County-controlled city

County-controlled city
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(縣轄市 xiànxiáshì)
Urban townships
(鎮 zhèn)
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(鄉 xiāng)
4th Urban villages
(里 lǐ)
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A county-controlled city (縣轄市 xiànxiáshì) is a third level administrative division of the Republic of China (Taiwan).On the same level as a ROC township, it is the lowest-level city of ROC, below provincial city and special municipality. There are 17 County-controlled cities under Taiwan Province. A county-controlled city has urban villages (里) directly under it.

The two criteria of gaining county-controlled city status:

  • population between 150,000 and 500,000
  • advanced industry and commerce, sufficient funds, and advanced infrastructure

The population criterion was originally 50,000 in the 1940s, but was raised to 100,000 in 1959, and again in 1977 to the present level.

At first, in late January 1946, there were only two county-controlled cities: Hualien and Yilan, which were both prefecture-controlled cities (州轄市) under Japanese Rule. (The Kuomintang did not create such cities on the Mainland before they relocated to Taiwan.) Currently Taoyuan County has the most county-controlled cities (5). For current county-controlled cities, see the table below:

County-controlled cities in Taiwan

No. Romanization Chinese Wade-Giles Tongyong Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin Pe̍h-ōe-jī Pha̍k-fa-sṳ County located
1 Bade City 八德市 Pa-teh Bade Bādé Pat-tek Pat-tet Taoyuan County
2 Changhua City 彰化市 Chang-hua Jhanghua Zhānghuà Chiong-hòa Chông-fa Changhua County
3 Douliu City 斗六市 Tou-liu Douliou Dǒuliù Táu-la̍k Téu-liuk Yunlin County
4 Hualien City 花蓮市 Hua-lien Hualian Huālián Hoa-liân Fâ-lièn Hualien County
5 Magong City 馬公市 Ma-kung Magong Mǎgōng Má-keng Mâ-kûng Penghu County
6 Miaoli City 苗栗市 Miao-li Miaoli Miáolì Biâu-le̍k Mèu-li̍t Miaoli County
7 Nantou City 南投市 Nan-t'ou Nantou Nántóu Lâm-tâu Nàm-thèu Nantou County
8 Pingtung City 屏東市 P'ing-tung Pingdong Píngdōng Pîn-tong Phìn-tûng Pingtung County
9 Pingzhen City 平鎮市 P'ing-chen Pingjhen Píngzhèn Pêng-tìn Phìn-tsṳ́n Taoyuan County
10 Puzi City 朴子市 P'u-tzu Puzih Pūzǐ Phò-chú Phú-chṳ́ Chiayi County
11 Taibao City 太保市 T'ai-pao Taibao Tàibǎo Thài-pó Thai-pó Chiayi County
12 Taitung City 臺東市 T'ai-tung Taidong Táidōng Tâi-tang Thòi-tûng Taitung County
13 Taoyuan City 桃園市 T'ao-yüan Taoyuan Táoyuán Thô-hng Thò-yèn Taoyuan County
14 Yangmei City 楊梅市 Yang-mei Yangmei Yángméi Iûⁿ-mûi Yông-muì Taoyuan County
15 Yilan City 宜蘭市 I-lan Yilan Yílán Gî-lân Ngì-làn Yilan County
16 Zhongli City 中壢市 Chung-li Jhongli Zhōnglì Tiong-lek Chûng-la̍k Taoyuan County
17 Zhubei 竹北市 Chu-pei Jhubei Zhúběi Tek-pak Tsuk-pet Hsinchu County

Timeline

Below, unless noted otherwise in parenthesis, the newly created cities were towns that exceeded the 150,000 criteria.

Date Addition Removal No. Description
January , 1946 Yilan City, Hualien City 2 Reform from the prefectural cities in the period under Japanese rule.
August 16, 1950 Chiayi City 3 Downgraded from provincial city
December 1, 1951 Changhua City
Hsinchu City
Pingtung City
6 Downgraded from provincial cities
April 1, 1962 Sanchong City, Taipei County 7 The population requirement of county-controlled cities is setted to 100,000.
July 1, 1962 Zhongli City, Taoyuan County 8
January 25, 1971 Taoyuan City, Taoyuan County 9
July 1, 1972 Banqiao City, Taipei County
Fengshan City, Kaohsiung County
11
January 1, 1976 Taitung City, Taitung County 12
March 1, 1976 Fengyuan, Taichung County 13
January 1, 1979 Yonghe City, Taipei County
Zhonghe City, Taipei County
15 The population requirement of county-controlled cities changed to 150,000.
January 15, 1980 Xindian City, Taipei County
Xinzhuang City
17
December 25, 1981 Douliou City, Yunlin County
Magong City, Penghu County
Miaoli City, Miaoli County
Nantou City, Nantou County
Xinying City, Tainan County
22 All county seats upgraded from urban township (Zhèn) to county-controlled cities.
July 1, 1982 Hsinchu City and Chiayi City 20 Upgraded to provincial cities
October 31, 1988 Zhubei City, Hsinchu County 21 County seat
July 1, 1991 Taibao City, Chiayi County 22 County seat
March 1, 1992 Pingzhen City, Taoyuan County 23
September 10, 1992 Puzi City, Chiayi County 24 Originally rural township (Xiāng), county seat.
May 1, 1993 Yongkang City, Tainan County 25 Originally rural township (Xiāng).
June 26, 1993 Tucheng City, Taipei County 26
November 1, 1993 Dali City, Taichung County 27
January 1, 1995 Bade City, Taoyuan County 28
August 1, 1996 Taiping City, Taichung County 29
October 6, 1997 Luzhou City, Taipei County 30
July 1, 1999 Xizhi City, Taipei County 31
October 4, 1999 Shulin City, Taipei County 32
August 1, 2010 Yangmei City, Taoyuan County 33
December 25, 2010 Banqiao City, Taipei County
Dali City, Taichung County
Fongshan City, Kaohsiung County
Fengyuan City, Taichung County
Luzhou City, Taipei County
Sanchong City, Taipei County
Shulin City, Taipei County
Taiping City, Taichung County
Tucheng City, Taipei County
Xindian City, Taipei County
Xinying City, Tainan County
Xinzhuang City, Taipei County
Xizhi City, Taipei County
Yonghe City, Taipei County
Yongkang City, Tainan County
Zhonghe City, Taipei County
17 New special municipalities established in Taipei County, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung; all county-controlled cities in such places were renamed districts (Qū).

Lienchiang and Kinmen Counties do not have any cities.


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