Politics of The Republic of China - Administrative Divisions

Administrative Divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of the Republic of China

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, currently administers the island of Taiwan (Formosa), Penghu (Pescadores), Kinmen (Quemoy) and Matsu Islands. The whole country is divided into two streamlined provinces (Taiwan and Fukien) and five special municipalities. Since the provinces are streamlined, the cities and counties are directly governed by the central government, namely Executive Yuan. The central governed administrative divisions are listed below

• Five special municipalities (直轄市 zhíxiáshì): Kaohsiung, New Taipei, Taichung, Tainan and Taipei.
• Three provincial cities (市 shì): Chiayi, Keelung, Hsinchu.
• Fourteen counties (縣 xiàn): Changhua, Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kinmen, Lienchiang, Miaoli, Nantou, Penghu, Pingtung, Taitung, Taoyuan, Yilan and Yunlin.