Regions of Taiwan
The regions of Taiwan are based on the historical administrative divisions. However, most of the definitions are controversial.
Dichotomy
- Eastern and Western Taiwan: the Central Mountain Range separates Taiwan into east and west.
- Northern and Southern Taiwan: Zhuoshui River, the longest river of Taiwan, flows through about the middle of the island.
Quadchotomy
The most widely used definition is from the Council for Economic Planning and Development, Executive Yuan. The quadchotomy scheme corresponds to the prefectures under Qing Dynasty rule.
| No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | – |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Northern Taiwan | Central Taiwan | Southern Taiwan | Eastern Taiwan | Outer islands |
| 北臺灣 | 中臺灣 | 南臺灣 | 東臺灣 | 外島 | |
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| Present divisions |
Taipei New Taipei Keelung Taoyuan Hsinchu City/County Yilan |
Miaoli Taichung Changhua Nantou Yunlin |
Chiayi City/County Tainan Kaohsiung Pingtung Penghu |
Hualien Taitung |
Kinmen Matsu (Lienchiang) |
| Historical Prefectures |
Taipeh (臺北府) | Taiwan (臺灣府) | Tainan (臺南府) | Taitung (臺東直隸州) |
Hexchotomy
The hexchotomy scheme corresponds to the prefectures under Japanese rule.
| No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | – |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pei–Pei–Kee(–Yi) | Tao–Chu–Miao | Chung–Chang–Tou | Yun–Chia–Nan | Kao–Ping(–Peng) | (Yi–)Hua–Tung | (Peng–)Kin–Ma |
| 北北基(宜) | 桃竹苗 | 中彰投 | 雲嘉南 | 高屏(澎) | (宜)花東 | (澎)金馬 | |
| Present divisions |
Taipei New Taipei Keelung (Yilan) |
Taoyuan Hsinchu City/County Miaoli |
Taichung Changhua Nantou |
Yunlin Chiayi City/County Tainan |
Kaohsiung Pingtung (Penghu) |
(Yilan) Hualien Taitung |
(Penghu) Kinmen Matsu (Lienchiang) |
| Historical Prefectures |
Taihoku (臺北州) | Shinchiku (新竹州) | Taichū (臺中州) | Tainan (臺南州) | Takao (高雄州) Hōko (澎湖廳) |
Karenkō (花蓮港廳) Taitō (臺東廳) |
See also
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