A county-controlled city (縣轄市 xiànxiáshì) is one of the 32 cities in Taiwan Province of the Republic of China administered under one of the 16 counties of the Republic of China. The Republic of China currently administers two historical Provinces of China (one completely and a small part of another one and centrally administers two Direct-controlled REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng ( which is an administrative division Direct-controlled municipality (直辖市 zhíxiáshì) is the highest level classificiation for Cities used by Chinese governments with status equal to In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn) Provincial cities (省轄市 shěngxiáshì) sometimes translated provincial municipalities, are cities lesser in rank than Direct-controlled municipalities The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. Township ( is the basic level of political divisions in China. In the subdivision of the Republic of China (ROC, "special administrative regions" ( were historically used to designate special areas most of which were eventually History In 1683 following a naval engagement with Admiral Shi Lang, Koxinga 's (Cheng Ch'eng Kung grandson Zheng Keshuang and ruler of Taiwan REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Republic of China currently administers two historical Provinces of China (one completely and a small part of another one and centrally administers two Direct-controlled On the same level as a ROC township, it is the lowest-level city of ROC, below provincial and direct-control municipality. Township ( is the basic level of political divisions in China. Direct-controlled municipality (直辖市 zhíxiáshì) is the highest level classificiation for Cities used by Chinese governments with status equal to In contrast, the counties under the People's Republic of China cannot administer cities (but since it has prefecture-level city absent in ROC, it still has three kinds of cities as well). Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and A county-controlled city has urban villages (里) directly under it.

The two criteria of a county-controlled city originally are:

• population between 150,000 and 500,000
• advanced industry and transportation network

The population criteria 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 prefecture-controlled cities (州轄市) under the Japanese Occupation. Hualien City ( POJ: Hoa-liân-chhī is the capital of Hualien County, Taiwan. Yilan City ( Taiwanese POJ: Gî-lân-chhī commonly and historically spelled Ilan or I-lan, is the capital of Yilan County, Taiwan (The Kuomintang did not create such cities on the Mainland before they fled. ) Taipei County has the most county-controlled cities (10). Taipei County ( is located in northern Taiwan and encircles Taipei City. For all places ever obtained the county-controlled status, see the chart below:

Timeline

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

Lienchiang and Kinmen Counties do not have any cities. Chiayi City (sometimes romanized as Jiayi) ( Taiwanese: Ka-gī chhī is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Hsinchu City ( POJ: Sin-tek is a city in northern Taiwan. Hsinchu is popularly nicknamed "The Windy City" Changhua City ( is the county seat of Changhua County in Taiwan. Pingtung City ( Taiwanese: Pîn-tong-chhī is the capital of Pingtung County, Taiwan ( Republic of China) Sanchong City ( Postal map spelling: Sanchung Shih Taiwanese: Sam-tiông Chhī Taiwanese Colloquial: 三重埔 Saⁿ-tēng-po· is a city in the western Taipei County ( is located in northern Taiwan and encircles Taipei City. Jhongli, also spelled Chungli ( Taiwanese POJ: Tiong-le̍k-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌ一ˋ ㄕˋ is a city in Taoyuan County Taoyuan County ( Taiwanese POJ: Thô-hn̂g-kōan Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ is a county of Taiwan, located in the northwestern part Taoyuan City ( is the county seat of Taoyuan County in Taiwan Province, Republic of China, located in the northwestern part of the island. Banciao City is the County seat of Taipei County, Taiwan ( Republic of China) Fongshan City ( POJ: Hōng-soaⁿ-chhī is located in southern Kaohsiung County, Taiwan. Kaohsiung County ( POJ: Ko-hiông-kōan is a county in southern Taiwan administered as a county of Taiwan. Taitung City ( POJ: Tâi-tang-chhī is the capital of Taitung County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. Taitung County is a county in eastern Taiwan. The name means "Eastern Taiwan" FROM OLD INFOBOX OldName= Calabash mound (葫蘆墩|AreaTotal=41 Taichung County ( is a county in central Taiwan, surrounding but not including Taichung City. Yonghe City ( POJ: Éng-hô-chhī is a city in the southern part of Taipei County, Taiwan, Republic of China. Jhonghe ( Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hô Chhī historically spelled Chung-Ho, is a County-controlled city in Taipei County, Taiwan. Hsinchuang City ( is a city in the western part of Taipei County, Taiwan. Sindian City, ( Traditional Chinese: 新店市 Simplified Chinese: 新店市 Hanyu Pinyin: Xīndiàn shì Tongyong Pinyin: Sindian Shi A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Miaoli City ( Taiwanese POJ: Biâu-le̍k-chhī is the capital of Miaoli County, Taiwan. Nantou City ( is located in the northwest of Nantou County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. Douliou City (also Douliu) ( Taiwanese POJ: Táu-la̍k-chhī is the capital of Yunlin County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of Sinying City ( is the capital of Tainan County in Taiwan. Sugar production was the most important industry in Sinying Magong may refer to Makung, a county-administered city in the Penghu County (the Pescadores Taiwan Province Republic of China (Taiwan Magong Provincial cities (省轄市 shěngxiáshì) sometimes translated provincial municipalities, are cities lesser in rank than Direct-controlled municipalities Jhubei City ( POJ: Tek-pak-chhī is a city located in northern Taiwan. Taibao City (太保市 is the seat of Chiayi County, Taiwan. It was named after the government position of Wang De-lu (王得錄 whose hometown Pingjhen City (平鎮市 is a city in the central part of Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. Puzih City ( POJ: Phò-chí chhī is the location of the county council of Chiayi County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. Yongkang ( the biggest city in Tainan County, lies in the southern west of Taiwan. Tucheng City (土城市 is a city in the southwestern part of Taipei County, Taiwan, Republic of China. Bade City (八德市 is a city in the central part of Taoyuan County, of Republic of China ( Taiwan) Taiping City (太平市 is a city in the eastern part of Taichung County, Taiwan ( Republic of China) Lujhou City ( Postal map spelling: Luchou City is a city in the northwestern part of Taipei County, Taiwan of the Republic of China. Hsichih City or Sijhih or Xizhi ( literally "the end of tides" is a City in Taipei County, Taiwan. Shulin City (樹林市 is a city in the southwestern part of Taipei County, Taiwan ( Republic of China) Kinmen, ( Traditional Chinese: 金門 Simplified Chinese: 金门 Hanyu Pinyin: Jīnmén Tongyong Pinyin: Jinmén Wades-Giles