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Taiwan Province facts for kids
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臺灣省 · Taiwan Province
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 Taiwan Province of the Republic of China (in red). |
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| Country |  Republic of China |
| Established | October 25, 1945 |
| Streamlined | December 21, 1998 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26,330.9577 km2 (10,166.4396 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 9,234,181 |
| • Density | 350.696739/km2 (908.30038/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Taiwanese |
| Time zone | Asia/Taipei (UTC+8) |
| Postal codes | 200–206, 260–369, 500–655, 880–885, 900–983 |
| Area codes | (0)2, (0)3, (0)4, (0)5, (0)6, (0)8 |
| ISO 3166 code | TW |
| Counties | 12 |
| Cities | 3 |
| Website | www.tpg.gov.tw |
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺灣省 or 台灣省 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台湾省 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taiwan Province (Chinese: 台灣省; pinyin: Táiwān Shěng) is one of the two provinces of the Republic of China. It makes up 73% of the land controlled by the Republic of China. 40% of the people in the Republic of China live in this province. The capital of the province is Chung Hsing New Village in Nantou County.
Geography
The province is made up of most of the island of Taiwan, and also the Penghu islands. Even though the special municipalities of Kaoshiung, Tainan, New Taipei, and Taipei are all on Taiwan island, they are not part of Taiwan Province.
Government
The province has a Provincial Council with 9 members, led by a Governor of Taiwan Province.
Divisions
Provincial cities
Counties
- Changhua County
- Chiayi County
- Hsinchu County
- Hualien County
- Miaoli County
- Nantou County
- Penghu County
- Pingtung County
- Taitung County
- Taoyuan County
- Yilan County
- Yunlin County
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The building of the Taiwan Provincial Government at Zhongxing New Village
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Prior to January 1, 2007 all vehicles registered in Taiwan Province carried the label "Taiwan Province" (台灣省) on their license plates.
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