Taiwan Province
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Taiwan Province 臺灣省 |
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| Streamlined Province | |
 Taiwan Province of the Republic of China (in red). |
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| Country | Republic of China |
| Established | October 25, 1945 (Retrocession Day) |
| Streamlined | December 21, 1998 |
| Provincial capital |
Taipei (1945-1956) Zhongxing New Village (1956-) |
| Government | |
| • Chairperson | Hsu Jan-yau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,110.0037 km2 (9,695.0266 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 7,182,952 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/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 | 11 |
| Cities | 3 |
| Website | www.TPG.gov.tw |
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Táiwān Shěng |
| Bopomofo | ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄕㄥˇ |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Tair'uan Sheeng |
| Wade–Giles | T'ai²-wan¹ Sheng³ |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Táiwan Shěng |
| MPS2 | Táiwān Shěng |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Thòi-vàn Sén |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Tâi-oân-séng |
| Tâi-lô | Tâi-uân Síng |
| Eastern Min | |
| Fuzhou BUC | Dài-uăng Sēng |
Taiwan Province is one of the two administrative divisions of the Republic of China (ROC) that are officially referred to as "provinces". The province covers approximately 69% of the actual-controlled territory of the ROC, with around 31% of the total population.
Geographically it covers the majority of the island of Taiwan as well as almost all of its surrounding islands, the largest of which are the Penghu archipelago, Green Island, Xiaoliuqiu Island and Orchid Island. Taiwan Province does not cover territories of the special municipalities of Kaohsiung, New Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, Taipei, and Taoyuan, all of which are located geographically within the main island of Taiwan. It also does not include the counties of Kinmen and Lienchiang, which are located alongside the southeast coast of mainland China and administered as a separate Fujian Province (not to be confused with the PRC's Fujian Province).
Originally Taiwan Province covered the entire island of Taiwan and all its associated islands. All the special municipalities were split off from the province between 1967 and 2014. Since 1997 most of the Taiwan provincial government's functions have been transferred to the central government of the Republic of China following a constitutional amendment. The Taiwan Provincial Government has effectively become a nominal institution under the Executive Yuan's administration.
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