District (Taiwan)

Districts (Chinese: 區; pinyin: qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ku) refer to a type of administrative division in Taiwan.

History

After the Second World War, Taiwan was transferred from Japan to the Republic of China. Consequently, several provincial cities were established in Taiwan, including Changhua, Chiayi, Hsinchu, Kaohsiung, Keelung, Pingtung, Taichung, Tainan and Taipei. On the other hand, the towns (町) in the original Prefecture-controlled cities were merged into several Districts (區). However Changhua and Pingtung were downgraded to county-controlled cities and their districts are now defunct.

When Taipei was promoted as a special municipality by the central government in 1967, several Townships surrounding the city were merged into Taipei City and were reorganized as its districts. Afterwards, through another reorganization in 1990, the 12 current districts were formed. In addition, the largest city in southern Taiwan - Kaohsiung was promoted as a special municipality in 1979. Siaogang Township was also merged to Siaogang District.

In December 2010, the four new special municipalities were established namely Kaohsiung, New Taipei, Taichung, and Tainan. Subsequently, all the county-controlled cities and townships in Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan, and Taipei Counties were reformed as districts of the new Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan, and New Taipei cities respectively. Their names, nevertheless, remained the same. The same thing happened to Taoyuan on 25 December 2014 where there are additional new 13 districts from the former county.

These municipalities and provincial cities use district administrative centers for public affairs services to serve the residents of these districts. Also, the directors of these districts and administrative centers are appointed by the mayors, with four years per term.

On 4 February 2014, six districts were reclassified as Special Municipal Mountain Indigenous District (Chinese: 直轄市山地原住民區; pinyin: Zhíxiáshì Shāndì Yuánzhùmín Qū) or shorten as Mountain Indigenous District (Chinese: 山地原住民區; pinyin: Shāndì Yuánzhùmín Qū); Wulai District in New Taipei, Fuxing District in Taoyuan, Heping District in Taichuang, along with Namasia District, Maolin District, and Taoyuan District in Kaohsiung.

Municipal districts in Taiwan

In Taiwan, districts are the only subdivisions of special municipalities and provincial cities.

List of Districts in Taiwan

Currently, there are 164 districts and 6 mountain indigenous districts located in the special municipalities and the provincial cities.

Division type	Special municipality						Provincial city			Total
Name	Kaohsiung[1]	New Taipei[2]	Taichung[3]	Tainan[4]	Taipei[5]	Taoyuan	Chiayi[6]	Hsinchu[7]	Keelung[8]
No. of Dist.	35 (3)	28 (1)	28 (1)	37	12	12 (1)	2	3	7	170

List of Districts

  Mountain Indigenous District

Romanization[9]	Chinese	Pinyin[9]	City
East	東區	Dōngqū	Chiayi
West	西區	Xiqū	Chiayi
East	東區	Dōngqū	Hsinchu
North	北區	Běiqū	Hsinchu
Xiangshan	香山區	Xiāngshān Qū	Hsinchu
Anle	安樂區	Ānlè Qū	Keelung
Nuannuan	暖暖區	Nuǎnnuǎn Qū	Keelung
Qidu	七堵區	Qīdǔ Qū	Keelung
Ren'ai	仁愛區	Rén'ài Qū	Keelung
Xinyi	信義區	Xìnyì Qū	Keelung
Zhongshan	中山區	Zhōngshān Qū	Keelung
Zhongzheng	中正區	Zhōngzhèng Qū	Keelung
Alian	阿蓮區	Ālián Qū	Kaohsiung
Daliao	大寮區	Dàliáo Qū	Kaohsiung
Dashe	大社區	Dàshè Qū	Kaohsiung
Dashu	大樹區	Dàshù Qū	Kaohsiung
Fengshan	鳳山區	Fèngshān Qū	Kaohsiung
Gangshan	岡山區	Gāngshān Qū	Kaohsiung
Gushan	鼓山區	Gǔshān Qū	Kaohsiung
Hunei	湖內區	Húnèi Qū	Kaohsiung
Jiaxian	甲仙區	Jiǎxiān Qū	Kaohsiung
Qieding	茄萣區	Jiādìng Qū	Kaohsiung
Lingya	苓雅區	Língyǎ Qū	Kaohsiung
Linyuan	林園區	Línyuán Qū	Kaohsiung
Liugui	六龜區	Liùguī Qū	Kaohsiung
Luzhu	路竹區	Lùzhú Qū	Kaohsiung
Maolin	茂林區	Màolín Qū	Kaohsiung
Meinong	美濃區	Měinóng Qū	Kaohsiung
Mituo	彌陀區	Mítuó Qū	Kaohsiung
Namaxia	那瑪夏區	Nàmǎxià Qū	Kaohsiung
Nanzi	楠梓區	Nánzĭ Qū	Kaohsiung
Neimen	內門區	Nèimén Qū	Kaohsiung
Niaosong	鳥松區	Niǎosōng Qū	Kaohsiung
Qianjin	前金區	Qiánjīn Qū	Kaohsiung
Qianzhen	前鎮區	Qiánzhèn Qū	Kaohsiung
Qiaotou	橋頭區	Qiáotóu Qū	Kaohsiung
Qijin	旗津區	Qíjīn Qū	Kaohsiung
Qishan	旗山區	Qíshān Qū	Kaohsiung
Renwu	仁武區	Rénwǔ Qū	Kaohsiung
Sanmin	三民區	Sānmín Qū	Kaohsiung
Shanlin	杉林區	Shānlín Qū	Kaohsiung
Taoyuan	桃源區	Táoyuán Qū	Kaohsiung
Tianliao	田寮區	Tiánliáo Qū	Kaohsiung
Xiaogang	小港區	Xiǎogāng Qū	Kaohsiung
Xinxing	新興區	Xīnxīng Qū	Kaohsiung
Yanchao	燕巢區	Yàncháo Qū	Kaohsiung
Yancheng	鹽埕區	Yánchéng Qū	Kaohsiung
Yong'an	永安區	Yǒng'ān Qū	Kaohsiung
Ziguan	梓官區	Zǐguān Qū	Kaohsiung
Zuoying	左營區	Zuǒyíng Qū	Kaohsiung
Bali	八里區	Bālǐ Qū	New Taipei
Banqiao	板橋區	Bǎnqiáo Qū	New Taipei
Gongliao	貢寮區	Gòngliáo Qū	New Taipei
Jinshan	金山區	Jīnshān Qū	New Taipei
Linkou	林口區	Línkǒu Qū	New Taipei
Luzhou	蘆洲區	Lúzhōu Qū	New Taipei
Pinglin	坪林區	Pínglín Qū	New Taipei
Pingxi	平溪區	Píngxī Qū	New Taipei
Ruifang	瑞芳區	Ruìfāng Qū	New Taipei
Sanchong	三重區	Sānchóng Qū	New Taipei
Sanxia	三峽區	Sānxiá Qū	New Taipei
Sanzhi	三芝區	Sānzhī Qū	New Taipei
Shenkeng	深坑區	Shēnkēng Qū	New Taipei
Shiding	石碇區	Shídìng Qū	New Taipei
Shimen	石門區	Shímén Qū	New Taipei
Shuangxi	雙溪區	Shuāngxī Qū	New Taipei
Shulin	樹林區	Shùlín Qū	New Taipei
Taishan	泰山區	Tàishān Qū	New Taipei
Tamsui	淡水區	Dànshuǐ Qū	New Taipei
Tucheng	土城區	Tǔchéng Qū	New Taipei
Wanli	萬里區	Wànlǐ Qū	New Taipei
Wugu	五股區	Wǔgǔ Qū	New Taipei
Wulai	烏來區	Wūlái Qū	New Taipei
Xindian	新店區	Xīndiàn Qū	New Taipei
Xinzhuang	新莊區	Xīnzhuāng Qū	New Taipei
Xizhi	汐止區	Xìzhǐ Qū	New Taipei
Yingge	鶯歌區	Yīnggē Qū	New Taipei
Yonghe	永和區	Yǒnghé Qū	New Taipei
Zhonghe	中和區	Zhōnghé Qū	New Taipei
Beitun	北屯區	Běitún Qū	Taichung
Central	中區	Zhōngqū	Taichung
Da'an	大安區	Dà'ān Qū	Taichung
Dadu	大肚區	Dàdù Qū	Taichung
Dajia	大甲區	Dàjiǎ Qū	Taichung
Dali	大里區	Dàlǐ Qū	Taichung
Daya	大雅區	Dàyǎ Qū	Taichung
Dongshi	東勢區	Dōngshì Qū	Taichung
East	東區	Dōngqū	Taichung
Fengyuan	豐原區	Fēngyúan Qū	Taichung
Heping	和平區	Hépíng Qū	Taichung
Houli	后里區	Hòulǐ Qū	Taichung
Longjing	龍井區	Lóngjǐng Qū	Taichung
Nantun	南屯區	Nántún Qū	Taichung
North	北區	Běiqū	Taichung
Qingshui	清水區	Qīngshuǐ Qū	Taichung
Shalu	沙鹿區	Shālù Qū	Taichung
Shengang	神岡區	Shéngāng Qū	Taichung
Shigang	石岡區	Shígāng Qū	Taichung
South	南區	Nánqū	Taichung
Taiping	太平區	Tàipíng Qū	Taichung
Tanzi	潭子區	Tánzǐ Qū	Taichung
Waipu	外埔區	Wàipǔ Qū	Taichung
West	西區	Xiqū	Taichung
Wufeng	霧峰區	Wùfēng Qū	Taichung
Wuqi	梧棲區	Wúqī Qū	Taichung
Wuri	烏日區	Wūrì Qū	Taichung
Xinshe	新社區	Xīnshè Qū	Taichung
Xitun	西屯區	Xitún Qū	Taichung
Anding	安定區	Āndìng Qū	Tainan
Annan	安南區	Ānnán Qū	Tainan
Anping	安平區	Ānpíng Qū	Tainan
Baihe	白河區	Báihé Qū	Tainan
Beimen	北門區	Běimén Qū	Tainan
Danei	大內區	Dànèi Qū	Tainan
Dongshan	東山區	Dōngshān Qū	Tainan
East	東區	Dōngqū	Tainan
Guanmiao	關廟區	Guānmiào Qū	Tainan
Guantian	官田區	Guāntián Qū	Tainan
Guiren	歸仁區	Guīrén Qū	Tainan
Houbi	後壁區	Hòubì Qū	Tainan
Jiali	佳里區	Jiālǐ Qū	Tainan
Jiangjun	將軍區	Jiāngjūn Qū	Tainan
Longqi	龍崎區	Lóngqí Qū	Tainan
Liujia	六甲區	Liùjiǎ Qū	Tainan
Liuying	柳營區	Liǔyíng Qū	Tainan
Madou	麻豆區	Mádòu Qū	Tainan
Nanhua	南化區	Nánhuà Qū	Tainan
Nanxi	楠西區	Nánxī Qū	Tainan
North	北區	Běiqū	Tainan
Qigu	七股區	Qīgǔ Qū	Tainan
Rende	仁德區	Réndé Qū	Tainan
Shanhua	善化區	Shànhuà Qū	Tainan
Shanshang	山上區	Shānshàng Qū	Tainan
South	南區	Nánqū	Tainan
West Central	中西區	Zhōngxī Qū	Tainan
Xiaying	下營區	Xiàyíng Qū	Tainan
Xigang	西港區	Xīgǎng Qū	Tainan
Xinhua	新化區	Xīnhuà Qū	Tainan
Xinshi	新市區	Xīnshì Qū	Tainan
Xinying	新營區	Xīnyíng Qū	Tainan
Xuejia	學甲區	Xuéjiǎ Qū	Tainan
Yanshui	鹽水區	Yánshuǐ Qū	Tainan
Yongkang	永康區	Yǒngkāng Qū	Tainan
Yujing	玉井區	Yùjĭng Qū	Tainan
Zuozhen	左鎮區	Zuǒzhèn Qū	Tainan
Beitou	北投區	Běitóu Qū	Taipei
Da'an	大安區	Dà'ān Qū	Taipei
Datong	大同區	Dàtóng Qū	Taipei
Nangang	南港區	Nángǎng Qū	Taipei
Neihu	內湖區	Nèihú Qū	Taipei
Shilin	士林區	Shìlín Qū	Taipei
Songshan	松山區	Sōngshān Qū	Taipei
Xinyi	信義區	Wànhuá Qū	Taipei
Wanhua	萬華區	Wénshān Qū	Taipei
Wenshan	文山區	Xìnyì Qū	Taipei
Zhongshan	中山區	Zhōngshān Qū	Taipei
Zhongzheng	中正區	Zhōngzhèng Qū	Taipei
Bade	八德區	Bādé Qū	Taoyuan
Daxi	大溪區	Dàxī Qū	Taoyuan
Dayuan	大園區	Dàyuán Qū	Taoyuan
Fuxing	復興區	Fùxīng Qū	Taoyuan
Dayuan	觀音區	Guānyīn Qū	Taoyuan
Guishan	龜山區	Guīshān Qū	Taoyuan
Longtan	龍潭區	Lóngtán Qū	Taoyuan
Luzhu	蘆竹區	Lúzhú Qū	Taoyuan
Pingzhen	平鎮區	Píngzhèn Qū	Taoyuan
Taoyuan	桃園區	Táoyuán Qū	Taoyuan
Xinwu	新屋區	Xīnwū Qū	Taoyuan
Yangmei	楊梅區	Yángméi Qū	Taoyuan
Zhongli	中壢區	Zhōnglì Qū	Taoyuan

Former districts

Changhua

Former districts	Current administrative divisions
Zhangbei (彰北區) 1946-1951	Changhua (county-controlled city)
Zhangxi (彰西區) 1946-1951
Zhangnan (彰南區) 1946-1951
Dazhu (大竹區) 1946-1951

Chiayi

Former districts		Current administrative divisions
Dongmen (東門區) 1945-1946	Xindong (新東區) 1946-1950	East & West Chiayi (provincial city)
Dongshan (東山區) 1945-1946
Nanmen (南門區) 1945-1946	Xinan (新南區) 1946-1950
Baijiang (八獎區) 1945-1946
Ximen (西門區) 1945-1946	Xinxi (新西區) 1946-1950
Zhuwei (竹圍區) 1945-1946
Beimen (北門區) 1945-1946	Xinbei (新北區) 1946-1950
Beizhen (北鎮區) 1945-1946
Shuishang (水上區) 1946-1950		Shuishang Township (rural)
Taibao (太保區) 1946-1950		Taibao (county-controlled city)

Hsinchu

Former districts	Current administrative divisions
West (西區) 1946-1950
South (南區) 1946-1950

Pingtung

Former districts	Current administrative divisions
East (東區) 1945-1951	Pingtung (county-controlled city)
South (南區) 1945-1951
North (北區) 1945-1951
Central (中區) 1945-1951
Wandan (萬丹區) 1946-1950	Wandan Township (rural)
Changzhi (長治區) 1946-1950	Changzhi Township (rural)
Jiuru (九如區) 1946-1950	Jiuru Township (rural)

Taipei

Former districts	Current administrative divisions
Jiancheng (建成區) 1920-1990	Datong
Yanping (延平區) 1920-1990
Datong
Chengzhong (城中區) 1920-1990	Zhongzheng
Guting (古亭區) 1920-1990
Shuangyuan (雙園區) 1920-1990	Wanhua
Longshan (龍山區) 1920-1990
Jingmei (景美區) 1968-1990	Wenshan
Muzha (木柵區) 1968-1990

See also

• Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
• List of administrative divisions of Taiwan

References

1. "KaoHsiung City". Post.gov.tw.
2. "New Taipei City". Post.gov.tw.
3. "Taichung City". Post.gov.tw.
4. "Tainan City". Post.gov.tw.
5. "Taipei City". Post.gov.tw.
6. "ChiaYi City". Post.gov.tw.
7. "Hsinchu City". Post.gov.tw.
8. "KeeLung City". Post.gov.tw.
9. "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). Taiwan Geographic Names Information Systems. The Ministry of Interior of ROC. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

1. "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.