Regions of Taiwan

The regions of Taiwan are based on historical administrative divisions. However, most of the definitions are not precise.

Division into two regions

Division into four regions

The most widely used definition is from the Council for Economic Planning and Development (經濟建設委員會), Executive Yuan. This division into four regions (tetrachotomy) scheme corresponds to the prefectures under Qing dynasty rule.

No.1234–
Name Northern TaiwanCentral TaiwanSouthern TaiwanEastern TaiwanOutlying Islands
北臺灣中臺灣 南臺灣東臺灣 外島
Province Taiwan & 6 Special municipalitiesFujian
Kaohsiung City
Map
Present
divisions		 Taipei
New Taipei
Keelung
Taoyuan
Hsinchu City/County
Yilan		 Miaoli
Taichung
Changhua
Nantou
Yunlin		 Chiayi City/County
Tainan
Kaohsiung
Pingtung
Penghu		 Hualien
Taitung		 Kinmen
Matsu (Lienchiang)
South China Sea Islands
(governed by Cijin of Kaohsiung)
Historical
Prefectures		 Taipeh (臺北府)Taiwan (臺灣府) Tainan (臺南府)Taitung (臺東直隸州)

Division into five regions

The scheme of division into five regions (pentachotomy) is a fusion of the tetrachotomy and hexachotomy schemes. Although no specific names are given in each division, it is the most commonly used scheme among the highest divisions of the central government. This scheme is used by the Joint Service Centers (JSC, 區域聯合服務中心) under Executive Yuan (行政院) and the jurisdiction of High Court Branches (高等法院分院) under Judicial Yuan (司法院).[1]

No.Present divisionsJoint Service CenterHigh Court Branch
1Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan, Hsinchu City/County, Yilan(Headquarter)Taiwan HC (Headquarter)
2Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, NantouCentral Taiwan JSCTaiwan HC Taichung BC
3Yunlin, Chiayi City/County, TainanYunlin-Chiayi-Tainan JSCTaiwan HC Tainan BC
4Kaohsiung, Pingtung, PenghuSouthern Taiwan JSCTaiwan HC Kaohsiung BC
5Hualien, TaitungEastern Taiwan JSCTaiwan HC Hualien BC
–Kinmen, Matsu (Lienchiang)Kinmen-Matsu JSCFuchien HC Kinmen BC

Division into six regions
Political division of Taiwan in 1945

The division into six regions (hexachotomy) scheme corresponds to the prefectures under Japanese rule. This scheme was used for national electoral districts in the legislative elections in 1972, 1975, 1980, 1983, and 1986. The discussion of this scheme became popular after the elections of five new municipalities in 2010.[2]

No.NamePresent divisionsHistorical Prefectures
1Pei–Pei–Kee–(Yi)北北基(宜)Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, (Yilan)Taihoku臺北州
2Tao-Chu-Miao桃竹苗Taoyuan, Hsinchu City/County, MiaoliShinchiku新竹州
3Chung–Chang–Tou中彰投Taichung, Changhua, NantouTaichū臺中州
4Yun–Chia–Nan雲嘉南Yunlin, Chiayi City/County, TainanTainan臺南州
5Kao–Ping(–Peng)高屏(澎)Kaohsiung, Pingtung, (Penghu)Takao, Hōko高雄州、澎湖廳
6(Yi–)Hua–Tung(宜)花東(Yilan), Hualien, TaitungKarenkō, Taitō花蓮港廳、臺東廳
–(Peng–)Kin–Ma(澎)金馬(Penghu), Kinmen, Matsu (Lienchiang)None

See also

References
  1. "Judicial-About Us-Organization Chart-Organization Chart".
  2. "前言-縣市改制直轄市資訊網". www.moi.gov.tw.
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