Taiwan Province (Provinces) Satellite maps
Updated: January 30, 2005 [Taiwan] Overview of 36,000 square kilometres, of which Taiwan Island area of 35,800 square kilometres.More than 22 million population.Taiwan at the southeast edge of the continental shelf.Is located east longitude 119 ° 11'03 "(Penghu, Wang spent the rural western end of Lantau) to 124 ° 34'30" (Ilan County, eastern end of Lantau red tail), latitude 21 ° 45'25 "(the town of Hengchun in Pingtung County Qixingyan the southern tip) to 25 ° 56'30 "(Ilan County, the northern tip of Lantau yellow tail).The East China Sea north, northeast to the Ryukyu Islands; Dongbin Pacific; southern Bashi Channel, the Philippines and the adjacent West at Taiwan across the Taiwan Strait in Fujian Province and the mainland, only the last 130 kilometres.Taiwan is a Chinese island province of the sea.The province from the island of Taiwan and surrounding islands and the Penghu Islands are two island groups, a total of more than 80 islands formed.Total land area 35989.7573 square kilometres.Among them, the island of Taiwan 394 km long from north to south, things broad at its widest point 144 kilometres a week around the island 1139 km long coastline, the area 35788.0908 square kilometers, accounting for about 97 percent of the province over the area, is the first Big Island .[Administrative divisions - the island of Taiwan and Penghu established a total of seven cities, 16 counties, including Taipei City and Kaohsiung City as "hospital cities," under the "Executive Yuan" and the rest of Taiwan is a province under the city districts and counties under the city ( County cities), towns, townships, and a Zhenxiang said regions, and municipalities.Taipei CityChiang Kai-shek in the mountain areas of Datong District Da SongShan District 000, Hsinyi District Shihlin District Peitou district Lakes region, Nankang, mountainKaohsiung CityThe emerging area of the district before the Qin Accor Gushan District salt courtyard area district before the Barcelona area Sanmin township area left the camp Nanzih small Hong KongKeelung CityCharity district in the Hsinyi District, Sec mountain areas warm and happy District Qidu DistrictTaichung CityCentral Eastern Southern and Western District, Taiwan Area North Beitun Nantun DistrictTainan CityEastern and Western District Southern District Anping Annan North DistrictHsinchu CityNorth Eastern District XiangshanChiayi CityEastern and WesternCountyTaipei County (Panchiao City) Ilan County (Ilan City) Hsinchu County (Zhubei City), Taoyuan County (Taoyuan City) in Miaoli County (Miaoli Shi), Taichung County (Fengyuan City)Changhua County (Changhua City), Nantou County (Nantou Shi), Chiayi County (Taibao City) Yunlin County (Douliu Shi) in Tainan County (new entrants city) Kaohsiung County (Fengshan City)Pingtung County (Pingtung) Taitung County (Taitung City) Hualien (Hualien City) Penghu County (Makung City)January 1, 2003, Tainan City Central and Western merged into the Central and Western.[History]In 230 AD, Wu generals crossed the sea to "Yi Island" (Taiwan).Sui, Tang said Taiwan as a "flow for."1335, in the Penghu formally established the Yuan Dynasty "Inspection Division," the jurisdiction of Taiwan and Penghu District, Quanzhou in Fujian Province under the Tongan Xian (now Xiamen).Since then, China has begun in Taiwan set up a special government agency.The late Ming Dynasty, the large-scale resettlement in Taiwan, mainland residents, and promote Taiwan's economic and cultural development.He was the Netherlands in 1602 and 1622 twice occupied the Pescadores.1642, the Dutch occupied the Spanish base in northern Taiwan, Taiwan become a Dutch colony.1662, Zheng Chenggong recover Taiwan.1683, the Qing government to reunification with Taiwan, the second year, the government set up three counties, under the Fujian Province.From 1760, the residents in the mainland again the climax of Taiwan's large-scale emigration, 1811, with the exception of indigenous mountain communities, the population has exceeded 2 million.1885, built for Taiwan Xingxing.1894, Japan launched a war between China and Japan (the Sino-Japanese War), took the Penghu in March the following year.April 17, 1895, the Qing government and Japan signed the "Treaty of Shimonoseki", the cession of Taiwan and the Penghu Islands to Japan.Taiwan become a colony of Japan, began a 50-year-long Japanese colonial rule period.In 1945, the end of World War II, according to the "Cairo Declaration" and "Bose Cikan notice," Taiwan and the Penghu Islands to return to the embrace of the motherland.Taiwan Province during the Ming and Qing Dynasties administrative division1624, the Netherlands accounted for Taiwan.1625, the Netherlands purchase Chiqian district.Building Fort Zeelandia (Chiqian City, Taiwan City).1626, the Spanish landing cage and the construction of the city of San Salvador.1629, Spain in the construction of freshwater Santo Domingo City (freshwater City, local residents said Hung Mo City).1634, the Netherlands Fort Zeelandia completed.1642, the Spaniards expelled from the Netherlands, occupied northern Taiwan.1644, for Antonio to Fort San Domingo (still said Hung Mo City).1652, built the general public over their city.1661, the city surrendered He Lanpu Luo investigation.1661 (15 years Yongli, Shunzhi 18 years), Yanpingjunwang Zheng Chenggong recover Taiwan.May not to recover the Chiqian City for the East are prescribed in Beijing, and set up for the Tianfu (Ji Jin Tainan City), Taiwan City to the town of Anping, another day Xingxian (now Chiayi City), Wannian County (now Kaohsiung City Tsoying) a total of one government and two counties; days Xingxian governance Jia Li-hsing, this good town in Tainan County.And a Penghu An Fusi.February 1662, captured Fort Zeelandia, the Netherlands Governor Kui a surrender.1664, Zheng Jing East have changed (that is, that Beijing)-East Province.Gaitianxingxian, the county years Hing, for days, thousands of years the state.An Fusi additional South and North An Fusi, dealing with aboriginal affairs.1683 (Kangxi 22 years), the Qing government to reunification with Taiwan.1684, the Qing government decided to retain Taiwan, the government set up three counties, under the Fujian Province.To the original bid for the Taiwan government and the Tianfu Guo of Taiwan County, the state-to-day based Chulo County, located in Fengshan Xian to 10,000 years; Chulo temporary governing Taiwan Fucheng County; Fengshan Xian Zhi Xinglong village (now the left camp) .1704, Zhu Zhi Luo shift all Luoshan County (now Chiayi).1723 (first year of Emperor Yongzheng), Analysis of Chulo County, Changhua County home, freshwater Office (now the USA); Changhua County government-line (this Changhua); freshwater reel's Office of suspense and sand control (now the town of Shalu, Taichung County).1727, Analysis of Taiwan's Penghu County, located Office, governance mother Palace (now the Makung).1756, the Office of fresh water transfer rule bamboo cutting (this Hsinchu).1766 (Qianlong Sanshiyinian), additional justifications for South and North Road, Tong Zhi Li Fan Fan Tongzhi to deal with Han and aboriginal affairs representations.1787, Zhu was renamed Romanian counties of Chiayi County.1788, Feng Shanxian shift governance Picheng first Zhuang (now Fengshan).1806, Feng Shanxian shift governance is booming Zhuang (now the left camp).1812 established the Office of Kavalan, the rule of Wai (today Ilan).1826, Feng Shanxian shift governance Picheng first Zhuang (now Fengshan).1875, the new Taipei government, with Guo freshwater County (formerly the Office of freshwater precipitation); another jurisdiction Keelung Office (formerly the Office of freshwater precipitation), Keelung governance; Hsinchu County (formerly the Office of fresh water), the rule of Hsinchu, Ilan County (formerly the Kavalan Office).Taiwan's original jurisdiction Taiwan county government; Chiayi County, Changhua County; Puli and Social Council Chamber, the rule of Puli's (now the town of Puli, Nantou County); Fengshan Xian; Hengchun County (former Fengshan Xian precipitation), rule-lang Qiao (this constant Spring); Penghu Office of the Office of the Puyuma, governance Puyuma (now Taitung).1887, the founding of Taiwan; Taiwan's government renamed the House of Tainan, Taiwan's new government plans to bridge Aberdeen (this Taichung City); upgraded to the Office of the Puyuma Taitung Zhili state.Guo freshwater House of Taipei County; another jurisdiction Keelung Office of Hsinchu County, Ilan County.Taiwan's Kuo of Taiwan County House of another jurisdiction in Miaoli County (former Hsinchu County, precipitation), the rule of Miaoli, Changhua County; Puli's Office; Yunlin County (former Chiayi County precipitation), Qi Zhi-Lin Po (today Chushan Township, Nantou County) .House of Guo Anping in Tainan County (formerly the Taiwan County); another jurisdiction Chiayi County; Fengshan Xian; Hengchun County; Penghu Office.Taitung Zhili the end of the state flood control plan (now Mizuho Township in Hualien County), the provisional rule Puyuma (now Taitung).1894, set out from South County Office of fresh water, a Taipei government, the rule by Kan (now the Town, Taoyuan County).Touliu in Yunlin County government moved the door (now the Touliu).1895, the Sino-Japanese War, the Qing Dynasty and Japan signed a "Treaty of Shimonoseki", Taiwan and the Penghu Islands were ceded to Japan as Japan's colony.The Japanese Occupation of Taiwan Province Administrative Division1894, Japan launched a war between China and Japan (the Sino-Japanese War), took the Penghu in March the following year.April 17, 1895, the Qing government and Japan signed the "Treaty of Shimonoseki", the cession of Taiwan and the Penghu Islands to Japan.Taiwan become a colony of Japan, began a 50-year-long Japanese colonial rule period.March 1895, Japan accounted for Penghu.May to the island of Taiwan, located in Taipei City "Taiwan Government House."June to repeal the original formed: to Taipei for the Taipei County government in Taiwan for Taiwan county government; House Tainan and Taitung, most of Tainan County, Tainan, Penghu House Office of the Office of Penghu Island.But the people resist, with the exception of some areas in Taipei, the other Tuju name.August 1895, Japan reluctantly re-established rule: The original House of fresh water in Taipei, Ilan, Hsinchu County, three, Keelung, South Erting into Taipei County, Taiwan's former government of Taiwan, Miaoli, Changhua, Yunlin County and Puli and Social Council Chamber Chiayi County, Tainan House into a branch of the Taiwan District, the original House Anping in Tainan, Fengshan, the Hengchun and Taitung County, Zhili (including the Puyuma County, Hualien Hong Kong Office) the establishment of the Tainan District branch of the merger, to the Tainan House Penghu for the Office of the Office of Penghu Island.In November, the former House of Tainan, Chiayi County was placed under the Tainan District branch.April 1896, to the Taiwan branch of the Home for the Taichung County.Home to the Tainan branch of Tainan County.May 1897, Analysis of the original establishment of Ilan, Ilan County Office of Analysis of the Taitung, the establishment of the Office of Taitung, Penghu Island to the Office for the Office of Penghu, Taitung to the original state to set up the Office of Taitung, the Puyuma (former Taitung State resident); a late Qing Dynasty in Hsinchu County and Hsinchu County, Miaoli County set up; Analysis of the Chiayi County, Yunlin County and most of the original establishment of Chiayi County; Analysis of the original establishment of Fengshan Xian Feng Shanxian County, and Hengchun.May 1898: An Analysis of the introduction of the new Hsinchu County were classified as Taipei County, Taichung County.CD Chiayi County, Fengshan Xian, the district is zoned to the region in Tainan County, Taichung County.May 1901: An Analysis of Tainan County, the establishment of the Office of Hengchun.November 1901, the Office of implementation of the system: waste in Taipei County, Taichung County, Tainan County, Ilan County Office of reservations, the Office of Hengchun, Penghu Office of the fresh water to Taipei County to set up pits and the Office of the Office of Keelung to the original to the establishment of the Office of Keelung Office of Hsinchu County to the original (belong Taipei, Taichung County, 2) the establishment of the Office of Hsinchu; to the Office of the South Park and the establishment of the Office of peach Aberdeen (Aberdeen Peach Garden is a late Qing Dynasty to the Office of freshwater County and Hsinchu County), the search was renamed the Office of Taoyuan , A rule Taoyuan Street to the establishment of Taiwan's Taichung County Office of the Miaoli County to the establishment of the Office of Miaoli, Changhua County to the establishment of the Office of Changhua, Yunlin County to the establishment of the Office of Touliu; Puli and Social Council Chamber to the original The establishment of the Office of Nantou County, Nantou governance; to the establishment of Chiayi County, Chiayi and the Office of the Office of the brine (salt water today Tainan County); original Anping in Tainan to set up the Office of the Fengshan Xian to the establishment of the Office of Fengshan, sweet potatoes Liu Office (now the Qishan County, Kaohsiung) and the Office of Azerbaijan monkey (this Pingtung County).October 1909, the Conference pits, the Office of the Taipei-Keelung Erting, the Conference of the Office of Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung Erting, the Conference Office of the Taichung Chamber of Changhua, Chiayi Conference Touliu to the Office of the Office, the Office of the Hong Kong Conference saline Office of Chiayi And the Office of Tainan, the Office of the Tainan Conference Fengshan Office, the Office of the CD yams Liu, Hengchun, the Office of the Office of the monkey into Afghanistan, the establishment of the Office of Taitung Analysis of the Office of Hualien, Hualien in Hong Kong.September 1920: implementation of the state Office of the system (the Office of the State-level).In the implementation of the state Office of the system, the states and individuals under the Office of the City and the rest of the Regional Office for the state or the county Extension Office.And Taipei, Ilan, Taipei, Erting, and Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Hsinchu Erting for.Hsinchu, Miaoli County was placed under the Office of the Office of Hsinchu is a part of the state; merger of Taichung, Nantou, Taichung Erting located.Taichung, Miaoli County was placed under the Office of the Office of Taichung is part of the state; Tainan, the Office of the west (the original Anping) and the Office of Chiayi (including former Yunlin County), a joint establishment of Tainan, Tainan to the Office of the eastern (former Fengshan Xian), Argentina Office of the monkey and the establishment of a joint Office of Penghu, Kaohsiung, Dagou governance of Hong Kong.July 1926: An Analysis of Kaohsiung, the Penghu still in the establishment of the Office of the Office of Penghu.September 1920: Taipei suburb is zoned establishment of Taipei City, Taipei, for the rule is zoned suburban Taichung, the establishment of Taichung City, Taichung, for the rule is zoned suburban Tainan established Tainan City, Tainan state governance.December 1924: Hong Kong in Dagou set up near the Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung, is still the rule is zoned Keelung City establishment of Keelung.1930, designated the establishment of Chiayi City, Chiayi City, Tainan, belong; designated the establishment of Hsinchu in Hsinchu City, Hsinchu state governance.1933, designated the establishment of Changhua City, Changhua City, Taichung, belong; Street establishment of the Israeli-Arab monkey Pingtung, Kaohsiung, belong.1940, designated the establishment of Ilan City, Ilan City; zoned Hualien District Office of the establishment of the Hong Kong port city of Hualien, Hualien port for the Office of Zhisuo.In 1945, the end of World War II, according to the "Cairo Declaration" and "Bose Cikan notice," Taiwan and the Penghu Islands to return to the embrace of the motherland.Taiwan Province in 1945 after the administrative divisions of HistoryOctober 1945 Taiwan's formal return.Taiwan's KMT government took over, taking into account the needs of local self-government, is the period of Japanese rule, three of the five offices, to eight counties, and the period of Japanese colonial rule 11 of the city into nine cities, two counties cities.Kowloon City: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Chiayi City, Keelung City, Taichung City, Tainan City, Changhua City, Hsinchu City.Eight counties: Taipei County, Kaohsiung County, Penghu County, Taichung County, Tainan County, Hsinchu County, Taitung County, Hualien County.1949, the KMT's "central government" moved to Taiwan in September 1950 the original "executive" zoning also be adjusted: An Analysis of Taichung County, Changhua County located, Nantou County; Analysis of Chiayi County, Tainan County located, Yunlin County; Analysis Kaohsiung County, Pingtung County set up;On the establishment of the Hsinchu County, Miaoli County, Hsinchu County Analysis of the establishment of Taoyuan County, Taipei County Analysis of the establishment of Ilan County, Hsinchu County to the Conference USA; Conference of Chiayi County, Chiayi City; CD-Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Changhua City to the Conference Changhua County.At that time, Taiwan is zoned for five provincial cities, 16 counties, one Authority, the six county cities, 234 townships and 78 towns.1969,1979, successively or Taipei and Kaohsiung cities to hospital.Taiwan's "Executive" there are two regional "hospital cities", three provincial cities, 16 counties and 15 county cities.1982 Analysis of Hsinchu, Chiayi County to establish Hsinchu, Chiayi cities provinces.Taiwan's existing district is divided into provinces, counties, townships 3.Provincial, county (city) called the provinces and counties (cities); township County cities, known as the township county jurisdiction Shi Gongsuo.At present, apart from Taiwan Province, for "House cities" (or called the "municipality") 2: Taipei and Kaohsiung.Province under the 16 counties: Taoyuan, Taichung, Changhua, Nantou, Yunlin, Chiayi, Pingtung, Hualien, Taitung, Taipei, Hsinchu, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Penghu, Ilan County, Miaoli County; five provincial cities: Hsinchu City, Taichung City, Tainan City, Keelung City, Chiayi City.By-laws: Kinmen, "Lianjiang"Kinmen and Matsu counties each have one, a Fujian Province, Matsu because the original is part of the mainland's Lianjiang County, it is still called Lianjiang County.(Note: Matsu's parent company, Changle, Luoyuan County 3, 1956 and in the whole Lianjiang County; Wuqiu origin Putian County, Kinmen County into 1956.)Kinmen County: area of 153.1 square kilometres, population 56,000.Jinsha County town of governance.3 rural town jurisdiction 3 (Jinsha Town, the Town, the town, the Ningxiang, strong rural Lantau, Wuqiu Township).Lianjiang County: area of 28.8 square kilometres, population 18,000.County governance Nangan town, a town three exemptions township (town Nangan, Peikan Township, Jyuguang, Tungyin Township), 23 village /, 136 neighbors.
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