Divisions
Taiwan Province is divided into 12 counties (縣 xiàn) and 3 provincial cities (市 shì):
| No. | Romanization | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population | Area (km2) | Province/City/County Seat | Map | |
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= Special Municipality (直轄市) = Provincial City (省轄市 or 市) = County (縣) |
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| 1 | Chiayi City | 嘉義市 | Jiāyì Shì | 272,390 | 60.0256 | East District | 東區 | |
| 2 | Hsinchu City | 新竹市 | Xīnzhú Shì | 415,344 | 104.1526 | North District | 北區 | |
| 3 | Keelung City | 基隆市 | Jīlóng Shì | 384,134 | 132.7589 | Zhongzheng District | 中正區 | |
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| 4 | Changhua County | 彰化縣 | Zhānghuà Xiàn | 1,307,286 | 1,074.3960 | Changhua City | 彰化市 | |
| 5 | Chiayi County | 嘉義縣 | Jiāyì Xiàn | 543,248 | 1,903.6367 | Taibao City | 太保市 | |
| 6 | Hsinchu County | 新竹縣 | Xīnzhú Xiàn | 513,015 | 1,427.5369 | Zhubei City | 竹北市 | |
| 7 | Hualien County | 花蓮縣 | Huālián Xiàn | 338,805 | 4,628.5714 | Hualien City | 花蓮市 | |
| 8 | Miaoli County | 苗栗縣 | Miáolì Xiàn | 560,968 | 1,820.3149 | Miaoli City | 苗栗市 | |
| 9 | Nantou County | 南投縣 | Nántóu Xiàn | 526,491 | 4,106.4360 | Nantou City | 南投市 | |
| 10 | Penghu County | 澎湖縣 | Pénghú Xiàn | 96,918 | 126.8641 | Magong City | 馬公市 | |
| 11 | Pingtung County | 屏東縣 | Píngdōng Xiàn | 873,509 | 2,775.6003 | Pingtung City | 屏東市 | |
| 12 | Taitung County | 臺東縣，台東縣 | Táidōng Xiàn | 230,673 | 3,515.2526 | Taitung City | 臺東市 | |
| 13 | Taoyuan County | 桃園縣 | Táoyuán Xiàn | 2,002,060 | 1,220.9540 | Taoyuan City | 桃園市 | |
| 14 | Yilan County | 宜蘭縣 | Yílán Xiàn | 460,486 | 2,143.6251 | Yilan City | 宜蘭市 | |
| 15 | Yunlin County | 雲林縣 | Yúnlín Xiàn | 717,653 | 1,290.8326 | Douliu City | 斗六市 | |
Note: The cities of Kaohsiung, New Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, and Taipei are administered directly by the central government and are not part of Taiwan province.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.
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