Special municipality (Taiwan)
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Special municipality[upper-roman 1], historically known as Yuan-controlled municipality, is a first-level administrative division unit in Taiwan. It is the highest level of the country's administrative structure and is equivalent to a province. After the suspension of the provincial governments of 2018, the special municipalities along with provincial cities and counties have all governed directly under the central government.[1]
Special Municipality[upper-roman 1] | |
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Category | Special municipalities, counties, and cities |
Location | Free area of the Republic of China |
Number | 6 |
Populations | 1,881,204–4,014,560 |
Areas | 272–2,952 |
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Currently total six cities are designated as special municipalities: Taipei, Taoyuan, New Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung, all located in the most densely populated regions in the western half of the island.[2] These special municipalities encompass five most populous metropolitan areas in Taiwan, accounting for more than two-thirds of the national population.