Taiwan — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Taiwan had an estimated population of 22,794,795 in 2005, with 99 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Taiwan today — population now 23,451,837, against 22,794,795 in 2005.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipei | 8,030,751 |
| 2 | Kaohsiung | 2,593,266 |
| 3 | Taichung | 2,154,425 |
| 4 | Tainan | 823,572 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipei | Taipei Hsien | 2,514,697 | — |
| 2 | Kaohsiung | Kaohsiung Shih | 1,512,833 | 2,737,660 now |
| 3 | Taichung | Taichung Shih | 1,083,582 | 2,850,285 now |
| 4 | Tainan | Tainan Shih | 734,313 | 1,856,642 now |
| 5 | Panchiao | Taipei Hsien | 491,770 | — |
| 6 | Hsinchu | Hsinchu Shih | 413,683 | 453,536 now |
| 7 | Hsinchuang | Taipei Hsien | 406,602 | — |
| 8 | Keelung | Keelung Shih | 397,515 | 362,487 now |
| 9 | Chungho | Taipei Hsien | 378,376 | — |
| 10 | Taoyuan | Taoyuan | 375,353 | 475,798 now |
| 11 | Sanchung | Taipei Hsien | 360,817 | — |
| 12 | Chungli | Taoyuan | 351,168 | — |
| 13 | Fengshan | Kaohsiung Hsien | 334,434 | 356,463 now |
| 14 | Tucheng | Taipei Hsien | 332,326 | — |
| 15 | Hsintien | Taipei Hsien | 275,689 | — |
| 16 | Chiayi | Chiayi Shih | 266,316 | — |
| 17 | Yungkang | Tainan Hsien | 240,207 | — |
| 18 | Changhwa | Changhwa | 227,355 | — |
| 19 | Pingchen | Taoyuan | 219,155 | — |
| 20 | Hsichih | Taipei Hsien | 213,893 | — |
| 21 | Pingtung | Pingtung | 208,913 | — |
| 22 | Yungho | Taipei Hsien | 207,796 | — |
| 23 | Luchou | Taipei Hsien | 203,052 | — |
| 24 | Tali | Taichung Hsien | 190,558 | — |
| 25 | Shulin | Taipei Hsien | 179,130 | 180,044 now |
| 26 | Pate | Taoyuan | 176,903 | — |
| 27 | Fengyuan | Taichung Hsien | 162,750 | — |
| 28 | Yangmei | Taoyuan | 149,763 | — |
| 29 | Tanshui | Taipei Hsien | 132,996 | — |
| 30 | Yuanlin | Changhwa | 127,646 | 124,725 now |
| 31 | Taitung | Taitung | 109,351 | 103,260 now |
| 32 | Hualian | Hualien | 108,286 | — |
| 33 | Nantou | Nantou | 107,216 | 105,682 now |
| 34 | Chupei | Hsinchu Hsien | 106,061 | — |
| 35 | Touliu | Yunlin | 104,723 | — |
| 36 | Sanhsia | Taipei Hsien | 100,694 | — |
| 37 | Tsaotun | Nantou | 99,420 | — |
| 38 | Kangshan | Kaohsiung Hsien | 97,100 | — |
| 39 | Ilan | Ilan | 92,917 | — |
| 40 | Chutung | Hsinchu Hsien | 92,666 | — |
| 41 | Toufen | Miaoli | 92,554 | 106,310 now |
| 42 | Miaoli | Miaoli | 88,942 | 86,327 now |
| 43 | Homei | Changhwa | 88,182 | — |
| 44 | Puli | Nantou | 87,639 | 86,406 now |
| 45 | Yingko | Taipei Hsien | 86,234 | — |
| 46 | Tachi | Taoyuan | 84,549 | — |
| 47 | Lukang | Changhwa | 83,069 | — |
| 48 | Chingshui | Taichung Hsien | 82,840 | — |
| 49 | Tachia | Taichung Hsien | 78,667 | — |
| 50 | Hsinying | Tainan Hsien | 77,204 | — |
| 51 | Shalu | Taichung Hsien | 72,261 | — |
| 52 | Chunan | Miaoli | 71,202 | — |
| 53 | Lotung | Ilan | 70,625 | — |
| 54 | Huwei | Yunlin | 63,691 | — |
| 55 | Chushan | Nantou | 59,638 | — |
| 56 | Chaochou | Pingtung | 58,793 | — |
| 57 | Tungshih | Taoyuan | 58,761 | — |
| 58 | Chiali | Tainan Hsien | 58,436 | — |
| 59 | Chihu | Changhwa | 56,731 | — |
| 60 | Erhlin | Changhwa | 55,233 | — |
| 61 | Wuchi | Taichung Hsien | 53,917 | — |
| 62 | Tungkang | Pingtung | 51,499 | — |
| 63 | Makung | Penghu | 51,034 | — |
| 64 | Yuanli | Miaoli | 49,229 | — |
| 65 | Hsilo | Yunlin | 48,179 | — |
| 66 | Tounan | Yunlin | 48,111 | — |
| 67 | Hsinhua | Tainan Hsien | 47,814 | — |
| 68 | Matou | Tainan Hsien | 46,726 | — |
| 69 | Tienchung | Changhwa | 46,308 | — |
| 70 | Juifang | Taipei Hsien | 44,645 | — |
| 71 | Peikang | Yunlin | 43,944 | — |
| 72 | Suao | Ilan | 43,154 | — |
| 73 | Meinung | Kaohsiung Hsien | 43,003 | — |
| 74 | Potzu | Chiayi Hsien | 42,266 | — |
| 75 | Shanhwa | Tainan Hsien | 41,445 | — |
| 76 | Chishan | Kaohsiung Hsien | 41,135 | — |
| 77 | Houlung | Miaoli | 41,118 | — |
| 78 | Tunghsiao | Miaoli | 39,057 | — |
| 79 | Hsinpu | Hsinchu Hsien | 35,416 | — |
| 80 | Talin | Chiayi Hsien | 34,973 | — |
| 81 | Taipao | Chiayi Hsien | 34,736 | — |
| 82 | Kuanhsi | Hsinchu Hsien | 34,714 | — |
| 83 | Peitou | Changhwa | 34,465 | — |
| 84 | Paiho | Tainan Hsien | 32,062 | — |
| 85 | Toucheng | Ilan | 31,413 | — |
| 86 | Tuku | Yunlin | 31,037 | — |
| 87 | Putai | Chiayi Hsien | 30,973 | — |
| 88 | Yuli | Hualien | 30,037 | — |
| 89 | Hengchun | Pingtung | 29,448 | — |
| 90 | Hsuechia | Tainan Hsien | 29,340 | — |
| 91 | Yenshui | Tainan Hsien | 28,672 | — |
| 92 | Cholan | Miaoli | 18,805 | — |
| 93 | Kincheng | Kinmen | 18,624 | — |
| 94 | Chengkung | Taoyuan | 18,616 | — |
| 95 | Fenglin | Hualien | 12,763 | — |
| 96 | Kinhu | Kinmen | 12,371 | — |
| 97 | Chichi | Nantou | 11,283 | — |
| 98 | Kuanshan | Taitung | 10,245 | — |
| 99 | Kinhsia | Kinmen | 9,444 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipei Hsien | 3,975,379 |
| 2 | Taipei Shih | 2,498,362 |
| 3 | Taoyuan | 2,004,181 |
| 4 | Taichung Hsien | 1,590,288 |
| 5 | Kaohsiung Shih | 1,512,833 |
| 6 | Kaohsiung Hsien | 1,297,575 |
| 7 | Changhwa | 1,248,846 |
| 8 | Tainan Hsien | 1,141,644 |
| 9 | Taichung Shih | 1,083,582 |
| 10 | Pingtung | 850,749 |
| 11 | Tainan Shih | 734,313 |
| 12 | Yunlin | 683,088 |
| 13 | Chiayi Hsien | 547,944 |
| 14 | Miaoli | 525,338 |
| 15 | Hsinchu Hsien | 482,992 |
| 16 | Nantou | 463,428 |
| 17 | Ilan | 438,163 |
| 18 | Hsinchu Shih | 413,683 |
| 19 | Keelung Shih | 397,515 |
| 20 | Hualien | 314,806 |
| 21 | Chiayi Shih | 266,316 |
| 22 | Taitung | 182,453 |
| 23 | Penghu | 76,360 |
| 24 | Kinmen | 49,401 |
| 25 | Lienkang | 15,556 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.