Taipei County
For the current subdivision, see New Taipei City.
| Taipei County 臺北縣 | |||||
| County of the Republic of China | |||||
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| Capital | Banqiao | ||||
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| • | Established | 7 January 1946 | |||
| • | Disestablished | 25 December 2010 | |||
| Political subdivisions | 10 County-controlled city 4 Urban townships 14 Rural townships 1 Mountain indigenous township | ||||
| Today part of | Part of the New Taipei City (Special municipality) | ||||
| Tainan County | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 臺北縣 or 台北縣 | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 台北县 | ||||||||||||
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Taipei County was a former county of the Republic of China in northern Taiwan before it was upgraded into special municipality in 2010. The county capital was Banqiao.
History
Taipei County was established in Taiwan Province on 7 January 1946 after the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in October 1945. On 1 October 2007 Taipei County was given the status of Quasi-municipality. It was upgraded into a special municipality on 25 December 2010 with the name New Taipei City.[1]
Administration
At the time before the upgrade, Taipei County administered 10 cities, 4 urban townships and 15 rural townships. All of these became districts of the city of New Taipei. In 1968, two townships were transferred to Yangmingshan Administrative Bureau later merged with Taipei City and four townships were transferred to Taipei City.
| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Notes |
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| County-controlled city | |||
| Banqiao | 板橋市 | Bǎnqiáo Shì | Originally a zhen (鎮) until 1 July 1972; became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Luzhou | 蘆洲市 | Lúzhōu Shì | Originally a xiang (鄉) until 6 October 1997; became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Sanchong | 三重市 | Sānchóng Shì | Originally a zhen (鎮) until 1 April 1962; became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Shulin | 樹林市 | Shùlín Shì | Originally a zhen (鎮) 4 October 1999; became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Tucheng | 土城市 | Tǔchéng Shì | Originally a xiang (鄉) until 26 June 1993; became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Xizhi | 汐止市 | Xìzhǐ Shì | Originally a zhen (鎮) until 1 July 1999; became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Xindian | 新店市 | Xīndiàn Shì | Originally a zhen (鎮) until 15 January 1980; became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Xinzhuang | 新莊市 | Xīnzhuāng Shì | Originally a zhen (鎮) until 15 January 1980; became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Yonghe | 永和市 | Yǒnghé Shì | Originally a zhen (鎮) until 1 January 1979; became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Zhonghe | 中和市 | Zhōnghé Shì | Originally a xiang (鄉) until 1 January 1979; became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Urban townships | |||
| Danshui / Tamsui | 淡水鎮 | Dànshuǐ Zhèn | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Ruifang | 瑞芳鎮 | Ruìfāng Zhèn | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Sanxia | 三峽鎮 | Sānxiá Zhèn | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Yingge | 鶯歌鎮 | Yīnggē Zhèn | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Shilin | 士林鎮 | Shìlín Zhèn | Transferred to Yangmingshan Administrative Bureau on 14 July 1949; Later transferred to Taipei City on 1 July 1968 & became a qu (區) |
| Beitou | 北投鎮 | Běitóu Zhèn | Transferred to Yangmingshan Administrative Bureau on 14 July 1949; Later transferred to Taipei City on 1 July 1968 & became a qu (區) |
| Nangang | 南港鎮 | Nángǎng Zhèn | Transferred to Taipei City on 1 July 1967 & became a qu (區) |
| Jingmei | 景美鎮 | Jǐngměi Zhèn | Transferred to Taipei City on 1 July 1967 & became a qu (區) |
| Rural townships | |||
| Bali | 八里鄉 | Bālǐ Xiāng | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Gongliao | 貢寮鄉 | Gòngliáo Xiāng | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Jinshan | 金山鄉 | Jīnshān Xiāng | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Linkou | 林口鄉 | Línkǒu Xiāng | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Pinglin | 坪林鄉 | Pínglín Xiāng | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Pingxi | 平溪鄉 | Píngxī Xiāng | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Sanzhi | 三芝鄉 | Sānzhī Xiāng | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Shenkeng | 深坑鄉 | Shēnkēng Xiāng | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Shiding | 石碇鄉 | Shídìng Xiāng | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Shimen | 石門鄉 | Shímén Xiāng | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Shuangxi | 雙溪鄉 | Shuāngxī Xiāng | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Taishan | 泰山鄉 | Tàishān Xiāng | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Wanli | 萬里鄉 | Wànlǐ Xiāng | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Wugu | 五股鄉 | Wǔgǔ Xiāng | became a qu (區) after upgraded |
| Neihu | 內湖鄉 | Nèihú Xiāng | Transferred to Taipei City on 1 July 1967 & became a qu (區) |
| Muzha | 木柵鄉 | Mùzhà Xiāng | Transferred to Taipei City on 1 July 1967 & became a qu (區) |
| Mountain indigenous township | |||
| Wulai | 烏來鄉 | Wūlái Xiāng | became a qu (區) after upgraded; became a shandi yuanzhumin qu (山地原住民區) on 4 February 2014 |
See also
References
- ↑ Gao, Pat (2010-11-01). "A Bigger South". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
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