The
Capital of Taiwan is Taipei.
Taipei is also the largest city of Taiwan. It is situated in the northern part of the country. Being constituted in the early 18th century, this
Capital of Taiwan became a major hub of overseas trade in the mid-19th century. In 1886, when Taiwan was been announced a province of China Taipei was later became the capital, and it continued to retain its position under Japanese rule. In the year of 1949 Taipei became the administrative centre of the Chinese Nationalist government. In 1967 a special municipality was assigned to it.
Apart from being merely a
capital of Taiwan, Taipei is the economic, financial, industrial, and transportation focus of Taiwan. It also has several educational institutes including the National Taiwan University.
This city houses the National Palace Museum that has gained international fame as the biggest collections of Chinese artifacts. Along with it, the 101-storied building of Taipei has also become the tallest sky-scraper of the world.
The provincial
capital of Taiwan is currently under the jurisdiction of different local government bodies. According to the census report of 2007 the total population of Taipei city is around 2,630,872.
The major industries in the capital of Taiwan include the following
- Textiles
- Metals
- Ship-building
- Motorcycles
- electrical and electronic equipment
The Taiwan city of Taipei basically governs twelve districts. Some of them have been mentioned below
- Dàtóng
- S?ngsh?n
- Wànhuá
- Wénsh?n
- Náng?ng
Being nestled in a valley this Taiwan city faces a sub tropical climate throughout the whole year. High temperatures and humidity is a common feature during summer days.
