Taipei facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Taipei
臺北市
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Special municipality
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| Taipei City | |||
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| Etymology: Chinese: táiběi (Taiwan north) | |||
| Nickname(s):
The City of Azaleas
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Taipei's location in the Taiwan islands
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| Country | Taiwan | ||
| Region | Northern Taiwan | ||
| Settled | 1709 | ||
| Seat | Xinyi District | ||
| Districts |
12 districts
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| Government | |||
| • Type | Capital | ||
| Area | |||
| • Capital | 271.80 km2 (104.94 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) 1.0% | ||
| • Urban | 1,140 km2 (440 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 16 out of 22 | ||
| Population
(2016)
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| • Capital | 2,704,974 | ||
| • Rank | 4 out of 22 | ||
| • Density | 9,952.08/km2 (25,775.8/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 8,500,000 | ||
| • Urban density | 7,460/km2 (19,310/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) | ||
| Postal code |
100–116
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| Area code(s) | (0)2 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | TW-TPE | ||
| Bird | Formosan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea) | ||
| Flower | Azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) | ||
| Tree | Banyan (India laurel fig, Ficus microcarpa) | ||
| Website | english.gov.taipei | ||
Taipei City (Chinese: 臺北市) is the capital city of the Republic of China, known by most people simply as Taiwan. It is the largest city in Taiwan. It has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Köppen climate classification). Its population in 2014 was about 2.7 million people. Its mayor is Ko Wen-je.
Taipei is the political, economic, educational, and cultural center of Taiwan island, and one of the major hubs of Greater China. Considered to be a global city, Taipei is part of a major high-tech industrial area. Railways, Taipei Metro, high-speed rail, highways, airports, and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island. The city is served by two airports – Taipei Songshan and Taiwan Taoyuan. Taipei is home to various world-famous architectural or cultural landmarks which include Taipei 101, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Taipei Zoo, National Taiwan University, Hsing Tian Kong, Lungshan Temple of Manka, National Palace Museum, Presidential Office Building, Taipei Guest House, Ximending, and several night markets dispersing over the city. Its natural features such as Maokong, Yangmingshan, and hot springs are also well known to international visitors.
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History
In 1626, Spanish people took over and started to spread their religion. The Dutch moved out Spanish and took over their fortresses than the Dutch started their trading business. In 1661 Koxinga came to Taiwan and expel the Dutch. And he started to reclaim Taiwan, used a system called Tuntian (a state-promoted method of agriculture), it successfully help Taipei to grow more food. Taipei officially became part of the Tianxing county of China.
In 1683 Taiwan got marked as part of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, a lot of Chinese moved into Taipei, so there were many villages and streets formed, like the Mengjia, Shilin Street, Xikou Street and Dadaocheng. Dadaocheng is a place that produces tea, it has an important impact on how Taipei became prosperous. It was the biggest external trade port that . Foreign countries started to set their business stores in Taipei.
Geography
Taipei City is located in the Taipei Basin in northern Taiwan. It is bordered by the Xindian River on the south and the Tamsui River on the west. The generally low-lying terrain of the central areas on the western side of the municipality slopes upward to the south and east and especially to the north, where it reaches 1,120 metres (3,675 ft) at Qixing Mountain, the highest (inactive) volcano in Taiwan in Yangmingshan National Park. The northern districts of Shilin and Beitou extend north of the Keelung River and are bordered by Yangmingshan National Park. The Taipei city limits cover an area of 271.7997 km2 (104.9425 sq mi), ranking sixteenth of twenty-five among all counties and cities in Taiwan.
Two peaks, Qixing Mountain and Mt. Datun, rise to the northeast of the city. Qixing Mountain is located on the Tatun Volcano Group and the tallest mountain at the rim of the Taipei Basin, with its main peak at 1,120 metres (3,670 ft). Mt. Datun's main peak is 1,092 metres (3,583 ft). These former volcanoes make up the western section of Yangmingshan National Park, extending from Mt. Datun northward to Mt. Caigongkeng. Located on a broad saddle between two mountains, the area also contains the marshy Datun Pond.
To the southeast of the city lie the Songshan Hills and the Qingshui Ravine, which form a barrier of lush woods.
Cityscape
Divisions
Taipei City is divided into 12 districts.
Economy
As Taiwan's business, financial, and technology hub, Taipei has been at the center of rapid economic development in the country and has now become one of the global cities in technology and electronics. This development is part of the so-called Taiwan Miracle which has seen dramatic growth in the city following foreign direct investment in the 1960s.
Taipei's main development fields include the information and communications technology (hardware and software), biotechnology, general merchandising (wholesale/retail), financial services, and MICE industries. Most of the country's major firms are based there including Asus, CTBC Bank, Fubon Financial Holding, Tatung Company, D-Link, and others.
5 Global Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Taipei. The city also attracts many multi-national corporations, international financial institutions, foreign consulates, and business organizations to set up base there. Thus, Taipei has nearly 3,500 registered foreign businesses and attracts over 50% of the total foreign investment in Taiwan. Foreign companies with offices or regional headquarters in Taipei include Google, Microsoft, IBM, Intel, HSBC, Citibank, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, JP Morgan, PwC, and many others. Most financial and foreign firms like to reside in the central business district of Taipei, the Xinyi Special District. With Citi, JP Morgan, DBS Bank, Cathay Life Insurance, Shin Kong Commercial Bank, Hua Nan Bank, and soon Fubon Financial and Nan Shan Life Insurance all establishing skyscrapers in the area. Meanwhile, technology and electronics companies are often colocated in the Neihu Technology Park or the Nankang Software Park. The startup and innovation scene in Taipei is also very vibrant. In 2018 alone, Microsoft announced plans to invest US$34 million to create an artificial intelligence R&D center in Taipei, while Google announced it will hire 300 people and train 5,000 more in artificial intelligence for machines. Taipei is currently Google's biggest engineering site in Asia. IBM also announced in 2018 that it will develop a cloud research lab and expand its R&D center in Taipei with eyes on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and cloud computing. According to the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Development Index, Taipei's entrepreneurial spirit ranks 6th worldwide and 1st in Asia. Taipei has more than 400 startups and numerous incubation centers, accelerators, venture capitals, and angel investors. The city's startup ecosystem is valued at US$580 million by Startup Genome in 2018.
Tourism is a small but significant component of the local economy with international visitors totaling almost 3 million in 2008. Taipei has many top tourist attractions and contributes a significant amount to the US$6.8 billion tourism industry in Taiwan.
Transportation
Related pages
- List of counties of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Kaohsiung (Second largest city in Taiwan)
Images for kids
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The Taihoku Prefecture government building in the 1910s (now the Control Yuan)
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With President Chiang Kai-shek, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower waved to a crowd during his visit to Taipei in June 1960.
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The city of Taipei, as seen from Maokong.
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Crowd in the Shilin Night Market
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Bellavita Shopping Center and CPC Building at Xinyi Business Area
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Taipei Neihu Technology Park
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The National Taiwan Museum
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Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines
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Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, aka "old city hall"
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Night view of a fully lit Taipei 101
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Taiwan's National Concert Hall at night
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The busy streets of Ximending at night
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Eastern district at night
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Eslite Bookstore in Xinyi District
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Built in 1738, Longshan Temple is one of the oldest temples in the city.
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Street corner shrine, Taipei 2013
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New Year's Eve fireworks at Taipei 101
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Taipei City Hall
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Taipei City Council
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Ko Wen-je, the incumbent Mayor of Taipei.
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Platform of Wende Station on the Taipei Metro system.
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Taipei Railway Station front
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Taipei Songshan Airport
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West Site of National Taiwan University Hospital
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Taipei Arena
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Tianmu Baseball Stadium
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TVBS-G produces programs mainly from their Nangang building in Taipei City.
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Taipei from Maokong
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the main entrance of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
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Presidential Office from Ketagalan Boulevard
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Grand Hotel Taipei
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Grand Hotel Taipei
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Dazhi Bridge
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Dadaocheng Wharf, Taipei
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Bao-an Temple
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Zhinan Temple
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A typhoon makes landfall in Taipei
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Ximending at night
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Taipei Story House (Yuanshan Mansion)
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Da'an Park
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Da'an Park
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Taipei skyline as viewed from Tiger Mountain
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See also
In Spanish: Taipéi para niños
