List of counties of the Republic of China

one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan

Taiwan Province is divided into 13 counties (縣; hsien) and 3 provincial cities (市; shih):

Note:The cities of Taipei and Kaohsiung are managed directly by the central government and are not part of Taiwan province, though the counties of the same name all around these cities are part of the province. The People's Republic of China, which does not control Taiwan Province, does not recognize Taipei and Kaohsiung as central cities and lists them as provincial cities.

Counties change

Romanization Chinese Tongyong Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin Wade–Giles
Changhua County 彰化縣 JhangHuà Zhānghuà Chang1-hua4
Chiayi County 嘉義縣 JiaYì Jiāyì Chia1-i4
Hsinchu County 新竹縣 SinJhú Xīnzhú Hsin1-chu2
Hualien County 花蓮縣 HuaLián Huālián Hua1-lien2
Kinmen County 金門縣 Jīnmén Chin1-men2
Lienchiang County 連江縣 Liánjiāng Lien2-chiang1
Miaoli County 苗栗縣 MiáoLì Miáolì Miao2-li4
Nantou County 南投縣 NánTóu Nántóu Nan2-t'ou2
Penghu County 澎湖縣 PéngHú Pénghú P'eng2-hu2
Pingtung County 屏東縣 PíngDong Píngdōng P'ing2-tung1
Taitung County 台東縣 TáiDong Táidōng T'ai2-tung1
Yilan County 宜蘭縣 YíLán Yílán I2-lan2
Yunlin County 雲林縣 YúnLín Yúnlín Yün2-lin2

Provincial Cities change

Romanization Chinese Tongyong Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin Wade–Giles
Chiayi City 嘉義市 JiaYì Jiāyì Chia1-i4
Hsinchu City 新竹市 SinJhú Xīnzhú Hsin1-chu2
Keelung City 基隆市 JiLóng Jīlóng Chi1-lung2