Provincial city (Taiwan)

Autonomous municipality[I]
  Cities are shown in purple
CategorySpecial municipalities, counties, and cities
LocationRepublic of China
Number3 (as of 2019)
Populations267,772–448,207
Areas60–133 km2
Government
    • City government
    • City council
Subdivisions

An autonomous municipality,[1] county-level city or city,[I] previously provincial city, is a de jure second-level administrative division unit in the Republic of China (Taiwan).[2]

The provincial cities were formerly under the jurisdiction of provinces, but the provinces were streamlined and effectively downsized to non-self-governing bodies in 1998, in 2018 all provincial governmental organs were formally abolished.[2][3] Provincial cities along counties, are presently regarded as de facto principal subdivisions directed by the central government of the ROC.


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  1. ^ "POLITICAL SYSTEM". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. March 28, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Local governments". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ^ Sarah Shair-Rosenfield (November 2020). "Taiwan combined" (PDF). The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 May 2021.