Map of Taiwan

Taiwan political map is very useful to the students and discerning travelers. The Taiwan map featuring the internal administrative boundaries and the national capital help the browsers to know clearly about the geographic divisions. The country is located in Eastern Asia on the coordinates 23° 30' North latitude and 121° East longitude. Taiwan occupies a total area of 35,980 square kilometers.

Location and Geography
According to the political map of Taiwan, the country stands on the eastern part of the Asian continent. The neighboring countries are China and Philippines. The island borders with East China Sea, south China Sea, Philippine Sea and Taiwan Strait. The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the country is 23° 30' North and 121° East respectively. 35,980 square kilometers comprise the total area of the country. The total land area of Taiwan is 32,260 square kilometers and the area covered by water is 3,729 square kilometers. The coastline of Taiwan stretches over 1,566.3 kilometers. The highest and the lowest point of the country are Yu Shan, situated 3,952 meters above sea level and South China Sea respectively.

Internal Administrative Boundaries
The internal administrative boundaries are differentiated with broken lines on the map of Taiwan. However the internal administrative capitals are denoted with white squares on the online map of Taiwan.

The administrative capitals are Chang-hua (Changhua), Hsin-chu (Hsinchu), I-lan (Yilan), Kin-men (Kinmen), Miao-li (Miaoli), P'eng-hu (Penghu), T'ai-nan (Tainan), T'ao-yuan (Taoyuan), Yun-lin (Yunlin), T'ai-pei (Taipei), Chia-i (Chiayi), Hua-lien (Hualien), Lien-chiang (Lienchiang), Nan-t'ou (Nantou), P'ing-tung (Pingtung), T'ai-chung (Taichung), Kao-hsiung (Kaohsiung) and T'ai-tung (Taitung).


Capital of Taiwan
The red square on the online map of Taiwan mark the capital city of Taiwan.

The geographical coordinates of the city are 25° 1' North latitude and 121° 27' East longitude respectively. The city is 5 meters above sea level. The city is famous for its Taipei 101, which is 101 storeyed building.

The main airports of the city are Sungshan, Hsinchu, Lungtang and Chiang Kai Shek International, which are accessed by major international airlines. Some of the nearby cities are:

• Hsin-pu
• Shen-ch'ien
• Lan-ts'ui
• Ch'iao-lin-li
• Hou-pu
• Ssu-shih-chang
• Hsin-chuang
• Fu-chou-li
• Feng-yen