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Northern Taiwan

Northern Taiwan, as its name suggests, is the northmost region of . It is the political and financial centre of Taiwan. It is also the country's main hub of technological development.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Taipei and Hsinchu.

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is the capital of Taiwan and a major global city. Located in the north of the island, nestled in a basin between the Yangming and Central Mountains, serves as the financial, cultural, and political heart of Taiwan.

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, officially City, is a city located in northwestern . It is the most populous city in Taiwan that is not a special municipality, with estimated 450,655 inhabitants.

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is the main international airport serving , particularly the northern region and . Located in , , approximately 40 km west of Taipei, the airport is the busiest and largest in Taiwan.

Destinations to Discover

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, while officially a city, is more like a region surrounding the cities of and in Northern Taiwan. It is considered a part of the Taipei Metropolitan Area.

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Hsinchu is a county in north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka; with a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county. is the county seat, where the government office and county office is located.

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City is a special municipality in Northern Taiwan, adjacent to in the north and in the south. It is the home of Taiwan International Airport, which serves .

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, Chilung or Jilong, officially known as City, is a major port city in northeastern . The city is part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area with neighboring and .

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Jianshi Township is a mountain indigenous township in in northern . It had an estimated population of 9,532 as of February 2023. The main population is the indigenous Atayal people.

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is the fifth national park of . This is a region of magnificent mountains, creek valleys, rare animals and plants.

Northern Taiwan

Latitude of center
24.992° or 24° 59′ 31″ north
Longitude of center
121.404° or 121° 24′ 14″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q6851564
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Northern Taiwan” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Nord Taiwan”
  • Catalan: “Taiwan Septentrional”
  • Chinese: “Pak Tâi-oân”
  • Chinese: “北臺灣”
  • Esperanto: “Norda Tajvano”
  • French: “Taïwan-Nord”
  • Italian: “Taiwan Nord”
  • Italian: “Taiwan settentrionale”
  • Japanese: “北台湾”
  • Japanese: “台湾北部”
  • Korean: “북타이완”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Pak Tâi-uân”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Nòrd Taiwan”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Taiwan Septentrional”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Taiwan Septentrionau”
  • Scots: “Northren Taiwan”
  • Slovenian: “Severni Tajvan”
  • Swedish: “Beitai”
  • Vietnamese: “Bắc Đài Loan”
  • Welsh: “Gogledd Taiwan”
  • Yue Chinese: “北臺灣”

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