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.
The first administrative divisions entitled "city" were established in the 1920s when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. At this time cities were under the jurisdiction of prefectures. After the World War II, nine (9) out of eleven (11) prefectural cities established by the Japanese government were reform into provincial cities. Their roman spellings are also changed to reflect the official language shift from Japanese to Mandarin Chinese, but characters remain the same.
Spelling changes of provincial cities in 1945
Character
Japanese (before 1945)
Chinese (after 1945)
Character
Japanese (before 1945)
Chinese (after 1945)
臺北
Taihoku
Taipei
嘉義
Kagi
Chiayi
基隆
Kīrun
Keelung
臺南
Tainan
Tainan
新竹
Shinchiku
Hsinchu
高雄
Takao
Kaohsiung
臺中
Taichū
Taichung
屏東
Heitō
Pingtung
彰化
Shōka
Changhua
The reform was based on the Laws on the City Formation (市組織法) of the Republic of China. This law was passed in the early 20th century. The criteria for being a provincial city included being the provincial capital as well as having a population of over 200,000, or over 100,000 if the city had particular significance in politics, economics, and culture. The division reform in 1945 had some compromises between the Japanese and the Chinese systems, some of the cities with population under the criteria were still be established as provincial cities.
After the government of the Republic of China relocated to Taipei, Taiwan in 1949, the population criterion for provincial cities was raised to 500,000 in the Guidelines on the Implementation of Local Autonomy in the Counties and Cities of Taiwan Province (臺灣省各縣市實施地方自治綱要), which was passed in 1981. It was later raised again to 600,000. Since the streamline of provinces in 1998, provincial cities are all directly under the central government, and are simply referred to as cities.
Currently, the Local Government Act of the Ministry of the Interior applies for the creation of a city, in which a city needs to have a population between 500,000 and 1,250,000 and occupies major political, economical and cultural roles.[5] Note that all three existing cities are not qualified for the population test, they were built for historical reasons.
^ abcdefHas an elected executive and an elected legislative council.
^ abcHas an appointed district administrator for managing local affairs and carrying out tasks commissioned by superior agency.
^Has an elected village administrator for managing local affairs and carrying out tasks commissioned by superior agency.
Notes
^Also known as the Taiwan area or Tai–Min area (Chinese: 臺閩地區; lit. 'Taiwan–Fujian area')
^The mainland area consists of Mainland China, Tibet and (previously) Outer Mongolia
^Special municipalities, cities, and county-administered cities are all called shi (Chinese: 市; lit. 'city')
^Nominal; provincial governments have been abolished
^Constitutionally having the same structure as the free area, these are currently under the Chinese Communist Party control with a different structure
^Sometimes called cities (Chinese: 市) or provincial cities (Chinese: 省轄市) to distinguish them from special municipalities and county-administered cities
^There are two types of townships: rural townships or xīang (Chinese: 鄉) and urban townships or zhèn (Chinese: 鎮)
^Villages in rural townships are known as tsūn (Chinese: 村), those in other jurisdictions are known as lǐ (Chinese: 里)
^"Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). Taiwan Geographic Names Information Systems. The Ministry of Interior of ROC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
May 11, 2023
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message An autonomous municipality 1 or city I previously provincial city is a de jure second level administrative division unit in the Republic of China Taiwan 2 Autonomous municipality I Cities are shown in purpleCategorySpecial municipalities counties and citiesLocationIsland of TaiwanNumber3 as of 2019 Populations267 772 448 207Areas60 133 km2GovernmentCity governmentCity councilSubdivisionsDistrictThe 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 Contents 1 History 2 Current cities 3 See also 4 Notes 4 1 Words in native languages 5 ReferencesHistory EditMain articles Sub provincial division and History of the administrative divisions of China 1912 1949 See also Political divisions of Taiwan 1895 1945 and County level city The first administrative divisions entitled city were established in the 1920s when Taiwan was under Japanese rule At this time cities were under the jurisdiction of prefectures After the World War II nine 9 out of eleven 11 prefectural cities established by the Japanese government were reform into provincial cities Their roman spellings are also changed to reflect the official language shift from Japanese to Mandarin Chinese but characters remain the same Spelling changes of provincial cities in 1945 Character Japanese before 1945 Chinese after 1945 Character Japanese before 1945 Chinese after 1945 臺北 Taihoku Taipei 嘉義 Kagi Chiayi基隆 Kirun Keelung 臺南 Tainan Tainan新竹 Shinchiku Hsinchu 高雄 Takao Kaohsiung臺中 Taichu Taichung 屏東 Heitō Pingtung彰化 Shōka ChanghuaThe reform was based on the Laws on the City Formation 市組織法 of the Republic of China This law was passed in the early 20th century The criteria for being a provincial city included being the provincial capital as well as having a population of over 200 000 or over 100 000 if the city had particular significance in politics economics and culture The division reform in 1945 had some compromises between the Japanese and the Chinese systems some of the cities with population under the criteria were still be established as provincial cities vte After the government of the Republic of China relocated to Taipei Taiwan in 1949 the population criterion for provincial cities was raised to 500 000 in the Guidelines on the Implementation of Local Autonomy in the Counties and Cities of Taiwan Province 臺灣省各縣市實施地方自治綱要 which was passed in 1981 It was later raised again to 600 000 Since the streamline of provinces in 1998 provincial cities are all directly under the central government and are simply referred to as cities The People s Republic of China PRC which claims Taiwan as its 23rd province has all of its provincial cities classified as county level city Date Addition Removal No Description1945 10 Changhua Chiayi Hsinchu Kaohsiung Keelung Pingtung Taichung Tainan Taipei 4 9 Reorganised from the prefecture administered cities in the period under Japanese rule 1950 08 16 Chiayi 8 Merged into Chiayi County and became a county administered city1951 12 01 Changhua Hsinchu Pingtung 5 Downgraded to county administered cities1967 07 01 Taipei 4 Upgraded to a special municipality1979 07 01 Kaohsiung 3 Upgraded to a special municipality1982 07 01 Chiayi Hsinchu 5 Upgraded from county administered cities2010 12 25 Taichung Tainan 3 Merge with Taichung County and Tainan County and upgraded to special municipalitiesCurrent cities Chiayi Hsinchu Keelung 3 Current cities EditSee also List of administrative divisions of Taiwan and List of magistrates and mayors in Taiwan Currently the Local Government Act of the Ministry of the Interior applies for the creation of a city in which a city needs to have a population between 500 000 and 1 250 000 and occupies major political economical and cultural roles 5 Note that all three existing cities are not qualified for the population test they were built for historical reasons There are currently three cities all in Taiwan Province Name 6 Chinese HanyǔPinyin Wade Giles TongyongPinyin HokkienPe h ōe ji HakkaPha k fa sṳ Area City Seat EstablishmentChiayi 嘉義市 Jiayi Chia i Jiayi Ka gi Ka ngi 60 03 km2 East District 東區 1982 07 01Hsinchu 新竹市 Xinzhu Hsin chu Sinjhu Sin tek Sin chuk 104 10 km2 North District 北區 1982 07 01Keelung 基隆市 Jilong Chi lung Jilong Ke lang Ki lung 132 76 km2 Zhongzheng District 中正區 1945 10 25Their self governed bodies executive and legislature regulated by the Local Government Act are Name Executive LegislatureGovernment Mayor Current Mayor City Council No of seatsChiayi Chiayi City Government Mayor of Chiayi Huang Min hui Chiayi City Council 24Hsinchu Hsinchu City Government Mayor of Hsinchu Lin Chih chien Hsinchu City Council 33Keelung Keelung City Government Mayor of Keelung Lin Yu chang Keelung City Council 32See also EditCities of Japan Political divisions of Taiwan 1895 1945 Prefecture level city of ChinaOverview of administrative divisions of the Republic of China Republic of ChinaFree area i Mainland area ii Special municipalities a iii Provinces iv Not administered v Counties a Autonomous municipalities a vi Districts b Mountainindigenousdistricts a County administeredcities a Townships a b vii Districts b Villages g viii NeighborhoodsNotes a b c d e f Has an elected executive and an elected legislative council a b c Has an appointed district administrator for managing local affairs and carrying out tasks commissioned by superior agency Has an elected village administrator for managing local affairs and carrying out tasks commissioned by superior agency Notes Edit Also known as the Taiwan area or Tai Min area Chinese 臺閩地區 lit Taiwan Fujian area The mainland area consists of Mainland China Tibet and previously Outer Mongolia Special municipalities cities and county administered cities are all called shi Chinese 市 lit city Nominal provincial governments have been abolished Constitutionally having the same structure as the free area these are currently under the Chinese Communist Party control with a different structure Sometimes called cities Chinese 市 or provincial cities Chinese 省轄市 to distinguish them from special municipalities and county administered cities There are two types of townships rural townships or xiang Chinese 鄉 and urban townships or zhen Chinese 鎮 Villages in rural townships are known as tsun Chinese 村 those in other jurisdictions are known as lǐ Chinese 里 Words in native languages Edit a b Traditional Chinese script 市Mandarin Pinyin ShiHokkien ChhiSixian Hakka SṳReferences Edit POLITICAL SYSTEM Ministry of Foreign Affairs March 28 2023 a b Local governments Office of the President Republic of China Taiwan Retrieved 30 November 2020 Sarah Shair Rosenfield November 2020 Taiwan combined PDF The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Retrieved 29 May 2021 Taiwan Review Rezoning Taiwan Archived from the original on 2014 03 30 Retrieved 2014 03 30 http www moi gov tw english english law law detail aspx sn 284 Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions PDF Taiwan Geographic Names Information Systems The Ministry of Interior of ROC Archived from the original PDF on 19 August 2015 Retrieved 6 June 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Provincial city Taiwan amp oldid 1147102639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
