality | Chiayi City |
| TW-HSZ | Hsinchu | municipality | Hsinchu City |
| TW-KEE | Keelung | municipality | Keelung City |
| TW-TXG | Taichung | municipality | Taichung City3 |
| TW-TNN | Tainan | municipality | Tainan City4 |
| TW-KHH | Kaohsiung | special municipality | Kaohsiung City1 |
| TW-TPE | Taipei | special municipality | Taipei City |
The marked divisions were disestablished from December 25, 2010, and the following special municipalities were founded. Their code are not assigned yet.
| No. | Code | Subdivision name | Subdivision category | Official name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TW-??? | Kaohsiung | special municipality | Kaohsiung City | Merged from Kaohsiung County (TW-KHQ) and Kaohsiung City (TW-KHH) |
| 2 | TW-??? | New Taipei | special municipality | New Taipei City | Changed from Taipei County (TW-TPQ) |
| 3 | TW-??? | Taichung | special municipality | Taichung City | Merged from Taichung County (TW-TXQ) and Taichung City (TW-TXG) |
| 4 | TW-??? | Tainan | special municipality | Tainan City | Merged from Tainan County (TW-TNN) and Tainan City (TW-TNQ) |
Read more about this topic: ISO 3166-2:TW
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