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臺北市 | |
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Taipei City | |
Etymology: Chinese: táiběi (Taiwan north) | |
Coordinates: 25°04′N 121°31′E / 25.067°N 121.517°E / 25.067; 121.517Coordinates: 25°04′N 121°31′E / 25.067°N 121.517°E / 25.067; 121.517 | |
Country | Taiwan |
Region | Northern Taiwan |
Settled | 1709 |
Seat | Xinyi District |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Capital |
• Mayor | Ko Wen-je (TPP) |
• Council | Taipei City Council |
Area | |
• Capital | 271.80 km2 (104.94 sq mi) |
• Water | 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) 1.0% |
• Urban | 1,140 km2 (440 sq mi) |
• Rank | 16 out of 22 |
Population (August 2021) | |
• Capital | 2,553,798 |
• Rank | 4 out of 22 |
• Density | 9,395.87/km2 (24,335.2/sq mi) |
• Urban | 9,078,000 |
• Urban density | 7,960/km2 (20,620/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) |
Postal code | 100–116 |
ISO 3166 code | TW-TPE |
Bird | Formosan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea) |
Flower | Azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) |
Tree | Banyan (India laurel fig, Ficus microcarpa) |
Website | english.gov.taipei (in English) |
Taipei City (Chinese: 臺北市) is the capital city of the Republic of China, known by most people simply as Taiwan. It is the largest city in Taiwan. It has a monsoon humid subtropical climate (Cwa in the Köppen climate classification). Its population in 2014 was about 2.7 million people. Its mayor is Ko Wen-je.