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Taiwan is divided into two provinces and five special municipalities. The provinces of Taiwan are Taiwan Province and Fujian Province. Within the provinces, there are provincial cities, Chiayi City, Hsinchu City, and Keelung City, and fourteen counties: Chiayi, Changhua, Hsinchu, Hualien, Miaoli, Nantou, Penghu, Pingtung, Taitung, Taoyuan, Yilan, Yunlin, Kinmen, and Lienchiang.
The special municipalities of Taiwan are Kaohsiung City, New Taipei City, Taichung City, Tainan City, and Taipei City. The counties on the Taiwan Province are located on the main island of Taiwan, while the Fujian Province is made up of several smaller islands and archipelago, including Kinmen, Matsu Islands, and Penghu.
Province | Pop-2000 | Pop-1990 | Area(km.²) | Area(mi.²) | Capital |
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Fukien | 74,050 | 107,454 | 182 | 70 | (Fuzhou) |
Kaohsiung | 1,493,806 | 1,380,663 | 154 | 59 | Kaohsiung |
Taipei | 2,624,257 | 2,760,475 | 272 | 105 | Taipei |
Taiwan | 18,108,816 | 16,145,036 | 35,570 | 13,734 | Chung-hsing-hsin-tsun |
4 divisions | 22,300,929 | 20,393,628 | 36,178 | 13,968 |
Note : -Pop-2000: 2000-12-16 census
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Last Updated On : March 18, 2013