Villages are the basic level administrative subdivisions of the Republic of China, under townships, county-administered cities or districts. There are two types of villages depending on the divisions it belongs to. NameChineseMandarinpinyinTaiwanesePe̍h-ōe-jīAdministered byUrban villagelǐlíUrban township, County-administered city, District, Mountain indigenous districtRural villagecūnchhunRural township, Mountain indigenous township
Structuring and sizing The history of villages in Taiwan could date back to the Hoko system in the Japanese era, which ho () changed into village after the Republic of China took control of Taiwan. The formation of a village helps divide areas into considerations for transportation and city planning. The formation of the village and its size depend largely on the county it is located in or the population nature of the local area.
In counties or districts with a limited population, 100 households could form a village, whereas in densely populated New Taipei, 1,000 households are necessary to form a village. In very densely populated areas, a village could comprise a population of up to 4,000 households. Thus, the size of villages varies widely.
The following are the statistics of villages in each provincial-level division in June 2018. Province/MunicipalityTownship-leveldivisionsVillage-leveldivisionsTypes of villagesUrbanRuralFuchien Province10592435Kaohsiung City388918910New Taipei City29103210320Taichung City296256250Tainan City376496490Taipei City124564560Taiwan Province200354516951850Taoyuan City135045040Total368776158761885
Head The head of a village is elected by the people of the village every four years, the head is subsidized with per month for local transportation, stationary, postage and bill fees.
The head of a village holds responsibility to initiate and hold meetings, handout certificates of various sorts, encourage bill payments and assist filling out of government documents if required.
See also Administrative divisions of Taiwan Grid-style social management in China
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