Taipei City Government

The Taipei City Government [upper-roman 1] is the municipal government of Taipei.

Taipei City Government
臺北市政府[upper-roman 1]
Agency overview
FormedOctober 10, 1920 (1920-10-10)
JurisdictionTaipei City
HeadquartersTaipei City Hall, Xinyi District
Ministers responsible
Websiteenglish.gov.taipei

History
Zhongshan Hall (formerly Taihoku City Hall).

The Taihoku City Government was founded on 10 October 1920 in Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese colonial rule. The original city hall was located at the site of the Taihoku City Hall (modern-day Zhongshan Hall) in Zhongzheng District.

After Taiwan was handed over to the Republic of China on 25 October 1945, Taipei became a provincial municipality and was renamed to Taipei City Government even though the city was the capital city of Taiwan Province but it moved to Zhongxing New Village from 1956. After the Chinese Communist Revolution which was the Chinese Communist Party taking power in mainland China, the Chinese government was forced to retreat to Taiwan and Taipei became the nation's seat of government in 1949. In 1967, Taipei City status was upgraded to a Cabinet-level municipality. Its service thus grew much bigger with the large increase of population. Zhongshan Hall could only accommodate around 1,000 employees and many other units were scattered in various rented offices.

In order to carry the city government jobs effectively, a new Taipei City Hall was built in 1994 in Xinyi District.[1]

Administration

There are 5 internal administrative branches, 22 departments, 7 offices, 4 committees, and 2 public corporations, under the head of the city, the mayor of Taipei and the vice mayor.[2]

Departments
  • Civil Affairs
  • Cultural Affairs
  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Environmental Protection
  • Feitsui Reservoir Administration
  • Finance
  • Fire Department
  • Health
  • Information and Tourism
  • Information Technology
  • Labour
  • Land
  • Legal Affairs
  • Military Service
  • Police
  • Public Works
  • Rapid Transit System
  • Social Welfare
  • Sports
  • Transportation
  • Urban Development

Administration
  • Department of Civil Servant Development
  • Department of Budget
  • Department of Government Ethics
  • Department of Personnel
  • Secretariat

Commissions
  • Research, Development and Evaluation Commission
  • Urban Planning Commission
  • Indigenous Peoples Commission
  • Hakka Affairs Commission

Public Corporations

Access

Taipei City Hall is accessible within walking distance South of Taipei City Hall Station of Taipei Metro.

See also

Notes

Words in native languages

References
  1. "Taipei City Government". 28 July 2009.
  2. "City Government Structure". Taipei City Government. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
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