List of counties of the Republic of China

Taiwan Province is divided into 13 counties (縣; hsien) and 3 provincial cities (市; shih):

Note:The cities of Taipei and Kaohsiung are managed directly by the central government and are not part of Taiwan province, though the counties of the same name all around these cities are part of the province. The People's Republic of China, which does not control Taiwan Province, does not recognize Taipei and Kaohsiung as central cities and lists them as provincial cities.

Counties

Romanization	Chinese	Tongyong Pinyin	Hanyu Pinyin	Wade–Giles
Changhua County	彰化縣	JhangHuà	Zhānghuà	Chang1-hua4
Chiayi County	嘉義縣	JiaYì	Jiāyì	Chia1-i4
Hsinchu County	新竹縣	SinJhú	Xīnzhú	Hsin1-chu2
Hualien County	花蓮縣	HuaLián	Huālián	Hua1-lien2
Kinmen County	金門縣		Jīnmén	Chin1-men2
Lienchiang County	連江縣		Liánjiāng	Lien2-chiang1
Miaoli County	苗栗縣	MiáoLì	Miáolì	Miao2-li4
Nantou County	南投縣	NánTóu	Nántóu	Nan2-t'ou2
Penghu County	澎湖縣	PéngHú	Pénghú	P'eng2-hu2
Pingtung County	屏東縣	PíngDong	Píngdōng	P'ing2-tung1
Taitung County	台東縣	TáiDong	Táidōng	T'ai2-tung1
Yilan County	宜蘭縣	YíLán	Yílán	I2-lan2
Yunlin County	雲林縣	YúnLín	Yúnlín	Yün2-lin2

Provincial Cities

Romanization	Chinese	Tongyong Pinyin	Hanyu Pinyin	Wade–Giles
Chiayi City	嘉義市	JiaYì	Jiāyì	Chia1-i4
Hsinchu City	新竹市	SinJhú	Xīnzhú	Hsin1-chu2
Keelung City	基隆市	JiLóng	Jīlóng	Chi1-lung2