The Taipei City Government is the municipal government of Taipei .
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58-456: A new city hall was opened on the same site. It was three- to four-stories tall and built in a modernist style. After Taiwan was handed over to the Republic of China on 25 October 1945, Taipei became a provincial municipality and the capital of Taiwan Province . Its city hall was established in the former campus of Jian Cheng Elementary School [ zh ] . The old city hall building
87-420: A province. In 1887, the island was designated as a province (officially "Fujian-Taiwan Province"; Chinese: 福建臺灣省 ), with Liu as the first governor. The province was also reorganized into four prefectures, eleven districts, and three sub-prefectures. The provincial capital, or "Taiwan-fu", was intended to be moved from the south (modern-day Tainan ) to the more central area of Toatun (modern-day Taichung ) in
116-602: Is twinned with 42 U.S. states : The People's Republic of China (PRC) regards itself as the " successor state " of the Republic of China (ROC), which the PRC claims no longer legitimately exists, following establishment of the PRC on Mainland China . The PRC asserts itself to be the sole legitimate government of China , and claims Taiwan as its 23rd province , even though the PRC itself has never had control of Taiwan or other ROC-held territories. The ROC disputes this position , maintaining that it still legitimately exists and that
145-507: Is a de jure administrative division of the Republic of China (ROC). Provinces remain a titular division as a part of the Constitution of the Republic of China , but are no longer considered to have any administrative function practically. Taiwan Province covers approximately 69% of the island of Taiwan , and comprises around 31% of the total population . The province initially covered
174-408: Is nominally divided into 11 counties and 3 cities . All divisions are directly administered by the central government in practice. Note that the special municipalities of Kaohsiung , New Taipei , Taichung , Tainan , Taipei , and Taoyuan are both nominally under and directly administered by the central government . They are not parts of any province. Taiwan Province
203-561: The Kingdom of Tungning and a grandson of Koxinga ), surrendered to the Qing Empire following a naval engagement with Admiral Shi Lang . The Qing then ruled the Taiwanese archipelago (including Penghu ) as Taiwan Prefecture of Fujian Province . In 1875, Taipeh Prefecture was separated from Taiwan Prefecture. In 1885, work commenced under the auspices of Liu Ming-chuan to develop Taiwan into
232-659: The National Development Council and other ministries of the Executive Yuan. The Taiwan Provincial Government was located in Zhongxing New Village , Nantou City , Nantou County between 1957 and 2018. In October 1945, The Government of the Republic of China reformed the eight(8) Japanese prefectures under the Government-General of Taiwan into 8 counties and 9 cities . Taiwan Province
261-605: The Qing dynasty of China after its conquest of the Kingdom of Tungning in 1683. Following the French offensive in northern Taiwan during the Sino-French War , the island's strategic position in maritime security and defence was re-evaluated and given prominence by the Qing. Under the auspices of Liu Ming-chuan , a plan was commenced to develop Taiwan into a stand-alone division. In 1887, Taiwan
290-468: The entire island of Taiwan (Formosa), Penghu (the Pescadores), Orchid Island , Green Island , Xiaoliuqiu Island , and their surrounding islands . Between 1967 and 2014, six special municipalities ( Kaohsiung , New Taipei , Taichung , Tainan , Taipei and Taoyuan ) were split off from the province, all in the most populous regions. Taiwan was initially made a prefecture of Fujian Province by
319-446: The mayor of Taipei and the vice mayor. Taipei City Hall is accessible within walking distance South of Taipei City Hall Station of Taipei Metro . 25°02′15″N 121°33′50″E / 25.0375°N 121.5638°E / 25.0375; 121.5638 Taiwan Province Taiwan Province ( Chinese : 臺灣省 ; pinyin : Táiwān Shěng ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Tâi-oân-séng ; PFS : Thòi-vàn-sén or Thòi-vân-sén )
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#1733086322956348-548: The PRC has not succeeded it. The PRC claims the entirety of the island of Taiwan and its nearby islands and islets, including the Penghu , as parts of its Taiwan Province, corresponding to the ROC's Taiwan Province before the special municipalities were split off. The PRC claims that Taiwan is a part of China, that the PRC succeeded the ROC as the sole legitimate authority in all of China upon its founding in 1949, and that therefore Taiwan
377-511: The Turkish Republic The genetic code for the amino acid Serine , according to the DNA codon table IATA code for Tacheng Airport , China Tiny Code Generator, interpreter/translator engine of QEMU Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title TCG . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
406-503: The city government jobs effectively, a new Taipei City Hall was opened in 1994 in the Xinyi District . The old city hall building became the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei and the campus of Jian Cheng Junior High School [ zh ] . There are 5 internal administrative branches, 22 departments, 7 offices, 4 committees, and 2 public corporations, under the head of the city,
435-414: The governor of Taiwan province was appointed by the ROC central government. The office was often a stepping stone to higher office. In 1992, the post of the governor of the province was opened to election. The then-opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) agreed to retain the province with an elected governor in the hopes of creating a " Yeltsin effect" in which a popular local leader could overwhelm
464-573: The last stronghold of the KMT government after their defeat in the Chinese Civil War . The provincial capital of Taipei has correspondingly become the provisional capital of the ROC central government since 1949. During the constitutional reform initiated in 1996, the ROC authorities decided to downsize the provincial structure to solve the problem of overlapping personnel and administrative resources between
493-420: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TCG&oldid=1254669127 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing French-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Taipei City Government Taipei
522-443: The national government. The seat of the provincial government was moved from Taipei to Zhongxing New Village in 1956. Historically, Taiwan Province covers the entire island of Taiwan and all its associated islands. The city of Taipei was split off to become a province-level special municipality in 1967, and the city of Kaohsiung was split off in 1979 to become another special municipality. In December 2010, Kaohsiung County left
551-465: The national government. These hopes proved unfulfilled as then-Kuomintang member James Soong was elected governor of Taiwan province, defeating the DPP candidate Chen Ding-nan . In 1997, as the result of an agreement between the KMT and the DPP, the powers of the provincial government were curtailed by constitutional amendments. The post of provincial governor was abolished. In addition, the provincial council
580-419: The province and merged with the original Kaohsiung City to become an expanded Kaohsiung City, Taipei County became the special municipality named New Taipei City . The cities and counties of Taichung and Tainan were also merged, respectively, and elevated to special municipality. On 25 December 2014, Taoyuan County was upgraded into a special municipality and split off from Taiwan Province. Until 1992,
609-673: The province became the primary administrative divisions of the country. The position of the Chairperson of the Provincial Government, appointed by the central government , is retained to comply with the Constitution . The major operations of the provincial government, such as managing provincial highways and the Bank of Taiwan , have been transferred to the Executive Yuan since 1998. In July 2018, all remaining duties were transferred to
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#1733086322956638-553: The provincial and central governments, and cut excessive public spending. The provinces were streamlined and ceased to be self-governing bodies in December 1998, with their administrative functions transferred to the Executive Yuan 's subsidiary National Development Council , as well as second-tier local governments such as counties . In July 2018, all provincial governmental organs were formally abolished, with their budget and personnel removed. In 1683, Zheng Keshuang (third ruler of
667-524: The revamped Taiwan Prefecture. As the new central Taiwan-fu was still under construction, the capital was temporarily moved north to Taipeh (modern-day Taipei), which eventually was designated the provincial capital. In 1895, the entire Taiwan Province, including Penghu, was ceded to Japan following the First Sino-Japanese War through the Treaty of Shimonoseki . Under Japanese rule , the province
696-591: Was abolished in favour of Japanese-style divisions . After the surrender of Japan in 1945, Taiwan was handed over to the Republic of China (ROC). The ROC government immediately established the Taiwan Provincial Government under first Chief Executive and government-general Chen Yi in September 1945. Chen was extremely unpopular and his rule led to an uprising – the February 28 Incident of 1947. Chen
725-497: Was also replaced by the Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council . Although the stated purpose was administrative efficiency, Soong and his supporters claim that it was actually intended to impede James Soong 's political life, though it did not have this effect. The provincial administration was downscaled in 1998, most of its power handed to the central government. The counties and provincial cities under
754-590: Was designated as a distinct province (namely "Fujian-Taiwan Province"; Chinese : 福建臺灣省 ), with Liu as the first governor, but the island was then ceded to the Empire of Japan in 1895, following China's defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War . After the surrender of Japan in World War II , the province was re-established on Taiwan by the Kuomintang (KMT)-led Nationalist Government in September 1945 and it became
783-682: Was known as Taihoku during Japan's rule of Taiwan , which started in 1895. Initially, the city was directly controlled by the Governor-General of Taiwan . In 1920, Japan reorganized the system of local government in Taiwan . As part of this, the Taihoku City Government was established within Taihoku Prefecture . The city government was initially housed in buildings belonging to Huashan Elementary School [ zh ] . In 1940,
812-563: Was recalled in May 1947 and the government-general position was abolished. When the Republic of China government was relocated to Taipei in 1949 as a result of the Kuomintang 's (KMT) defeat by the Chinese Communist Party forces in the Chinese Civil War , the provincial administration remained in place under the claim that the ROC was still the government of all of China even though the opposition argued that it overlapped inefficiently with
841-537: Was turned over to house the provincial government for Taiwan. It became the Executive Yuan building in 1957. The Republic of China government was forced to retreat to Taiwan in 1949, and Taipei became the nation's seat of government. In 1967, Taipei's status was upgraded to a cabinet-level municipality. Its service thus grew much bigger with the large increase of population. Taipei's city hall could only accommodate around 1,000 employees, and many other units were scattered in various rented offices. In order to carry
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