Taipei City
臺北市
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Tai-pak, Taipeh
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Skyline of Taipei from
Elephant Mountain with
Taipei 101 (left)
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Etymology: Wade–Giles: Tʻai²-pei³; lit. 'North of Taiwan' | |
Nickname(s):
The City of
Azaleas
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Country | Taiwan |
Settled | 1709 |
Renamed Taihoku | 17 April 1895 |
Provincial city status | 25 October 1945 |
Provisional national capital | 7 December 1949 |
Reconstituted as a Yuan-controlled municipality | 1 July 1967 |
City seat | Xinyi District 25°02′15″N 121°33′45″E / 25.03750°N 121.56250°E / 25.03750; 121.56250 |
Districts | 12 |
Largest district | Daan District |
Government | |
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Mayor
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Chiang Wan-an (KMT) |
Legislature | Taipei City Council |
National representation | |
8 of 113 constituencies | |
Area | |
• Total
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271.80 km2 (104.94 sq mi) (16th) |
• Water
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2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
Population | |
• March 2023 estimate
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2,494,813 (4th)
9,078,000 (urban)[1] (4th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total
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$65,539 (1st) |
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
• Total
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NT$990,292 (1st) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) |
Calling code | (0)2 |
Postal code |
100–116
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ISO 3166 code | TW-TPE |
Website |
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Symbols | |
Bird | Formosan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea) |
Flower | Azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) |
Tree | Banyan (India laurel fig, Ficus microcarpa) |
Taipei City
臺北市
[I]
Tai-pak, Taipeh
|
|
---|---|
Skyline of Taipei from
Elephant Mountain with
Taipei 101 (left)
|
|
Etymology: Wade–Giles: Tʻai²-pei³; lit. 'North of Taiwan' | |
Nickname(s):
The City of
Azaleas
|
|
Country | Taiwan |
Settled | 1709 |
Renamed Taihoku | 17 April 1895 |
Provincial city status | 25 October 1945 |
Provisional national capital | 7 December 1949 |
Reconstituted as a Yuan-controlled municipality | 1 July 1967 |
City seat | Xinyi District 25°02′15″N 121°33′45″E / 25.03750°N 121.56250°E / 25.03750; 121.56250 |
Districts | 12 |
Largest district | Daan District |
Government | |
•
Mayor
|
Chiang Wan-an (KMT) |
Legislature | Taipei City Council |
National representation | |
8 of 113 constituencies | |
Area | |
• Total
|
271.80 km2 (104.94 sq mi) (16th) |
• Water
|
2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
Population | |
• March 2023 estimate
|
2,494,813 (4th)
9,078,000 (urban)[1] (4th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total
|
$65,539 (1st) |
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
• Total
|
NT$990,292 (1st) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) |
Calling code | (0)2 |
Postal code |
100–116
|
ISO 3166 code | TW-TPE |
Website |
|
Symbols | |
Bird | Formosan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea) |
Flower | Azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) |
Tree | Banyan (India laurel fig, Ficus microcarpa) |