In the structural hierarchy of the administrative divisions in Taiwan, there are three types of administrative divisions with the Chinese word shì (市, "city") in their names.
| Name | Chinese | Hànyǔ Pīnyīn | Pe̍h-ōe-jī | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special municipality | 直轄市 | zhíxiáshì | ti̍t-hat-chhī | 6 | |
| City | 市 | shì | chhī | 3 | |
| County-administered city | 縣轄市 | xiànxiáshì | koān-hat-chhī | 14 |
There are 23 cities on the island of Taiwan. Most of them are located within Taiwan Province:
| Name | Chinese | Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī |
Mandarin Hànyǔ Pīnyīn |
County | Founded | Population (DEC. 2014)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 高雄市 | Ko-hiông-chhī | Gāoxióng Shì | none | 1979-07-01 | 2,778,992 |
| New Taipei | 新北市 | Sin-pak-chhī | Xīnběi Shì | none | 2010-12-25 | 3,974,911 |
| Taichung | 臺中市 | Tâi-tiong-chhī | Táizhōng Shì | none | 2010-12-25 | 2,759,887 |
| Tainan | 臺南市 | Tâi-lâm-chhī | Táinán Shì | none | 2010-12-25 | 1,885,499 |
| Taipei | 臺北市 | Tâi-pak-chhī | Táiběi Shì | none | 1967-07-01 | 2,696,316 |
| Taoyuan | 桃園市 | Thô-hn̂g-chhī | Táoyuán Shì | none | 2014-12-25 | 2,136,702 |
| Chiayi | 嘉義市 | Ka-gī-chhī | Jiāyì Shì | none | 1982-07-01 | 269,890 |
| Hsinchu | 新竹市 | Sin-tek-chhī | Xīnzhú Shì | none | 1982-07-01 | 436,220 |
| Keelung | 基隆市 | Ke-lâng-chhī | Jīlóng Shì | none | 1945-10-25 | 372,019 |
| Changhua | 彰化市 | Chiong-hòa-chhī or Chiang-hòa-chhī |
Zhānghuà Shì | Changhua | 1951-12-01 | 234,721 |
| Douliu | 斗六市 | Táu-la̍k-chhī | Dǒuliù Shì | Yunlin | 1981-12-25 | 108,098 |
| Hualien | 花蓮市 | Hoa-lian-chhī or Hoa-liân-chhī |
Huālián Shì | Hualien | 1946-01-16 | 106,368 |
| Magong | 馬公市 | Má-keng-chhī | Mǎgōng Shì | Penghu | 1981-12-25 | 60,335 |
| Miaoli | 苗栗市 | Biâu-le̍k-chhī or Miâu-le̍k-chhī |
Miáolì Shì | Miaoli | 1981-12-25 | 90,963 |
| Nantou | 南投市 | Lâm-tâu-chhī | Nántóu Shì | Nantou | 1981-12-25 | 102,314 |
| Pingtung | 屏東市 | Pîn-tong-chhī | Píngdōng Shì | Pingtung | 1951-12-01 | 203,866 |
| Puzi | 朴子市 | Phò-chú-chhī | Púzǐ Shì | Chiayi | 1992-09-10 | 43,250 |
| Taibao | 太保市 | Thài-pó-chhī | Tàibǎo Shì | Chiayi | 1991-07-01 | 37,038 |
| Taitung | 臺東市 | Tâi-tang-chhī | Táidōng Shì | Taitung | 1976-01-01 | 106,969 |
| Toufen | 頭份市 | Thâu-hūn-chhī | Tóufèn Shì | Miaoli | 2015-10-05 | 102,654 |
| Yilan | 宜蘭市 | Gî-lân-chhī | Yílán Shì | Yilan | 1946-01-16 | 95,879 |
| Yuanlin | 員林市 | Oân-lîm-chhī | Yuánlín Shì | Changhua | 2015-08-08 | 124,730 |
| Zhubei | 竹北市 | Tek-pak-chhī | Zhúběi Shì | Hsinchu | 1988-10-31 | 203,195 |
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| Name | Japanese | Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī |
Prefecture | Founded | Dissolved | Successor division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taihoku | 臺北市 | Tâi-pak-chhī | Taihoku | 1920-10-01 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Taipei |
| Taichū | 臺中市 | Tâi-tiong-chhī | Taichū | 1920-10-01 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Taichung |
| Tainan | 臺南市 | Tâi-lâm-chhī | Tainan | 1920-10-01 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Tainan |
| Kīrun | 基隆市 | Ke-lâng-chhī | Taihoku | 1924-12-25 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Keelung |
| Takao | 高雄市 | Ko-hiông-chhī | Takao | 1924-12-25 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Kaohsiung |
| Shinchiku | 新竹市 | Sin-tek-chhī | Shinchiku | 1930-01-20 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Hsinchu |
| Kagi | 嘉義市 | Ka-gī-chhī | Tainan | 1930-01-20 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Chiayi |
| Shōka | 彰化市 | Chiong-hòa-chhī | Taichū | 1933-12-20 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Changhua |
| Heitō | 屏東市 | Pîn-tong-chhī | Takao | 1933-12-20 | 1945-10-25 | Became city of Pingtung |
| Giran | 宜蘭市 | Gî-lân-chhī | Taihoku | 1940-10-01 | 1945-10-25 | Became county-administered city of Yilan |
| Karenkō | 花蓮港市 | Hoa-liân-káng-chhī | Karenkō | 1940-10-01 | 1945-10-25 | Became county-administered city of Hualien |
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See also: Provincial city (Taiwan) |
| Name | Chinese | Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī |
Founded | Dissolved | Successor division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changhua | 彰化市 | Chiong-hòa-chhī or Chiang-hòa-chhī |
1945-10-25 | 1951-12-01 | Became a county-administered city in Changhua County |
| Pingtung | 屏東市 | Pîn-tong-chhī | 1945-10-25 | 1951-12-01 | Became a county-administered city in Pingtung County |
| Taipei | 臺北市 | Tâi-pak-chhī | 1945-10-25 | 1967-07-01 | Became a special municipality |
| Kaohsiung | 高雄市 | Ko-hiông-chhī | 1945-10-25 | 1979-07-01 | Became a special municipality |
| Taichung | 臺中市 | Tâi-tiong-chhī | 1945-10-25 | 2010-12-25 | Became part of the special municipality of Taichung |
| Tainan | 臺南市 | Tâi-lâm-chhī | 1945-10-25 | 2010-12-25 | Became part of the special municipality of Tainan |
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See also: County-administered city |
| Name | Chinese | Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī |
County | Founded | Dissolved | Successor division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiayi | 嘉義市 | Ka-gī-chhī | Chiayi | 1950-08-16 | 1982-07-01 | Became a provincial city |
| Hsinchu | 新竹市 | Sin-tek-chhī | Hsinchu | 1951-12-01 | 1982-07-01 | Became a provincial city |
| Fengshan | 鳳山市 | Hōng-soaⁿ-chhī | Kaohsiung | 1972-07-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Kaohsiung |
| Sanchong | 三重市 | Sam-tiông-chhī | Taipei | 1962-04-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
| Banqiao | 板橋市 | Pang-kiô-chhī | Taipei | 1972-07-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
| Yonghe | 永和市 | Éng-hô-chhī | Taipei | 1979-01-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
| Zhonghe | 中和市 | Tiong-hô-chhī | Taipei | 1979-01-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
| Xindian | 新店市 | Sin-tiàm-chhī | Taipei | 1980-01-15 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
| Xinzhuang | 新莊市 | Sin-chng-chhī | Taipei | 1980-01-15 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
| Tucheng | 土城市 | Thô͘-siâⁿ-chhī | Taipei | 1993-06-26 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
| Luzhou | 蘆洲市 | Lô͘-chiu-chhī | Taipei | 1997-10-06 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
| Xizhi | 汐止市 | Se̍k-chí-chhī | Taipei | 1999-07-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
| Shulin | 樹林市 | Chhiū-nâ-chhī | Taipei | 1999-10-04 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei |
| Fengyuan | 豐原市 | Hong-goân-chhī | Taichung | 1976-03-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taichung |
| Dali | 大里市 | Tāi-lí-chhī | Taichung | 1993-11-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taichung |
| Taiping | 太平市 | Thài-pêng-chhī | Taichung | 1996-08-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taichung |
| Xinying | 新營市 | Sin-iâⁿ-chhī | Tainan | 1981-12-25 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Tainan |
| Yongkang | 永康市 | Éng-khong-chhī | Tainan | 1993-05-01 | 2010-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Tainan |
| Bade | 八德市 | Pat-tek-chhī | Taoyuan | 1995-01-01 | 2014-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan |
| Luzhu | 蘆竹市 | Lô͘-tek-chhī | Taoyuan | 2014-06-03 | 2014-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan |
| Pingzhen | 平鎮市 | Pêng-tìn-chhī | Taoyuan | 1992-03-01 | 2014-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan |
| Taoyuan | 桃園市 | Thô-hn̂g-chhī | Taoyuan | 1971-04-21 | 2014-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan |
| Yangmei | 楊梅市 | Iûⁿ-mûi-chhī | Taoyuan | 2010-08-01 | 2014-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan |
| Zhongli | 中壢市 | Tiong-le̍k-chhī | Taoyuan | 1967-07-01 | 2014-12-25 | Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan |
List of all cities and townships in the Republic of China, consisting of six special municipalities and two provinces without administrative function.
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See also: Romanization of Chinese in Taiwan |
Tongyòng Pinyin was the standard of Chinese romanization of Taiwan between 2002 and 2008. Although the standard was shifted to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn from 1 January 2009, the change to signs and documents using Tongyòng Pinyin is not complete. There are still some signs using Tongyòng Pinyin on highways and roads.
