In the structural hierarchy of the administrative divisions in Taiwan, there are three types of administrative divisions with the Chinese word shì (市, "city") in their names.
NameChineseHanyu PinyinTaiwanesePe̍h-ōe-jīNo. Special municipalityzhíxiáshìti̍t-hat-chhī6 City省轄市shěngxiáshìséng-hâ-chhī3 County-administered cityxiànxiáshìkoān-hat-chhī14 Cities in Taiwan There are 23 cities under the administrative divisions of Taiwan. Most of them are located within Taiwan: NameChineseHanyu PinyinTaiwanesePe̍h-ōe-jīCountyFoundedPopulation資料來源為 內政部戶役政資訊為民服務公用資料庫. ris.gov.tw.KaohsiungGāoxióng ShìKo-hiông-chhī1979-07-012,722,984New TaipeiXīnběi ShìSin-pak-chhī2010-12-254,047,131TaichungTáizhōng ShìTâi-tiong-chhī2010-12-252,867,848TainanTáinán ShìTâi-lâm-chhī2010-12-251,855,568TaipeiTáiběi ShìTâi-pak-chhī1967-07-012,447,111TaoyuanTáoyuán ShìThô-hn̂g-chhī2014-12-252,136,702ChiayiJiāyì ShìKa-gī-chhī1982-07-01269,890HsinchuXīnzhú ShìSin-tek-chhī1982-07-01436,220KeelungJīlóng ShìKe-lâng-chhī1945-10-25372,019ChanghuaZhānghuà ShìChiong-hòa-chhī orChiang-hòa-chhīChanghua1951-12-01234,721DouliuDǒuliù ShìTáu-la̍k-chhīYunlin1981-12-25108,098HualienHuālián ShìHoa-lian-chhī orHoa-liân-chhīHualien1946-01-16106,368MagongMǎgōng ShìMá-keng-chhīPenghu1981-12-2560,335MiaoliMiáolì ShìBiâu-le̍k-chhī orMiâu-le̍k-chhīMiaoli1981-12-2590,963NantouNántóu ShìLâm-tâu-chhīNantou1981-12-25102,314PingtungPíngdōng ShìPîn-tong-chhīPingtung1951-12-01203,866PuziPúzǐ ShìPhò-chú-chhīChiayi1992-09-1043,250TaibaoTàibǎo ShìThài-pó-chhīChiayi1991-07-0137,038TaitungTáidōng ShìTâi-tang-chhīTaitung1976-01-01106,969ToufenTóufèn ShìThâu-hūn-chhīMiaoli2015-10-05102,654YilanYílán ShìGî-lân-chhīYilan1946-01-1695,879YuanlinYuánlín ShìOân-lîm-chhīChanghua2015-08-08124,730ZhubeiZhúběi ShìTek-pak-chhīHsinchu1988-10-31203,195
City-Gallery Largest cities of Taiwan
Former cities Dissolved prefectural cities
NameJapaneseTaiwanesePe̍h-ōe-jīPrefectureFoundedDissolvedSuccessor division Taihoku Tâi-pak-chhī Taihoku 1920-10-01 1945-10-25 Became city of Taipei Taichū Tâi-tiong-chhī Taichū 1920-10-01 1945-10-25 Became city of Taichung Tainan Tâi-lâm-chhī Tainan 1920-10-01 1945-10-25 Became city of Tainan Kīrun Ke-lâng-chhī Taihoku 1924-12-25 1945-10-25 Became city of Keelung Takao Ko-hiông-chhī Takao 1924-12-25 1945-10-25 Became city of Kaohsiung Shinchiku Sin-tek-chhī Shinchiku 1930-01-20 1945-10-25 Became city of Hsinchu Kagi Ka-gī-chhī Tainan 1930-01-20 1945-10-25 Became city of Chiayi Shōka Chiong-hòa-chhī Taichū 1933-12-20 1945-10-25 Became city of Changhua Heitō Pîn-tong-chhī Takao 1933-12-20 1945-10-25 Became city of Pingtung Giran Gî-lân-chhī Taihoku 1940-10-01 1945-10-25 Became county-administered city of Yilan Karenkō Hoa-liân-káng-chhī Karenkō 1940-10-01 1945-10-25 Became county-administered city of Hualien
Dissolved provincial cities
NameChineseTaiwanesePe̍h-ōe-jīFoundedDissolvedSuccessor division Changhua Chiong-hòa-chhī orChiang-hòa-chhī 1945-10-25 1951-12-01 Became a county-administered city in Changhua County Pingtung Pîn-tong-chhī 1945-10-25 1951-12-01 Became a county-administered city in Pingtung County Taipei Tâi-pak-chhī 1945-10-25 1967-07-01 Became a special municipality Kaohsiung Ko-hiông-chhī 1945-10-25 1979-07-01 Became a special municipality Taichung Tâi-tiong-chhī 1945-10-25 2010-12-25 Became part of the special municipality of Taichung Tainan Tâi-lâm-chhī 1945-10-25 2010-12-25 Became part of the special municipality of Tainan
Dissolved county-administered cities
NameChineseTaiwanesePe̍h-ōe-jīCountyFoundedDissolvedSuccessor division Chiayi Ka-gī-chhī Chiayi 1950-08-16 1982-07-01 Became a provincial city Hsinchu Sin-tek-chhī Hsinchu 1951-12-01 1982-07-01 Became a provincial city Fengshan Hōng-soaⁿ-chhī Kaohsiung 1972-07-01 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of Kaohsiung Sanchong Sam-tiông-chhī Taipei 1962-04-01 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei Banqiao Pang-kiô-chhī Taipei 1972-07-01 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei Yonghe Éng-hô-chhī Taipei 1979-01-01 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei Zhonghe Tiong-hô-chhī Taipei 1979-01-01 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei Xindian Sin-tiàm-chhī Taipei 1980-01-15 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei Xinzhuang Sin-chng-chhī Taipei 1980-01-15 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei Tucheng Thô͘-siâⁿ-chhī Taipei 1993-06-26 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei Luzhou Lô͘-chiu-chhī Taipei 1997-10-06 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei Xizhi Se̍k-chí-chhī Taipei 1999-07-01 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei Shulin Chhiū-nâ-chhī Taipei 1999-10-04 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of New Taipei Fengyuan Hong-goân-chhī Taichung 1976-03-01 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of Taichung Dali Tāi-lí-chhī Taichung 1993-11-01 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of Taichung Taiping Thài-pêng-chhī Taichung 1996-08-01 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of Taichung Xinying Sin-iâⁿ-chhī Tainan 1981-12-25 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of Tainan Yongkang Éng-khong-chhī Tainan 1993-05-01 2010-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of Tainan Bade Pat-tek-chhī Taoyuan 1995-01-01 2014-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan Luzhu Lô͘-tek-chhī Taoyuan 2014-06-03 2014-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan Pingzhen Pêng-tìn-chhī Taoyuan 1992-03-01 2014-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan Taoyuan Thô-hn̂g-chhī Taoyuan 1971-04-21 2014-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan Yangmei Iûⁿ-mûi-chhī Taoyuan 2010-08-01 2014-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan Zhongli Tiong-le̍k-chhī Taoyuan 1967-07-01 2014-12-25 Became a district in special municipality of Taoyuan
Alphabetical list of all cities and townships List of all cities and townships in the Republic of China, consisting of six special municipalities and two provinces without administrative function. For the subdivisions under special municipalities and cities, see District (Taiwan) For the subdivisions sort by county, see Township (Taiwan)
A Alishan (阿里山) Chiayi County
B Baisha (白沙) Penghu County Baozhong (褒忠) Yunlin County Baoshan (寳山) Hsinchu County Beidou (北斗) Changhua County Beigan (北竿) Lienchiang County Beigang (北港) Yunlin County Beinan (卑南) Taitung County Beipu (北埔) Hsinchu County Budai (布袋) Chiayi County
C Caotun (草屯) Nantou County Changbin (長濱) Taitung County Changhua [Zhanghua] (彰化) Changhua County Changzhi (長治) Pingtung County Chaozhou (潮州) Pingtung County Checheng (車城) Pingtung County Chenggong (成功) Taitung County Chiayi [Jiayi] (嘉義) Chishang (池上) Taitung County Chunri (春日) Pingtung County Cimei (七美) Penghu County Citong (莿桐) Yunlin County
D Dacheng (大城) Changhua County Dacun (大村) Changhua County Dahu (大湖) Miaoli County Dalin (大林) Chiayi County Dapi (大埤) Yunlin County Dapu (大埔) Chiayi County Daren (達仁) Taitung County Datong (大同) Yilan County Dawu (大武) Taitung County Donggang (東港) Pingtung County Donghe (東河) Taitung County Dongshan (冬山) Yilan County Dongshi (東石) Chiayi County Dongshi (東勢) Yunlin County Dongyin (東引) Lienchiang County Douliu (斗六) Yunlin County Dounan (斗南) Yunlin County
E Emei (峨眉) Hsinchu County Erlin (二林) Changhua County Erlun (二崙) Yunlin County Ershui (二水) Changhua County
F Fangliao (枋寮) Pingtung County Fangshan (枋山) Pingtung County Fangyuan (芳苑) Changhua County Fanlu (番路) Chiayi County Fengbin (豐濱) Hualien County Fenglin (鳳林) Hualien County Fenyuan (芬園) Changhua County Fuli (富里) Hualien County Fuxing (福興) Changhua County
G Gaoshu (高樹) Pingtung County Gongguan (公館) Miaoli County Guangfu (光復) Hualien County Guanshan (關山) Taitung County Guanxi (關西) Hsinchu County Gukeng (古坑) Yunlin County Guoxing (國姓) Nantou County
H Haiduan (海端) Taitung County Hemei (和美) Changhua County Hengchun (恆春) Pingtung County Hengshan (橫山) Hsinchu County Houlong (後龍) Miaoli County Hsinchu [Xinzhu] (新竹) Hualien [Hualian] (花蓮) Hualien County Huatan (花壇) Changhua County Hukou (湖口) Hsinchu County Huwei (虎尾) Yunlin County Huxi (湖西) Penghu County
J Jiadong (佳冬) Pingtung County Ji'an (吉安) Hualien County Jianshi (尖石) Hsinchu County Jiaoxi (礁溪) Yilan County Jiji (集集) Nantou County Jincheng (金城) Kinmen County Jinfeng (金峰) Taitung County Jinhu (金湖) Kinmen County Jinning (金寧) Kinmen County Jinsha (金沙) Kinmen County Jiuru (九如) Pingtung County Juguang (莒光) Lienchiang County
K Kanding (崁頂) Pingtung County Kaohsiung [Gaoxiong] (高雄) Keelung [Jilong] (基隆) Kouhu (口湖) Yunlin County
L Laiyi (來義) Pingtung County Lanyu (蘭嶼) Taitung County Lieyu (烈嶼) Kinmen County Ligang (里港) Pingtung County Linbian (林邊) Pingtung County Linluo (麟洛) Pingtung County Linnei (林内) Yunlin County Lioujiao (六腳) Chiayi County Liuqiu (琉球) Pingtung County Lucao (鹿草) Chiayi County Lüdao (綠島) Taitung County Lugu (鹿谷) Nantou County Lukang [Lugang] (鹿港) Changhua County Lunbei (崙背) Yunlin County Luodong (羅東) Yilan County Luye (鹿野) Taitung County
M Mailiao (麥寮) Yunlin County Majia (瑪家) Pingtung County Magong (馬公) Penghu County Manzhou (滿州) Pingtung County Meishan (梅山) Chiayi County Miaoli (苗栗) Miaoli County Mingjian (名間) Nantou County Minxiong (民雄) Chiayi County Mudan (牡丹) Pingtung County
N Nan'ao (南澳) Yilan County Nangan (南竿) Lienchiang County Nantou (南投) Nantou County Nanzhou (南州) Pingtung County Nanzhuang (南庄) Miaoli County Neipu (内埔) Pingtung County New Taipei [Xinbei] (新北)
P Pingtung [Pingdong] (屏東) Pingtung County Pitou (埤頭) Changhua County Puli (埔里) Nantou County Puxin (埔心) Changhua County Puyan (埔鹽) Changhua County Puzi (朴子) Chiayi County
Q Qionglin (芎林) Hsinchu County
R Ren'ai (仁愛) Nantou County Ruisui (瑞穗) Hualien County
S Sandimen (三地門) Pingtung County Sanwan (三灣) Miaoli County Sanxing (三星) Yilan County Sanyi (三義) Miaoli County Shengang (伸港) Changhua County Shetou (社頭) Changhua County Shitan (獅潭) Miaoli County Shizi (獅子) Pingtung County Shoufeng (壽豐) Hualien County Shuili (水里) Nantou County Shuilin (水林) Yunlin County Shuishang (水上) Chiayi County Sihu (四湖) Yunlin County Su'ao (蘇澳) Yilan County
T Tai'an (泰安) Miaoli County Taibao (太保) Chiayi County Taichung [Taizhong] (臺中) Taimali (太麻里) Taitung County Tainan (臺南) Taipei [Taibei] (臺北) Taitung [Taidong] (臺東) Taitung County Taiwu (泰武) Pingtung County Taixi (臺西) Yunlin County Taoyuan (桃園) Tianwei (田尾) Changhua County Tianzhong (田中) Changhua County Tongluo (銅鑼) Miaoli County Tongxiao (通霄) Miaoli County Toucheng (頭城) Yilan County Toufen (頭份) Miaoli County Touwu (頭屋) Miaoli County Tuku (土庫) Yunlin County
W Wandan (萬丹) Pingtung County Wangan (望安) Penghu County Wanluan (萬巒) Pingtung County Wanrong (萬榮) Hualien County Wufeng (五峰) Hsinchu County Wujie (五結) Yilan County Wuqiu (烏坵) Kinmen County Wutai (霧臺) Pingtung County
X Xianxi (線西) Changhua County Xihu (溪湖) Changhua County Xihu (西湖) Miaoli County Xikou (溪口) Chiayi County Xiluo (西螺) Yunlin County Xincheng (新城) Hualien County Xinfeng (新豐) Hsinchu County Xingang (新港) Chiayi County Xinpi (新埤) Pingtung County Xinpu (新埔) Hsinchu County Xinyi (信義) Nantou County Xinyuan (新園) Pingtung County Xiulin (秀林) Hualien County Xiushui (秀水) Changhua County Xiyu (西嶼) Penghu County Xizhou (溪州) Changhua County
Y Yanping (延平) Taitung County Yanpu (鹽埔) Pingtung County Yilan (宜蘭) Yilan County Yizhu (義竹) Chiayi County Yongjing (永靖) Changhua County Yuanchang (元長) Yunlin County Yuanli (苑裡) Miaoli County Yuanlin (員林) Changhua County Yuanshan (員山) Yilan County Yuchi (魚池) Nantou County Yuli (玉里) Hualien County
Z Zaoqiao (造橋) Miaoli County Zhongliao (中寮) Nantou County