District (Taiwan)
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Districts (Chinese: 區; pinyin: qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ku) refer to a type of administrative division in Taiwan, an island controlled by the Republic of China.
History
After World War II, Taiwan, formerly under Japanese rule, was handed over to the Republic of China (see Retrocession Day). Consequently, several provincial cities were established in Taiwan, including Changhua, Chiayi, Hsinchu, Kaohsiung, Keelung, Pingtung, Taichung, Tainan and Taipei. On the other hand, the towns (Japanese: 町) in the original prefecture-controlled cities were merged into several districts. However Changhua and Pingtung were downgraded to county-controlled cities and their districts are now defunct.
When Taipei was promoted as a special municipality by the central government in 1967, several townships surrounding the city were merged into Taipei City and were reorganized as its districts. Afterwards, through another reorganization in 1990, the 12 current districts were formed. In addition, Kaohsiung, the largest city in southern Taiwan, was promoted as a special municipality in 1979. Siaogang Township was also merged to Siaogang District.
In December 2010, the four new special municipalities were established namely Kaohsiung, New Taipei, Taichung, and Tainan. Subsequently, all the county-controlled cities and townships in Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan, and Taipei Counties were reformed as districts of the new Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan, and New Taipei cities respectively. Their names, nevertheless, remained the same. The same thing happened to Taoyuan on 25 December 2014 where there are additional new 13 districts from the former county.
These municipalities and provincial cities use district administrative centers for public affairs services to serve the residents of these districts. Also, the directors of these districts and administrative centers are appointed by the mayors, with four years per term.
On 4 February 2014, six districts were reclassified as Special Municipal Mountain Indigenous District (Chinese: 直轄市山地原住民區; pinyin: Zhíxiáshì Shāndì Yuánzhùmín Qū; or shortened as Mountain Indigenous District (山地原住民區; Shāndì Yuánzhùmín Qū)): Wulai in New Taipei, Fuxing in Taoyuan, Heping in Taichung, along with Namasia, Maolin, and Taoyuan in Kaohsiung.
Municipal districts in Taiwan
In Taiwan, districts are the only subdivisions of special municipalities and provincial cities.
List of Districts in Taiwan
Currently, there are 164 districts and 6 mountain indigenous districts located in the special municipalities and the provincial cities.
| Division type | Special municipality | Provincial city | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Kaohsiung[1] | New Taipei[2] | Taichung[3] | Tainan[4] | Taipei[5] | Taoyuan | Chiayi[6] | Hsinchu[7] | Keelung[8] | |
| No. of Dist. | 35 (3) | 28 (1) | 28 (1) | 37 | 12 | 12 (1) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 170 |
List of Districts
| Romanization[9] | Chinese | Pinyin[9] | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| East | 東區 | Dōngqū | Chiayi |
| West | 西區 | Xiqū | Chiayi |
| East | 東區 | Dōngqū | Hsinchu |
| North | 北區 | Běiqū | Hsinchu |
| Xiangshan | 香山區 | Xiāngshān Qū | Hsinchu |
| Anle | 安樂區 | Ānlè Qū | Keelung |
| Nuannuan | 暖暖區 | Nuǎnnuǎn Qū | Keelung |
| Qidu | 七堵區 | Qīdǔ Qū | Keelung |
| Ren'ai | 仁愛區 | Rén'ài Qū | Keelung |
| Xinyi | 信義區 | Xìnyì Qū | Keelung |
| Zhongshan | 中山區 | Zhōngshān Qū | Keelung |
| Zhongzheng | 中正區 | Zhōngzhèng Qū | Keelung |
| Alian | 阿蓮區 | Ālián Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Daliao | 大寮區 | Dàliáo Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Dashe | 大社區 | Dàshè Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Dashu | 大樹區 | Dàshù Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Fengshan | 鳳山區 | Fèngshān Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Gangshan | 岡山區 | Gāngshān Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Gushan | 鼓山區 | Gǔshān Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Hunei | 湖內區 | Húnèi Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Jiaxian | 甲仙區 | Jiǎxiān Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Qieding | 茄萣區 | Jiādìng Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Lingya | 苓雅區 | Língyǎ Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Linyuan | 林園區 | Línyuán Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Liugui | 六龜區 | Liùguī Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Luzhu | 路竹區 | Lùzhú Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Maolin | 茂林區 | Màolín Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Meinong | 美濃區 | Měinóng Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Mituo | 彌陀區 | Mítuó Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Namaxia | 那瑪夏區 | Nàmǎxià Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Nanzi | 楠梓區 | Nánzĭ Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Neimen | 內門區 | Nèimén Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Niaosong | 鳥松區 | Niǎosōng Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Qianjin | 前金區 | Qiánjīn Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Qianzhen | 前鎮區 | Qiánzhèn Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Qiaotou | 橋頭區 | Qiáotóu Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Qijin | 旗津區 | Qíjīn Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Qishan | 旗山區 | Qíshān Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Renwu | 仁武區 | Rénwǔ Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Sanmin | 三民區 | Sānmín Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Shanlin | 杉林區 | Shānlín Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Taoyuan | 桃源區 | Táoyuán Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Tianliao | 田寮區 | Tiánliáo Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Xiaogang | 小港區 | Xiǎogāng Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Xinxing | 新興區 | Xīnxīng Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Yanchao | 燕巢區 | Yàncháo Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Yancheng | 鹽埕區 | Yánchéng Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Yong'an | 永安區 | Yǒng'ān Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Ziguan | 梓官區 | Zǐguān Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Zuoying | 左營區 | Zuǒyíng Qū | Kaohsiung |
| Bali | 八里區 | Bālǐ Qū | New Taipei |
| Banqiao | 板橋區 | Bǎnqiáo Qū | New Taipei |
| Gongliao | 貢寮區 | Gòngliáo Qū | New Taipei |
| Jinshan | 金山區 | Jīnshān Qū | New Taipei |
| Linkou | 林口區 | Línkǒu Qū | New Taipei |
| Luzhou | 蘆洲區 | Lúzhōu Qū | New Taipei |
| Pinglin | 坪林區 | Pínglín Qū | New Taipei |
| Pingxi | 平溪區 | Píngxī Qū | New Taipei |
| Ruifang | 瑞芳區 | Ruìfāng Qū | New Taipei |
| Sanchong | 三重區 | Sānchóng Qū | New Taipei |
| Sanxia | 三峽區 | Sānxiá Qū | New Taipei |
| Sanzhi | 三芝區 | Sānzhī Qū | New Taipei |
| Shenkeng | 深坑區 | Shēnkēng Qū | New Taipei |
| Shiding | 石碇區 | Shídìng Qū | New Taipei |
| Shimen | 石門區 | Shímén Qū | New Taipei |
| Shuangxi | 雙溪區 | Shuāngxī Qū | New Taipei |
| Shulin | 樹林區 | Shùlín Qū | New Taipei |
| Taishan | 泰山區 | Tàishān Qū | New Taipei |
| Tamsui | 淡水區 | Dànshuǐ Qū | New Taipei |
| Tucheng | 土城區 | Tǔchéng Qū | New Taipei |
| Wanli | 萬里區 | Wànlǐ Qū | New Taipei |
| Wugu | 五股區 | Wǔgǔ Qū | New Taipei |
| Wulai | 烏來區 | Wūlái Qū | New Taipei |
| Xindian | 新店區 | Xīndiàn Qū | New Taipei |
| Xinzhuang | 新莊區 | Xīnzhuāng Qū | New Taipei |
| Xizhi | 汐止區 | Xìzhǐ Qū | New Taipei |
| Yingge | 鶯歌區 | Yīnggē Qū | New Taipei |
| Yonghe | 永和區 | Yǒnghé Qū | New Taipei |
| Zhonghe | 中和區 | Zhōnghé Qū | New Taipei |
| Beitun | 北屯區 | Běitún Qū | Taichung |
| Central | 中區 | Zhōngqū | Taichung |
| Da'an | 大安區 | Dà'ān Qū | Taichung |
| Dadu | 大肚區 | Dàdù Qū | Taichung |
| Dajia | 大甲區 | Dàjiǎ Qū | Taichung |
| Dali | 大里區 | Dàlǐ Qū | Taichung |
| Daya | 大雅區 | Dàyǎ Qū | Taichung |
| Dongshi | 東勢區 | Dōngshì Qū | Taichung |
| East | 東區 | Dōngqū | Taichung |
| Fengyuan | 豐原區 | Fēngyúan Qū | Taichung |
| Heping | 和平區 | Hépíng Qū | Taichung |
| Houli | 后里區 | Hòulǐ Qū | Taichung |
| Longjing | 龍井區 | Lóngjǐng Qū | Taichung |
| Nantun | 南屯區 | Nántún Qū | Taichung |
| North | 北區 | Běiqū | Taichung |
| Qingshui | 清水區 | Qīngshuǐ Qū | Taichung |
| Shalu | 沙鹿區 | Shālù Qū | Taichung |
| Shengang | 神岡區 | Shéngāng Qū | Taichung |
| Shigang | 石岡區 | Shígāng Qū | Taichung |
| South | 南區 | Nánqū | Taichung |
| Taiping | 太平區 | Tàipíng Qū | Taichung |
| Tanzi | 潭子區 | Tánzǐ Qū | Taichung |
| Waipu | 外埔區 | Wàipǔ Qū | Taichung |
| West | 西區 | Xiqū | Taichung |
| Wufeng | 霧峰區 | Wùfēng Qū | Taichung |
| Wuqi | 梧棲區 | Wúqī Qū | Taichung |
| Wuri | 烏日區 | Wūrì Qū | Taichung |
| Xinshe | 新社區 | Xīnshè Qū | Taichung |
| Xitun | 西屯區 | Xitún Qū | Taichung |
| Anding | 安定區 | Āndìng Qū | Tainan |
| Annan | 安南區 | Ānnán Qū | Tainan |
| Anping | 安平區 | Ānpíng Qū | Tainan |
| Baihe | 白河區 | Báihé Qū | Tainan |
| Beimen | 北門區 | Běimén Qū | Tainan |
| Danei | 大內區 | Dànèi Qū | Tainan |
| Dongshan | 東山區 | Dōngshān Qū | Tainan |
| East | 東區 | Dōngqū | Tainan |
| Guanmiao | 關廟區 | Guānmiào Qū | Tainan |
| Guantian | 官田區 | Guāntián Qū | Tainan |
| Guiren | 歸仁區 | Guīrén Qū | Tainan |
| Houbi | 後壁區 | Hòubì Qū | Tainan |
| Jiali | 佳里區 | Jiālǐ Qū | Tainan |
| Jiangjun | 將軍區 | Jiāngjūn Qū | Tainan |
| Longqi | 龍崎區 | Lóngqí Qū | Tainan |
| Liujia | 六甲區 | Liùjiǎ Qū | Tainan |
| Liuying | 柳營區 | Liǔyíng Qū | Tainan |
| Madou | 麻豆區 | Mádòu Qū | Tainan |
| Nanhua | 南化區 | Nánhuà Qū | Tainan |
| Nanxi | 楠西區 | Nánxī Qū | Tainan |
| North | 北區 | Běiqū | Tainan |
| Qigu | 七股區 | Qīgǔ Qū | Tainan |
| Rende | 仁德區 | Réndé Qū | Tainan |
| Shanhua | 善化區 | Shànhuà Qū | Tainan |
| Shanshang | 山上區 | Shānshàng Qū | Tainan |
| South | 南區 | Nánqū | Tainan |
| West Central | 中西區 | Zhōngxī Qū | Tainan |
| Xiaying | 下營區 | Xiàyíng Qū | Tainan |
| Xigang | 西港區 | Xīgǎng Qū | Tainan |
| Xinhua | 新化區 | Xīnhuà Qū | Tainan |
| Xinshi | 新市區 | Xīnshì Qū | Tainan |
| Xinying | 新營區 | Xīnyíng Qū | Tainan |
| Xuejia | 學甲區 | Xuéjiǎ Qū | Tainan |
| Yanshui | 鹽水區 | Yánshuǐ Qū | Tainan |
| Yongkang | 永康區 | Yǒngkāng Qū | Tainan |
| Yujing | 玉井區 | Yùjĭng Qū | Tainan |
| Zuozhen | 左鎮區 | Zuǒzhèn Qū | Tainan |
| Beitou | 北投區 | Běitóu Qū | Taipei |
| Da'an | 大安區 | Dà'ān Qū | Taipei |
| Datong | 大同區 | Dàtóng Qū | Taipei |
| Nangang | 南港區 | Nángǎng Qū | Taipei |
| Neihu | 內湖區 | Nèihú Qū | Taipei |
| Shilin | 士林區 | Shìlín Qū | Taipei |
| Songshan | 松山區 | Sōngshān Qū | Taipei |
| Xinyi | 信義區 | Wànhuá Qū | Taipei |
| Wanhua | 萬華區 | Wénshān Qū | Taipei |
| Wenshan | 文山區 | Xìnyì Qū | Taipei |
| Zhongshan | 中山區 | Zhōngshān Qū | Taipei |
| Zhongzheng | 中正區 | Zhōngzhèng Qū | Taipei |
| Bade | 八德區 | Bādé Qū | Taoyuan |
| Daxi | 大溪區 | Dàxī Qū | Taoyuan |
| Dayuan | 大園區 | Dàyuán Qū | Taoyuan |
| Fuxing | 復興區 | Fùxīng Qū | Taoyuan |
| Dayuan | 觀音區 | Guānyīn Qū | Taoyuan |
| Guishan | 龜山區 | Guīshān Qū | Taoyuan |
| Longtan | 龍潭區 | Lóngtán Qū | Taoyuan |
| Luzhu | 蘆竹區 | Lúzhú Qū | Taoyuan |
| Pingzhen | 平鎮區 | Píngzhèn Qū | Taoyuan |
| Taoyuan | 桃園區 | Táoyuán Qū | Taoyuan |
| Xinwu | 新屋區 | Xīnwū Qū | Taoyuan |
| Yangmei | 楊梅區 | Yángméi Qū | Taoyuan |
| Zhongli | 中壢區 | Zhōnglì Qū | Taoyuan |
Former districts
Changhua
| Former districts | Current administrative divisions |
|---|---|
| Changpei (彰北區) 1946-1951 |
Changhua (county-controlled city) |
| Changhsi (彰西區) 1946-1951 | |
| Changnan (彰南區) 1946-1951 | |
| Tachu (大竹區) 1946-1951 |
Chiayi
| Former districts | Current administrative divisions | |
|---|---|---|
| Tungmen (東門區) 1945-1946 |
Hsintung (新東區) 1946-1950 |
East & West Chiayi (provincial city) |
| Tungshan (東山區) 1945-1946 | ||
| Nanmen (南門區) 1945-1946 |
Hsinnan (新南區) 1946-1950 | |
| Pachiang (八獎區) 1945-1946 | ||
| Hsimen (西門區) 1945-1946 |
Hinhsi (新西區) 1946-1950 | |
| Chuwei (竹圍區) 1945-1946 | ||
| Peimen (北門區) 1945-1946 |
Hsinpei (新北區) 1946-1950 | |
| Peichen (北鎮區) 1945-1946 | ||
| Shuishang (水上區) 1946-1950 |
Shuishang Township (rural) | |
| Taipao (太保區) 1946-1950 |
Taibao (county-controlled city) | |
Hsinchu
| Former districts | Current administrative divisions |
|---|---|
| East (東區) 1946-1950 |
East & North Hsinchu (provincial city) |
| West (西區) 1946-1950 | |
| North (北區) 1946-1950 | |
| South (南區) 1946-1950 | |
| Hsiangshan 1946-1950 |
Xiangshan Hsinchu (provincial city) |
| Chutung (竹東區) 1946-1950 |
Zhudong Township (urban) |
| Paoshan (寶山區) 1946-1950 |
Baoshan Township (rural) |
Pingtung
| Former districts | Current administrative divisions |
|---|---|
| East (東區) 1945-1951 |
Pingtung (county-controlled city) |
| South (南區) 1945-1951 | |
| North (北區) 1945-1951 | |
| Central (中區) 1945-1951 | |
| Wantan (萬丹區) 1946-1950 |
Wandan Township (rural) |
| Changchih (長治區) 1946-1950 |
Changzhi Township (rural) |
| Linluo Township (rural) | |
| Chiuju (九如區) 1946-1950 |
Jiuru Township (rural) |
Taipei
| Former districts | Current administrative divisions |
|---|---|
| Chiencheng (建成區) 1920-1990 |
Datong |
| Yenping (延平區) 1920-1990 | |
| Tatung | |
| Chengchung (城中區) 1920-1990 |
Zhongzheng |
| Kuting (古亭區) 1920-1990 | |
| Shuangyuan (雙園區) 1920-1990 |
Wanhua |
| Lungshan (龍山區) 1920-1990 | |
| Chingmei (景美區) 1968-1990 |
Wenshan |
| Mucha (木柵區) 1968-1990 |
See also
References
- ^ "KaoHsiung City". Post.gov.tw.
- ^ "New Taipei City". Post.gov.tw.
- ^ "Taichung City". Post.gov.tw.
- ^ "Tainan City". Post.gov.tw.
- ^ "Taipei City". Post.gov.tw.
- ^ "ChiaYi City". Post.gov.tw.
- ^ "Hsinchu City". Post.gov.tw.
- ^ "KeeLung City". Post.gov.tw.
- ^ a b "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). Taiwan Geographic Names Information Systems. The Ministry of Interior of ROC. Retrieved 10 May 2015.