The regions of Taiwan are based on historical administrative divisions. However, most of the definitions are not precise.
Division into two regions
Northern Taiwan : Taipei , New Taipei , Keelung , Taoyuan , Hsinchu (City/County ) , Miaoli , Taichung , Changhua , and Nantou .
Southern Taiwan : Yunlin , Chiayi (City/County ) , Tainan , Kaohsiung , and Pingtung .
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 .
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 divisions
Joint Service Center
High Court Branch
1
Taipei , New Taipei , Keelung , Taoyuan , Hsinchu City/County , Yilan
(Headquarter )
Taiwan HC (Headquarter )
2
Miaoli , Taichung , Changhua , Nantou
Central Taiwan JSC
Taiwan HC Taichung BC
3
Yunlin , Chiayi City/County , Tainan
Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan JSC
Taiwan HC Tainan BC
4
Kaohsiung , Pingtung , Penghu
Southern Taiwan JSC
Taiwan HC Kaohsiung BC
5
Hualien , Taitung
Eastern Taiwan JSC
Taiwan HC Hualien BC
–
Kinmen , Matsu (Lienchiang)
Kinmen-Matsu JSC
Fuchien 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.
Name
Present divisions
Historical Prefectures
1
Pei–Pei–Kee–(Yi)
北北基(宜)
Taipei , New Taipei , Keelung , (Yilan )
Taihoku
臺北州
2
Tao-Chu-Miao
桃竹苗
Taoyuan , Hsinchu City/County , Miaoli
Shinchiku
新竹州
3
Chung–Chang–Tou
中彰投
Taichung , Changhua , Nantou
Taichū
臺中州
4
Yun–Chia–Nan
雲嘉南
Yunlin , Chiayi City/County , Tainan
Tainan
臺南州
5
Kao–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 , Taitung
Karenkō , Taitō
花蓮港廳、臺東廳
–
(Peng–)Kin–Ma
(澎)金馬
(Penghu ), Kinmen , Matsu (Lienchiang)
None
See also
References