District court (Taiwan)

District courts in Taiwan
Chinese name
Chinese地方法院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDìfāng Fǎyuàn
Bopomofoㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤ ㄈㄚˇ ㄩㄢˋ
Wade–GilesTi4-fang1 Fa3-yüan4
Hakka
RomanizationThi-fông Fap-yen
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTē-hng Hoat-īⁿ
Tâi-lôTē-hng Huat-īnn
Japanese name
Kanji地方法院
Kanaちほうほういん
Transcriptions
RomanizationChihō Hōin

The district courts (Chinese: 地方法院; pinyin: Dìfāng Fǎyuàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tē-hng Hoat-īⁿ) are the ordinary trial courts of general jurisdiction under the law of Taiwan. Currently there are 22 district courts under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan).