Provincial city (Taiwan)
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An autonomous municipality,[1] county-level city or city,[upper-roman 1] previously provincial city, is a de jure second-level administrative division unit in the Republic of China (Taiwan).[2]
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Autonomous municipality[upper-roman 1] | |
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Category | Special municipalities, counties, and cities |
Location | Republic of China |
Number | 3 (as of 2019) |
Populations | 267,772–448,207 |
Areas | 60–133 km2 |
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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.