Taipei County

For the current subdivision, see New Taipei City.

Taipei County 臺北縣
County of the Republic of China
← 1946–2010 →
Location of Taipei County on Taiwan.
Capital		Banqiao City
History
•	Established	7 January 1946
•	Disestablished	25 December 2010
Political subdivisions		10 County-controlled city 4 Urban townships 14 Rural townships 1 Mountain indigenous township
Today part of		Part of the New Taipei City (Special municipality)

Tainan County
Traditional Chinese	臺北縣 or 台北縣
Simplified Chinese	台北县
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táiběi Shì Wade–Giles T'ai²-pei³ Hsien⁴ Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tâi-pak-koān

Tainan County was a former county of the Republic of China in northern Taiwan before it was upgraded into special municipality in 2010. The county capital was Banqiao.

History

Taipei County was established in Taiwan Province on 7 January 1946 after the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in October 1945. On 1 October 2007 Taipei County was given the status of Quasi-municipality. It was upgraded into a special municipality on 25 December 2010.

Administration

At the time before the upgrade, Taipei County administered 10 cities, 4 urban townships and 15 rural townships. All of these became districts of the city of New Taipei. In 1968, two townships were transferred to Yangmingshan Administrative Bureau later merged with Taipei City and four townships were transferred to Taipei City.

Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Notes
County-controlled city
Banqiao City	板橋市	Bǎnqiáo Shì	Originally a zhen (鎮) until 1 July 1972; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Luzhou City	蘆洲市	Lúzhōu Shì	Originally a xiang (鄉) until 6 October 1997; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Sanchong City	三重市	Sānchóng Shì	Originally a zhen (鎮) until 1 April 1962; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Shulin City	樹林市	Shùlín Shì	Originally a zhen (鎮) 4 October 1999; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Tucheng City	土城市	Tǔchéng Shì	Originally a xiang (鄉) until 26 June 1993; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Xizhi City	汐止市	Xìzhǐ Shì	Originally a zhen (鎮) until 1 July 1999; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Xindian City	新店市	Xīndiàn Shì	Originally a zhen (鎮) until 15 January 1980; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Xinzhuang City	新莊市	Xīnzhuāng Shì	Originally a zhen (鎮) until 15 January 1980; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Yonghe City	永和市	Yǒnghé Shì	Originally a zhen (鎮) until 1 January 1979; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Zhonghe City	中和市	Zhōnghé Shì	Originally a xiang (鄉) until 1 January 1979; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Urban townships
Danshui (Tamsui) Township	淡水鎮	Dànshuǐ Zhèn	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Ruifang Township	瑞芳鎮	Ruìfāng Zhèn	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Sanxia Township	三峽鎮	Sānxiá Zhèn	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Yingge Township	鶯歌鎮	Yīnggē Zhèn	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Shilin Township	士林鎮	Shìlín Zhèn	Transferred to Yangmingshan Administrative Bureau on 14 July 1949; Later transferred to Taipei City on 1 July 1968 & became a qu (區)
Beitou Township	北投鎮	Běitóu Zhèn	Transferred to Yangmingshan Administrative Bureau on 14 July 1949; Later transferred to Taipei City on 1 July 1968 & became a qu (區)
Nangang Township	南港鎮	Nángǎng Zhèn	Transferred to Taipei City on 1 July 1967 & became a qu (區)
Jingmei Township	景美鎮	Jǐngměi Zhèn	Transferred to Taipei City on 1 July 1967 & became a qu (區)
Rural townships
Bali Township	八里鄉	Bālǐ Xiāng	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Gongliao Township	貢寮鄉	Gòngliáo Xiāng	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Jinshan Township	金山鄉	Jīnshān Xiāng	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Linkou Township	林口鄉	Línkǒu Xiāng	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Pinglin Township	坪林鄉	Pínglín Xiāng	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Pingxi Township	平溪鄉	Píngxī Xiāng	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Sanzhi Township	三芝鄉	Sānzhī Xiāng	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Shenkeng Township	深坑鄉	Shēnkēng Xiāng	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Shiding Township	石碇鄉	Shídìng Xiāng	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Shimen Township	石門鄉	Shímén Xiāng	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Shuangxi Township	雙溪鄉	Shuāngxī Xiāng	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Taishan Township	泰山鄉	Tàishān Xiāng	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Wanli Township	萬里鄉	Wànlǐ Xiāng	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Wugu Township	五股鄉	Wǔgǔ Xiāng	became a qu (區) after upgraded
Neihu Township	內湖鄉	Nèihú Xiāng	Transferred to Taipei City on 1 July 1967 & became a qu (區)
Muzha Township	木柵鄉	Mùzhà Xiāng	Transferred to Taipei City on 1 July 1967 & became a qu (區)
Mountain indigenous township
Wulai Township	烏來鄉	Wūlái Xiāng	became a qu (區) after upgraded; became a shandi yuanzhumin qu (山地原住民區) on 4 February 2014

See also

• New Taipei City