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Taipei City Government

Municipal government in Taiwan

Summary

Municipal government in Taiwan

Field	Value
agency_name	Taipei City Government
nativename_a	臺北市政府{{efn native lang	tw	name=word1
t	臺北市政府
p	Táiběi shì zhèngfǔ
m	Tâi-pak chhī chèng-hú
s	Thòi-pet-sṳ chṳn-fú}}
logo	Emblem of Taipei City.svg
logo_width	150px
formed
jurisdiction	Taipei City
headquarters	Taipei City Hall, Xinyi District
coordinates
chief1_name	Mayor
chief1_position	Chiang Wan-an
chief2_name	Deputy Mayors
chief2_position	Lee Shu-chuan, Lin Yi-hua
website

The Taipei City Government is the municipal government of Taipei.

History

Taipei City Hall from 1940 to 1945 (now the [[Executive Yuan]] building)

Taipei City Hall from 1945 to 1993 (now the [[Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei]] and Jian Cheng Junior High School)

Taipei was known as Taihoku during Japan's rule of Taiwan, which started in 1895. Initially, the city was directly controlled by the Governor-General of Taiwan. In 1920, Japan reorganized the system of local government in Taiwan. As part of this, the Taihoku City Government was established within Taihoku Prefecture.

The city government was initially housed in buildings belonging to . In 1940, a new city hall was opened on the same site. It was three- to four-stories tall and built in a modernist style.

After Taiwan was handed over to the Republic of China on 25 October 1945, Taipei became a provincial municipality and the capital of Taiwan Province. Its city hall was established in the former campus of . The old city hall building was turned over to house the provincial government for Taiwan. It became the Executive Yuan building in 1957.

The Republic of China government was forced to retreat to Taiwan in 1949, and Taipei became the nation's seat of government. In 1967, Taipei's status was upgraded to a cabinet-level municipality. Its service thus grew much bigger with the large increase of population. Taipei's city hall could only accommodate around 1,000 employees, and many other units were scattered in various rented offices.

In order to carry the city government jobs effectively, a new Taipei City Hall was opened in 1994 in the Xinyi District. The old city hall building became the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei and the campus of .

Administration

There are 5 internal administrative branches, 22 departments, 7 offices, 4 committees, and 2 public corporations, under the head of the city, the mayor of Taipei and the vice mayor.

Departments

Cultural Affairs
Rapid Transit System

Administration

Commissions

Public Corporations

Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation

Access

Taipei City Hall is accessible within walking distance South of Taipei City Hall Station of Taipei Metro.

Notes

Words in native languages

References

(23 February 2023). "Architecture - Building Usage History". Executive Yuan.
(23 February 2023). "Architecture - Design and Construction". Executive Yuan.
"About MoCA". Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei.
(28 July 2009). "Taipei City Government Profile". Taipei City Government.
"City Government Structure". Taipei City Government.

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