834:
327:) changed into village after the Republic of China ruled Taiwan. The formation of a village helps divide areas into considerations for transportation and city planning. The formation of the village and its size depend largely on the county it is located in or the population nature of the local area.
1274:
1267:
855:
The head of a village holds responsibility to initiate and hold meetings, handout certificates of various sorts, encourage bill payments and assist filling out of government documents if required.
334:, 1,000 households are necessary to form a village. In very densely populated areas, a village could comprise a population of up to 4,000 households. Thus, the size of villages varies widely.
1260:
169:
1499:
145:
162:
1549:
155:
1374:
61:
1238:
141:
1564:
1650:
1529:
33:
1409:
1324:
907:
1634:
1584:
1015:
Has an appointed district administrator for managing local affairs and carrying out tasks commissioned by superior agency.
1024:
Has an elected village administrator for managing local affairs and carrying out tasks commissioned by superior agency.
890:
872:
864:
373:
338:
24:
330:
In counties or districts with a limited population, 100 households could form a village, whereas in densely populated
1484:
1669:
1574:
1359:
1252:
1569:
1210:
1198:
1177:
1165:
1144:
1136:
1091:
1048:
1589:
1424:
902:
210:
42:
848:
The head of a village is elected by the people of the village every four years, the head is subsidized with
1544:
1344:
1674:
1334:
1554:
1514:
1469:
1364:
1314:
314:
1639:
1624:
1559:
1457:
1419:
1414:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1319:
1524:
1329:
1288:
1242:
943:
922:
260:
194:
80:
52:
1494:
1489:
1474:
1369:
1284:
1123:
1447:
1429:
1304:
1629:
1599:
1452:
1389:
1619:
1509:
1504:
1439:
1349:
1122:
Constitutionally having the same structure as the free area, these are currently under the
753:
8:
1384:
1379:
1299:
1339:
280:
243:
215:
47:
228:
1594:
1579:
1534:
1519:
1354:
957:
952:
934:
929:
849:
297:
293:
268:
264:
256:
224:
198:
190:
95:
90:
85:
75:
70:
1479:
1609:
1282:
917:
791:
715:
521:
516:
437:
1151:) to distinguish them from special municipalities and county-administered cities
1075:
895:
838:
734:
618:
599:
1086:
Special municipalities, cities, and county-administered cities are all called
852:
45,000 per month for local transportation, stationary, postage and bill fees.
1663:
842:
772:
676:
657:
560:
398:
201:. There are two types of villages depending on the divisions it belongs to.
833:
311:
331:
1241:. Ministry of the Interior, Republic of China (Taiwan). Archived from
417:
1539:
456:
1614:
1309:
637:
579:
1604:
1464:
1434:
883:
876:
695:
540:
496:
476:
378:
219:
186:
1071:
1001:
Has an elected executive and an elected legislative council.
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The history of villages in Taiwan could date back to the
185:
are the basic level administrative subdivisions of the
1160:
There are two types of townships: rural townships or
337:
The following are the statistics of villages in each
1113:
Nominal; provincial governments have been abolished
1661:
1047:Also known as the Taiwan area or Tai–Min area (
1070:The mainland area consists of Mainland China,
322:
1268:
1239:"Laws and Regulations - Local Government Act"
1205:), those in other jurisdictions are known as
163:
1651:List of administrative divisions by country
1099:
1056:
1275:
1261:
170:
156:
1193:Villages in rural townships are known as
305:
832:
515:
1662:
790:
495:
475:
455:
436:
416:
372:
1256:
901:
346:
1011:
1009:
1007:
997:
995:
993:
991:
989:
987:
19:This article is part of a series on
13:
1126:control with a different structure
865:Administrative divisions of Taiwan
14:
1686:
1004:
984:
1187:
1154:
1018:
1231:
1214:
1202:
1181:
1169:
1148:
1140:
1129:
1116:
1107:
1095:
1080:
1064:
1052:
1041:
1:
1224:
1061:'Taiwan–Fujian area')
96:Mountain indigenous townships
76:Mountain indigenous districts
298:Mountain indigenous township
289:
286:
279:
277:
269:Mountain indigenous district
252:
249:
242:
240:
7:
858:
146:Republic of China (1912–49)
10:
1691:
771:
752:
733:
714:
694:
675:
656:
636:
617:
598:
578:
559:
539:
520:
397:
377:
195:county-administered cities
81:County-administered cities
1648:
1295:
1172:) and urban townships or
1135:Sometimes called cities (
970:
963:
956:
951:
942:
933:
928:
923:Autonomous municipalities
916:
911:
906:
889:
882:
809:
359:
354:
349:
323:
1285:administrative divisions
1283:Articles on third-level
1143:) or provincial cities (
1034:
873:administrative divisions
261:County-administered city
25:Administrative divisions
1124:Chinese Communist Party
828:
339:administrative division
139:Historical divisions of
1670:Subdivisions of Taiwan
1325:Bosnia and Herzegovina
903:Special municipalities
845:
306:Structuring and sizing
43:Special municipalities
836:
879:
837:Caoling Village in
315:in the Japanese era
1675:Villages in Taiwan
1375:Dominican Republic
870:
846:
360:Types of villages
142:Taiwan (1895–1945)
125:Neighborhood-level
34:Centrally-governed
1657:
1656:
1102:
1074:and (previously)
1059:
975:
974:
912:Not administered
884:Republic of China
877:Republic of China
826:
825:
399:Lienchiang County
303:
302:
187:Republic of China
180:
179:
1682:
1530:Papua New Guinea
1458:regional council
1277:
1270:
1263:
1254:
1253:
1247:
1246:
1235:
1218:
1216:
1204:
1191:
1185:
1183:
1171:
1158:
1152:
1150:
1142:
1133:
1127:
1120:
1114:
1111:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1097:
1084:
1078:
1068:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1045:
1025:
1022:
1016:
1013:
1002:
999:
880:
869:
344:
343:
326:
325:
284:
283:
247:
246:
233:Administered by
204:
203:
172:
165:
158:
16:
15:
1690:
1689:
1685:
1684:
1683:
1681:
1680:
1679:
1660:
1659:
1658:
1653:
1644:
1291:
1281:
1251:
1250:
1237:
1236:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1221:
1192:
1188:
1159:
1155:
1134:
1130:
1121:
1117:
1112:
1108:
1104:'city')
1085:
1081:
1069:
1065:
1046:
1042:
1037:
1031:
1029:
1028:
1023:
1019:
1014:
1005:
1000:
985:
947:
945:
938:
936:
861:
839:Gukeng Township
831:
716:Pingtung County
522:Changhua County
517:Taiwan Province
438:New Taipei City
374:Fujian Province
356:
351:
308:
278:
241:
227:
218:
176:
144:
140:
91:Rural townships
86:Urban townships
26:
12:
11:
5:
1688:
1678:
1677:
1672:
1655:
1654:
1649:
1646:
1645:
1643:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1467:
1462:
1461:
1460:
1455:
1450:
1442:
1437:
1432:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1296:
1293:
1292:
1280:
1279:
1272:
1265:
1257:
1249:
1248:
1245:on 2016-03-15.
1229:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1219:
1186:
1153:
1128:
1115:
1106:
1079:
1076:Outer Mongolia
1063:
1039:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1027:
1026:
1017:
1003:
982:
981:
980:
979:
973:
972:
971:Neighborhoods
968:
967:
961:
960:
955:
950:
941:
932:
926:
925:
920:
914:
913:
910:
905:
899:
898:
893:
887:
886:
868:
867:
860:
857:
830:
827:
824:
823:
820:
817:
814:
811:
807:
806:
803:
800:
797:
794:
788:
787:
784:
781:
778:
775:
769:
768:
765:
762:
759:
756:
750:
749:
746:
743:
740:
737:
735:Taitung County
731:
730:
727:
724:
721:
718:
712:
711:
708:
705:
702:
699:
692:
691:
688:
685:
682:
679:
673:
672:
669:
666:
663:
660:
654:
653:
650:
647:
644:
641:
634:
633:
630:
627:
624:
621:
619:Hualien County
615:
614:
611:
608:
605:
602:
600:Hsinchu County
596:
595:
592:
589:
586:
583:
576:
575:
572:
569:
566:
563:
557:
556:
553:
550:
547:
544:
537:
536:
533:
530:
527:
524:
519:
513:
512:
509:
506:
503:
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493:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
473:
472:
469:
466:
463:
460:
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452:
449:
446:
443:
440:
434:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
414:
413:
410:
407:
404:
401:
395:
394:
391:
388:
385:
382:
376:
370:
369:
366:
362:
361:
358:
353:
350:Township-level
348:
341:in June 2018.
307:
304:
301:
300:
294:Rural township
291:
288:
285:
276:
272:
271:
257:Urban township
254:
251:
248:
239:
235:
234:
231:
222:
213:
208:
178:
177:
175:
174:
167:
160:
152:
149:
148:
136:
135:
134:
133:
127:
126:
122:
121:
120:
119:
117:Rural villages
114:
112:Urban villages
106:
105:
101:
100:
99:
98:
93:
88:
83:
78:
73:
65:
64:
62:Township-level
58:
57:
56:
55:
50:
45:
37:
36:
30:
29:
21:
20:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1687:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1667:
1665:
1652:
1647:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1620:United States
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1463:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1451:
1449:
1448:local council
1446:
1445:
1443:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1297:
1294:
1290:
1286:
1278:
1273:
1271:
1266:
1264:
1259:
1258:
1255:
1244:
1240:
1234:
1230:
1212:
1208:
1200:
1196:
1190:
1179:
1175:
1167:
1163:
1157:
1146:
1138:
1132:
1125:
1119:
1110:
1093:
1089:
1083:
1077:
1073:
1067:
1050:
1044:
1040:
1032:
1021:
1012:
1010:
1008:
998:
996:
994:
992:
990:
988:
983:
977:
976:
969:
966:
962:
959:
954:
949:
940:
931:
927:
924:
921:
919:
915:
909:
904:
900:
897:
896:Mainland area
894:
892:
888:
885:
881:
878:
874:
866:
863:
862:
856:
853:
851:
844:
843:Yunlin County
840:
835:
821:
818:
815:
812:
808:
804:
801:
798:
795:
793:
789:
785:
782:
779:
776:
774:
773:Yunlin County
770:
766:
763:
760:
757:
755:
751:
747:
744:
741:
738:
736:
732:
728:
725:
722:
719:
717:
713:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
693:
689:
686:
683:
680:
678:
677:Nantou County
674:
670:
667:
664:
661:
659:
658:Miaoli County
655:
651:
648:
645:
642:
639:
635:
631:
628:
625:
622:
620:
616:
612:
609:
606:
603:
601:
597:
593:
590:
587:
584:
581:
577:
573:
570:
567:
564:
562:
561:Chiayi County
558:
554:
551:
548:
545:
542:
538:
534:
531:
528:
525:
523:
518:
514:
510:
507:
504:
501:
498:
494:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
474:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
454:
450:
447:
444:
441:
439:
435:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
415:
411:
408:
405:
402:
400:
396:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
375:
371:
367:
364:
363:
355:Village-level
345:
342:
340:
335:
333:
328:
320:
316:
313:
299:
295:
292:
282:
275:Rural village
274:
273:
270:
266:
262:
258:
255:
245:
238:Urban village
237:
236:
232:
230:
226:
223:
221:
217:
214:
212:
209:
206:
205:
202:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
173:
168:
166:
161:
159:
154:
153:
151:
150:
147:
143:
138:
137:
132:Neighborhoods
131:
130:
129:
128:
124:
123:
118:
115:
113:
110:
109:
108:
107:
104:Village-level
103:
102:
97:
94:
92:
89:
87:
84:
82:
79:
77:
74:
72:
69:
68:
67:
66:
63:
60:
59:
54:
51:
49:
46:
44:
41:
40:
39:
38:
35:
32:
31:
28:
23:
22:
18:
17:
1570:South Africa
1560:Sierra Leone
1453:city council
1335:Burkina Faso
1243:the original
1233:
1206:
1194:
1189:
1173:
1161:
1156:
1131:
1118:
1109:
1087:
1082:
1066:
1043:
1030:
1020:
964:
946:administered
871:Overview of
854:
847:
792:Taoyuan City
754:Yilan County
336:
329:
318:
309:
182:
181:
116:
111:
1590:Switzerland
1575:South Sudan
1540:Philippines
1470:Ivory Coast
312:Hoko system
1664:Categories
1600:Tajikistan
1505:Mozambique
1380:East Timor
1370:Costa Rica
1310:Bangladesh
1225:References
937:indigenous
332:New Taipei
229:Pe̍h-ōe-jī
1630:Venezuela
1585:Sri Lanka
1490:Lithuania
1430:Indonesia
1289:countries
958:Districts
953:Townships
939:districts
930:Districts
908:Provinces
891:Free area
418:Kaohsiung
357:divisions
352:divisions
225:Taiwanese
199:districts
191:townships
71:Districts
27:of Taiwan
1640:Zimbabwe
1605:Thailand
1565:Slovakia
1545:Portugal
1390:Ethiopia
1365:Colombia
1350:Cameroon
1345:Cambodia
965:Villages
935:Mountain
918:Counties
859:See also
457:Taichung
317:, which
265:District
216:Mandarin
189:, under
183:Villages
48:Counties
1635:Vietnam
1625:Uruguay
1615:Ukraine
1555:Senegal
1510:Myanmar
1500:Morocco
1485:Lebanon
1480:Liberia
1444:Israel
1405:Germany
1395:Finland
1385:Ecuador
1320:Bolivia
1315:Belgium
1305:Austria
1300:Albania
1211:Chinese
1199:Chinese
1178:Chinese
1166:Chinese
1145:Chinese
1137:Chinese
1092:Chinese
1049:Chinese
944:County-
875:of the
638:Keelung
580:Hsinchu
211:Chinese
1595:Taiwan
1550:Russia
1525:Panama
1415:Guinea
1410:Greece
1400:France
1340:Brunei
1330:Brazil
1213::
1201::
1180::
1168::
1147::
1139::
1094::
1051::
948:cities
698:County
696:Penghu
541:Chiayi
497:Taipei
477:Tainan
381:County
379:Kinmen
368:Rural
347:Region
220:pinyin
53:Cities
1580:Spain
1520:Niger
1515:Nepal
1475:Japan
1465:Italy
1425:India
1420:Haiti
1360:China
1355:Chile
1162:xīang
1072:Tibet
1035:Notes
978:Notes
822:1885
810:Total
365:Urban
290:chhun
1610:Togo
1535:Peru
1495:Mali
1440:Iraq
1435:Iran
1174:zhèn
1101:lit.
1058:lit.
1053:臺閩地區
850:NT$
829:Head
819:5876
816:7761
786:227
767:122
729:324
690:129
671:106
640:City
632:105
582:City
574:268
543:City
535:325
499:City
479:City
459:City
448:1032
445:1032
420:City
207:Name
1287:of
1195:cūn
1149:省轄市
1088:shi
813:368
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