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TILMAN ARETZ’S BLOG [http://taretz.blogspot.com]———ROC city mayors and county magistrates since 1989

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City mayors and county magistrates in the ROC since 1989

TABLE OF CONTENTS Explanation of symbols and abbreviations used in this file ....................................................... 1 List of judicial courts mentioned in this file ............................................................................ 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 2 Overview over the ROC’s cities and counties (since Dec. 25, 2010) ............................................ 2

Taiwan Province ................................................................. 2 Fujian Province............................................................. 3 Elections ................................................................................................................................. 3 List of city mayors and county magistrates .............................................................................. 3

Taipei City7 ................. 3 Hsinchu County .......... 5 Pingtung County ..... 6 Hsinchu City ................ 8

New Taipei City7 ....... 3 Miaoli County .............. 5 Yilan County ............ 6 Chiayi City .................... 8

Taichung City7 ........... 3 Changhua County ....... 5 Hualien County ....... 7 Kinmen County ........... 8

Tainan City7 ................ 4 Nantou County ........... 5 Taitung County ........ 7 Lienchiang County ...... 8

Kaohsiung City7 ........ 4 Yunlin County ............. 6 Penghu County ........ 7

Taoyuan County.............. 4 Chiayi County .............. 6 Keelung City ............ 7 Heads of local governments abolished on Dec. 25, 2010 ........................................................... 9

Taichung County (now part of Taichung City)...................................................................................................................... 9

Tainan County (now part of Tainan City) .............................................................................................................................. 9

Kaohsiung County (now part of Kaohsiung City) ............................................................................................................... 9 Recent developments .............................................................................................................. 10

Changes in Taiwan’s administrative map ............................................................................................................................... 10 Maps of the ROC’s cities and counties ................................................................................... 11

Taiwan and the ROC’s offshore islands (July 1, 1979 to Dec. 25, 2010) ......................................................................... 11

Taiwan proper (since Dec. 25, 2010) ..................................................................................................................................... 12

EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS FILE

@ .... acting † ....... died in office 7 ..... Special Municipality (zhixiashi 直轄市)

DPP .......... Democratic Progressive Party (minzhu jinbudang 民主進步黨/minjindang 民進黨)

Ind. ......... Independent (wudangji 無黨籍)

KMT ......... Kuomintang (Zhongguo guomindang 中國國民黨/guomindang 國民黨), aka “Chinese Nationalist Party”

MOI .......... Ministry of Interior (neizhengbu 內政部)

N/A .......... not available (buxiang 不詳/不祥)

NP............. New Party (xindang 新黨)

PFP ........... People First Party (qinmindang 親民黨)

PRC .......... People’s Republic of China (Zhonghua renmin gongheguo 中華人民共和國)

ROC ......... Republic of China (Zhonghua minguo 中華民國)

LIST OF JUDICIAL COURTS MENTIONED IN THIS FILE

Keelung District Court—Jilong difang fayuan 基隆地方法院

Nantou District Court—Nantou difang fayuan 南投地方法院

ROC Supreme Court—Zhonghua minguo zuigao fayuan 中華民國最高法院

Taitung District Court—Taidong difang fayuan 臺東地方法院

Taiwan High Court’s Hualien branch—Taiwan gaodeng fayuan Hualian fenyuan 臺灣高等法院花蓮分院

Taiwan High Court Tainan Branch—Taiwan gaodeng fayuan Tainan fenyuan 臺灣高等法院臺南分院

Yunlin District Court—Yunlin difang fayuan 雲林地方法院


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INTRODUCTION

Below the central and provincial level, local administration in the ROC consists of 22 county-level units—5 special

municipalities (zhixiashi 直轄市), 3 cities (shi 市), and 14 counties (xian 縣); 20 of them in Taiwan Province, 2 in Fu-

jian Province. Taipei was declared a special municipality in July 1967, Kaohsiung in July 1979. In December 2010,

Kaohsiung County was integrated into Kaohsiung City; Taipei County was upgraded to special municipality and

renamed New Taipei City; furthermore, Taichung City and Taichung County as well as Tainan City and Tainan

County were merged and both upgraded to special municipality.

In August 2009, the terms of mayors and county magistrates in the ROC to be elected on Dec. 5, 2009, were ex-

tended by a year to five years. Accordingly, the Dec. 5 elections did not include Taipei County, Kaohsiung County,

Taichung County, Taichung City, Tainan City and Tainan County as they were either directly upgraded to the status

of a special municipality or integrated into a special municipality on Dec. 25, 2010. They held their elections simulta-

neously with heads of the two existing special municipalities—Taipei City and Kaohsiung City—on Nov. 27, 2010.

This file shows local government leaders from 1989 on because only after martial law was lifted in the ROC in

July 1987 elections could be regarded as truly free and democratic. The first direct and free elections of Kinmen’s

and Matsu’s county commissioners took place in Dec. 1993.

Please note that text marked in red indicates that the information available (official English spelling of the name,

birth year, and/or political affiliation) was incomplete. In each case I wrote to the respective city/county government

(Keelung City, Taichung City, Taoyuan County, Yunlin County, Hualien County, Taitung County, Penghu County) but

either received no response at all, or the agency was unable or unwilling to provide the requested information.

OVERVIEW OVER THE ROC’S CITIES AND COUNTIES (SINCE DEC. 25, 2010)

Taiwan Province Special municipalities

Taipei City 台北市 [Land area: 271.7997 km²; coordinates: 121.27º–121.39º E, 24.57º–25.12º N]

New Taipei City 新北市 [Land area: 2052.5667 km²; coordinates: 121.16º–122.00º E, 24.40º–25.17º N]

Taichung City 台中市 [Land area: 2214.8968 km²; coordinates: 120.28º–121.27º E, 23.59º–24.26º N]

Tainan City 台南市 [Land area: 2191.6531 km²; coordinates: 120.02º–120.39º E, 22.53º–23.24º N]

Kaohsiung City 高雄市 [Land area: 2946.2671 km²; coordinates: 120.10º–121.02º E, 22.28º–23.28º N]

Counties

Taoyuan County 桃園縣 [Land area: 1220.9540 km²; coordinates: 120.59º–121.28º E, 24.35º–25.07º N]

Hsinchu County 新竹縣 [Land area: 1427.5369 km²; coordinates: 120.56º–121.24º E, 24.25º–24.56º N]

Miaoli County 苗栗縣 [Land area: 1820.3149 km²; coordinates: 120.37º–121.15º E, 24.17º–24.44º N]

Changhua County 彰化縣 [Land area: 1074.3960 km²; coordinates: 120.14º–120.41º E, 23.46º–24.11º N]

Nantou County 南投縣 [Land area: 4106.4360 km²; coordinates: 120.36º–121.20º E, 23.26º–24.14º N]

Yunlin County 雲林縣 [Land area: 1290.8326 km²; coordinates: 120.08º–120.44º E, 23.30º–23.50º N]

Chiayi County 嘉義縣 [Land area: 1901.6750 km²; coordinates: 120.07º–120.57º E, 23.12º–23.37º N]

Pingtung County 屏東縣 (includes Liuchiu Island 琉球嶼) [Land area: 2775.6003 km²; coordinates: 120.21º–120.54º

E, 21.53º–22.52º N]

Yilan County宜蘭縣 (includes Guishan Island 龜山島) [Land area: 2143.6251 km²; coordinates: 121.19º–121.58º E,

24.18º–24.59º N]

Hualien County 花蓮縣 [Land area: 4628.5714 km²; coordinates: 120.59º–121.46º E, 23.05º–24.21º N]

Taitung County台東縣 (includes Green Island/Lüdao綠島 and Orchid Island/Lanyu蘭嶼) [Land area: 3515.2526

km²; coordinates: 120.44º–121.35º E, 21.56º–23.26º N]

Penghu County 澎湖縣 (the offshore Penghu Archipelago consists of some 90 islands and is also known under the

name “Pescadores”) [Land area: 141.0521 km²; coordinates: 119.19º–119.41º E, 23.11º–23.45º N]

Cities

Keelung City 基隆市 [Land area: 132.7589 km²; coordinates: 121.37º–121.48º E, 25.03º–25.10º N]

Hsinchu City 新竹市 [Land area: 104.1526 km²; coordinates: 120.52º–121.02º E, 24.42º–24.51º N]

Chiayi City 嘉義市 [Land area: 60.0256 km²; coordinates: 120.23º–120.30º E, 23.26º–23.31º N]


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Fujian Province Kinmen County 金門縣 (also known under the name “Quemoy” in the West; closest distance to PRC-controlled

mainland China: ca. 2000 m) [Land area: 151.6560 km²; coordinates: 118.12º–118.28º E, 24.23º–24.31º N]

Lienchiang County 連江縣 (i. e. the administrative name of Matsu 馬祖; closest distance to PRC-controlled main-

land China: less than ca. 1000 m) [Land area: 29.52 km²; coordinates: 119.54º–120.00º E, 26.08º–26.17º N]

ELECTIONS

• Free and democratic elections for mayors (shizhang 市長) of ROC special municipalities: 1994 (Dec. 3), 1998

(Dec. 5), 2002 (Dec. 7), 2006 (Dec. 9), 2010 (Nov. 27); next election scheduled for Nov. 29, 2014.

• Free and democratic elections for ROC city mayors (shizhang 市長) and county magistrates (xianzhang 縣長):

1989 (Dec. 2), 1993 (Nov. 27), 1997 (Nov. 29), 2001 (Dec. 1), 2005 (Dec. 3), 2009 (Dec. 5); next election

scheduled for Nov. 29, 2014.

LIST OF CITY MAYORS AND COUNTY MAGISTRATES

Taipei City 7 Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

7/1988—6/1990 Wu Po-hsiung 吳伯雄 [Wu Boxiong] b. 1939 KMT

6/1990—12/1994 Huang Ta-chou 黃大洲 [Huang Dazhou] b. 1936 KMT

12/1994—12/1998 Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁 b. 1950 DPP

12/1998—12/2006 Ma Ying-jeou 馬英九 [Ma Yingjiu] b. 1950 KMT

12/2006— Hau Lung-bin 郝龍斌 [Hao Longbin] b. 1952 KMT

Address 地址

Taipei City Government 台北市政府

No. 1 Shihfu Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City 11008, Taiwan ROC

11008 台北市信義區市府路 1 號

New Taipei City7 Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1997 Yu Ching 尤清 [You Qing] b. 1942 DPP

12/1997—12/2005 Su Tseng-chang 蘇貞昌 [Su Zhenchang] b. 1947 DPP

5/2004—12/2005 @ Lin Si-yao 林錫耀 [Lin Xiyao] b. 1961 DPP

12/2005—12/2010 Chou Hsi-wei 周錫瑋 [Zhou Xiwei] b. 1958 KMT

12/2010— Eric Chu 朱立倫 [Zhu Lilun] b. 1961 KMT

Address 地址

New Taipei City Government 新北市政府

No. 161 Zhongshan Road Section 1, Banqiao District, New Taipei City 22001, Taiwan ROC

22001 新北市板橋區中山路 1 段 161 號

Note: Before it was renamed and upgraded to Special Municipality on Dec. 25, 2010, New Taipei City was called

Taipei County 台北縣. After an amendment to the Local Government Act (difang zhidufa 地方制度法) was pro-

mulgated on May 3, 2007, the status of Taipei County was upgraded to “quasi-special municipality” (zhun zhixiashi 準

直轄市) on Oct. 1, 2007.

Taichung City7 Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

7/1989—12/1989 @ Hwang Ching-fong 黃鏡峰 [Huang Jingfeng] N/A N/A

12/1989—12/1997 Lin Po-jung 林柏榕 [Lin Borong] b. 1936 KMT

10/1995—4/1996 @ Chen Cheng-hsiung 陳正雄 [Chen Zhengxiong] b. 1937 KMT


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6/1996—7/1997 @ Lin Hsueh-cheng 林學正 [Lin Xuezheng] N/A N/A

12/1997—12/2001 Chang Wen-ying 張溫鷹 [Zhang Wenying] b. 1950 DPP

12/2001— Jason Hu 胡志強 [Hu Zhiqiang] b. 1948 KMT

Address 地址

Taichung City Government 台中市政府

No. 89 Taijhonggang Road Section 2, Xitun District, Taichung City 40756, Taiwan ROC

40756 台中市西屯區台中港路 2 段 89 號

No. 36 Yangming Street, Fongyuan District, Taichung City 42007, Taiwan ROC

42007 台中市豐原區陽明街 36 號

Note: On Dec. 25, 2010, Taichung City was merged with Taichung County and elevated to the status of Special

Municipality.

Tainan City7 Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1993 Lin Wen-hsun 林文雄 [Lin Wenxiong] b. 1942 KMT

12/1993—12/1997 Shih Chih-ming 施治明 [Shi Zhiming] b. 1952 KMT

12/1997—12/2001 George Chang 張燦鍙 [Zhang Canhong] b. 1936 DPP

12/2001—12/2010 Hsu Tain-tsair 許添財 [Xu Tiancai] b. 1951 DPP

12/2010— William Lai Ching-te 賴清德 [Lai Qingde] b. 1959 DPP

Address 地址

Tainan City Government 台南市政府

No. 6 Yonghua Road Section 2, Anping District, Tainan City 70801, Taiwan ROC

70801 台南市安平區永華路 2 段 6 號

No. 36 Minjhih Road, Sinying District, Tainan City 73001, Taiwan ROC

73001 台南市新營區民治路 36 號 Note: On Dec. 25, 2010, Tainan City was merged with Tainan County and elevated to the status of Special Municipality.

Kaohsiung City7 Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

5/1985—6/1990 Su Nan-cheng 蘇南成 b. 1936 KMT

6/1990—12/1998 Wu Den-yih 吳敦義 [Wu Dunyi] b. 1948 KMT

12/1998—2/2005 Frank Hsieh 謝長廷 [Xie Changting] b. 1946 DPP

2/2005—9/2005 @ Chen Chi-mai 陳其邁 [Chen Qimai] b. 1964 DPP

9/2005—12/2006 @ Yeh Chu-lan 葉菊蘭 [Ye Julan] b. 1949 DPP

12/2006— Chen Chu 陳菊 [Chen Ju] b. 1950 DPP

Address 地址

Kaohsiung City Government 高雄市政府

No. 2 Sihwei 3rd Road, Lingya District, Kaohsiung City 80203, Taiwan ROC

80203 高雄市苓雅區四維三路 2 號

Note: The area of Kaohsiung City, a special municipality since July 1979, was expanded on Dec. 25, 2010 by the

inclusion of Kaohsiung County.

Taoyuan County Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—11/1996 † Liu Pang-you 劉邦友 [Liu Bangyou] 1943-1996 KMT

11/1996—3/1997 @ Liao Pen-yang 廖本洋 [Liao Benyang] N/A N/A

3/1997—5/2000 Annette Lu 呂秀蓮 [Lü Xiulian] b. 1944 DPP

5/2000—12/2001 @ Hsu Ying-shen 許應深 [Xu Yingshen] b. 1948 DPP

12/2001—12/2009 Chu Li-lun 朱立倫 [Zhu Lilun] b. 1961 KMT

12/2009— John Wu 吳志揚 [Wu Zhiyang] b. 1969 KMT

Address 地址

Taoyuan County Government 桃園縣政府

No. 1 Shianfu Road, Taoyuan City, Taoyuan County 33001, Taiwan ROC

33001 桃園縣桃園市縣府路 1 號


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Note: Taoyuan County will be upgraded to the status of Special Municipality on Dec. 25, 2014.

Hsinchu County Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1997 Fan Chen-tzung 范振宗 [Fan Zhenzong] b. 1942 DPP

12/1997—12/2001 Lin Kwang-hua 林光華 [Lin Guanghua] b. 1945 DPP

12/2001—12/2009 Cheng Yung-chin 鄭永金 [Zheng Yongjin] b. 1949 KMT

12/2009— Chiu Ching-chun 邱鏡淳 [Qiu Jingchun] b. 1949 KMT

Address 地址

Hsinchu County Government 新竹縣政府

No. 10 Guangming 6th Road, Jhubei City, Hsinchu County 30210, Taiwan ROC

30210 新竹縣竹北市光明六路 10 號

Miaoli County Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1993 Chang Chiu-hua 張秋華 [Zhang Qiuhua] b. 1937 KMT

12/1993—12/1997 Her Jyh-huei 何智輝 [He Zhihui] b. 1950 KMT

12/1997—12/2005 Fu Shiue-peng 傅學鵬 [Fu Xuepeng] b. 1951 Ind.

12/2005— Liu Cheng-hong 劉政鴻 [Liu Zhenghong] b. 1947 KMT

Address 地址

Miaoli County Government 苗栗縣政府

No. 100 Sianfu Road, Miaoli City, Miaoli County 36001, Taiwan ROC

36001 苗栗縣苗栗市縣府路 100 號

Changhua County Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1993 Chou Ching-yu 周清玉 [Zhou Qingyu] b. 1944 DPP

12/1993—12/2001 Juan Kang-meng 阮剛猛 [Ruan Gangmeng] b. 1951 KMT

12/2001—12/2005 Liv Wong Chin-chu 翁金珠 [Weng Jinzhu] b. 1947 DPP

12/2005— Cho Po-yuan 卓伯源 [Zhuo Boyuan] b. 1965 KMT

Address 地址

Changhua County Government 彰化縣政府

No. 416 Jhongshan Road Section 2, Changhua City, Changhua County 50001, Taiwan ROC

50001 彰化縣彰化市中山路 2 段 416 號

Note: In older sources, Changhua is often spelled “Changhwa”.

Nantou County Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1997 Lin Yuen-lang 林源朗 [Lin Yuanlang] b. 1940 KMT

12/1997—12/2001 Pang Pai-hsien 彭百顯 [Peng Baixian] b. 1949 Ind.

11/2000—1/2001 @ Lai Ying-fang 賴英芳 b. 1960 Ind.

12/2001—12/2005 Lin Tseng-nan 林宗男 [Lin Zongnan] b. 1942 DPP

12/2005—11/2012 Lee Chao-ching 李朝卿 [Li Chaoqing] b. 1950 KMT

11/2012— @ Chen Chih-ching 陳志清 [Chen Zhiqing] b. 1952 KMT

Note: Lee Chao-ching was detained on bribery charges by order of the Nantou District Court and suspended from

office on Nov. 30, 2012. He was released and formally indicted on March 26, 2013. His bid for reinstatement was

rejected by the ROC MOI on April 1, 2013.

Address 地址

Nantou County Government 南投縣政府

No. 660 Jhongsing Road, Nantou City, Nantou County 54001, Taiwan ROC

54001 南投縣南投市中興路 660 號


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Yunlin County Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1997 Liao Chuan-yu 廖泉裕 [Liao Quanyu] b. 1938 KMT

12/1997—8/1999 † Su Wen-hsiung 蘇文雄 [Su Wenxiong] 1943-1999 KMT

8/1999—11/1999 @ Li Hsueh-tsung 李學聰 [Li Xuecong] N/A KMT

11/1999—12/2005 Chang Jung-wei 張榮味 [Zhang Rongwei] b. 1946 KMT

3/2005—12/2005 @ John C. Y. Lee 李進勇 [Li Jinyong] b. 1951 DPP

12/2005— Su Chih-fen 蘇治芬 [Su Zhifen] b. 1953 DPP

Note: Su Chih-fen was detained and questioned on Nov. 4, 2008 on corruption charges in connection with a landfill

construction project and indicted on Nov. 14, 2008. The Yunlin District Court acquitted her on April 29, 2011, a

verdict upheld by the Taiwan High Court Tainan Branch on Aug. 31, 2012. The ROC Supreme Court remanded a

prosecutorial appeal and closed the case on Jan. 10, 2013.

Address 地址

Yunlin County Government 雲林縣政府

No. 515 Yunlin Road Section 2, Douliou City, Yunlin County 64001, Taiwan ROC

64001 雲林縣斗六市雲林路 2 段 515 號

Chiayi County Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1993 Ho Chia-jong 何嘉榮 [He Jiarong] b. 1945 KMT

12/1993—12/1997 Chen Shih-yung 陳適庸 [Chen Shiyong] b. 1948 KMT

12/1997—12/2001 Lee Ya-ching 李雅景 [Li Yajing] b. 1949 KMT

12/2001—12/2009 Chen Ming-wen 陳明文 b. 1955 DPP

12/2009— Helen Chang Hwa-kuan 張花冠 [Zhang Huaguan] b. 1954 DPP

Address 地址

Chiayi County Government 嘉義縣政府

No. 1 Sianghe 1st Road, East Section, Sianghe Sincun, Taibao City, Chiayi County 61249, Taiwan ROC

61249 嘉義縣太保市祥和新村祥和一路東段 1 號

Pingtung County Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1993 Su Tseng-chang 蘇貞昌 [Su Zhenchang] b. 1947 DPP

12/1993—12/1997 Wu Jzer-yuan 伍澤元 [Wu Zeyuan] 1945-2008 KMT

12/1997—4/2004 Su Jia-chyuan 蘇嘉全 [Su Jiaquan] b. 1956 DPP

4/2004—12/2005 @ Wu Ying-wen 吳應文 b. 1949 DPP

12/2005— Charles Tsao 曹啟鴻 [Cao Qihong] b. 1948 DPP

Address 地址

Pingtung County Government 屏東縣政府

No. 527 Tzu-yu Road, Pingtung City , Pingtung County 90001, Taiwan ROC

90001 屏東縣屏東市自由路 527 號

Yilan County Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1997 Yu Shyi-kun 游錫堃 [You Xikun] b. 1948 DPP

12/1997—12/2005 Liu Shou-cheng 劉守成 b. 1951 DPP

12/2005—12/2009 Lu Kuo-hua 呂國華 [Lü Guohua] b. 1956 KMT

12/2009— Lin Tsong-shyan 林聰賢 [Lin Congxian] b. 1962 DPP

Address 地址

Yilan County Government 宜蘭縣政府

No. 1 Sianjheng North Road, Yilan City, Yilan County 26060, Taiwan ROC

26060 宜蘭縣宜蘭市凱旋里三鄰縣政北路 1 號

Note: In older sources, Yilan is often spelled “Ilan”.


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Hualien County Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—4/1993 Wu Kuo-tong 吳國棟 [Wu Guodong] b. 1942 KMT

4/1993—12/1993 @ Chen Cheng-hsiung 陳正雄 [Chen Zhengxiong] b. 1937 KMT

12/1993—12/2001 Wang Chin-feng 王慶豐 [Wang Qingfeng] b. 1933 KMT

12/2001—5/2003 † Chang Fu-hsin 張福興 [Zhang Fuxing] 1942-2003 KMT

5/2003—8/2003 @ K. C. Fan 范光群 [Fan Guangqun] b. 1939 Ind.

8/2003—12/2009 Hsieh Shen-san 謝深山 [Xie Shenshan] b. 1939 KMT

12/2009— Fu Kun-chi 傅崑萁 [Fu Kunqi] b. 1962 Ind.

Address 地址

Hualien County Government 花蓮縣政府

No. 17 Fucian Road, Hualien City, Hualien County 97001, Taiwan ROC

97001 花蓮縣花蓮市府前路 17 號

Taitung County Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1993 John Lieh Cheng 鄭烈 [Zheng Lie] b. 1938 KMT

12/1993—12/2001 Chen Chien-nien 陳建年 [Chen Jiannian] b. 1947 KMT

12/2001—12/2005 Hsu Ching-yuan 徐慶元 [Xu Qingyuan] b. 1957 DPP

12/2005 Wu Chun-li 吳俊立 [Wu Junli] b. 1962 KMT

12/2005—4/2006 @ Lai Shun-hsien 賴順賢 [Lai Shunxian] N/A N/A

4/2006—12/2009 Kuang Li-chen 鄺麗貞 [Kuang Lizhen] b. 1962 KMT

12/2009— Justin Huang 黃健庭 [Huang Jianting] b. 1959 KMT

Note: On Aug. 16, 2002 the Taitung District Court sentenced Wu Chun-li to 16 years in prison for corruption; the

Taiwan High Court’s Hualien branch reduced the sentence to 7 years and 8 months on Aug. 7, 2003. After Wu

Chun-li’s victory in the Taitung county magistrate election on Dec. 3, 2005, the ROC MOI banned him from taking

office on Dec. 19, 2005. The same day Wu Chun-li divorced his wife Kuang Li-chen and then named her his deputy,

while ROC Premier Frank Hsieh 謝長廷 appointed Lai Shun-hsien acting county commissioner. Kuang went on to

win the Taitung county magistrate by-election on April 1, 2006. On Aug. 31 that year the ROC Supreme Court

upheld Wu Chun-li’s conviction and reduced the sentence to 7 years and 6 months.

Address 地址

Taitung County Government 台東縣政府

No. 276 Chung Shan Road, Taitung City, Taitung County 95001, Taiwan ROC

95001 台東縣台東市中山路 276 號

Penghu County Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—10/1992 † Wang Chien-tung 王乾同 [Wang Qiantong] 1942-1992 KMT

11/1992—3/1993 @ Chen Pi-chi 陳丕勣 [Chen Piji] b. 1931 N/A

3/1993—9/1995 Kao Chih-peng 高植澎 [Gao Zhipeng] b. 1954 DPP

10/1995—12/1997 @ John Lieh Cheng 鄭烈 [Zheng Lie] b. 1938 KMT

12/1997—12/2005 Lai Feng-wei 賴峰偉 b. 1953 KMT

12/2005— Wang Chien-fa 王乾發 [Wang Qianfa] b. 1949 KMT

Note: Kao Chih-peng was suspended after being charged with receiving a [relatively small] kickback (NT$ 5000, ca.

US$ 200 at that time) from a businessman while serving as head of a public health center in Penghu’s Hsiyu 西嶼

between 1992 and 1992.

Address 地址

Penghu County Government 澎湖縣政府

No. 32 Jhihping Road, Magong City, Penghu County 88043, Taiwan ROC

88043 澎湖縣馬公市治平路 32 號

Keelung City Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1997 Lin Shui-mu 林水木 b. 1937 KMT


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12/1997—12/2001 Lee Chin-yung 李進勇 [Li Jinyong] b. 1951 DPP

12/2001—2/2007 † Hsu Tsai-li 許財利 [Xu Caili] 1947-2007 KMT

2/2007—3/2007 @ Syu Cing-kun 許清坤 [Xu Qingkun] N/A N/A

3/2007—5/2007 @ Chen Chun-kuang 陳重光 [Chen Chongguang] b. 1945 N/A

5/2007— Chang Tong-rong 張通榮 [Zhang Tongrong] b. 1949 KMT

Note: The KMT revoked Hsu Tsai-li’s membership after the Keelung District Court sentenced Hsu to 7 years in

prison for corruption on Sept. 21, 2006. On July 26, 2013 the same court sentenced Chang Tong-rong to 20 months

in prison for influence-peddling.

Address 地址

Keelung City Government 基隆市政府

No. 1 Yi 1st Road, Jhongjheng District, Keelung City 20201, Taiwan ROC

20201 基隆市中正區義一路 1 號

Hsinchu City Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1997 Tong Shen-nan 童勝男 [Tong Shengnan] b. 1944 KMT

12/1997—12/2001 Tsai Jen-chien 蔡仁堅 [Cai Renjian] b. 1952 DPP

12/2001—12/2009 Lin Junq-tzer 林政則 [Lin Zhengce] b. 1944 KMT

2/2009— Hsu Ming-tsai 許明財 [Xu Mingcai] b. 1953 KMT

Address 地址

Hsinchu City Government 新竹市政府

No. 120 Zhongzheng Road, North District, Hsinchu City 30051, Taiwan ROC

30051 新竹市北區中正路 120 號

Chiayi City Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1997 Chang Wen-ying 張文英 [Zhang Wenying] b. 1938 Ind.

12/1997—5/2000 Chang Po-ya 張博雅 [Zhang Boya] b. 1942 Ind.

5/2000—12/2005 Chen Li-chen 陳麗貞 [Chen Lizhen] b. 1958 Ind./DPP

12/2005— Huang Min-hui 黃敏惠 b. 1959 KMT

Note: Between 5/2000 and 12/2001, Chen Li-chen was acting mayor. She ran for mayor in 2001 as an independent

but joined the DPP on March 30, 2003.

Address 地址

Chiayi City Government 嘉義市政府

No. 199 Jhongshan Road, East District, Chiayi City 60006, Taiwan ROC

60006 嘉義市東區中山路 199 號

Kinmen County Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1993—12/2001 Chen Shui-tsai 陳水在 [Chen Shuizai] b. 1948 KMT

12/2001—12/2009 Lee Juh-feng 李炷烽 [Li Zhufeng] b. 1953 NP

12/2009— Lee Wo-shi 李沃士 [Li Woshi] b. 1960 KMT

Address 地址

Kinmen County Government 金門縣政府

No. 60 Minsheng Road, Jincheng Town, Kinmen County 89345, Fujian ROC

89345 福建省金門縣金城鎮民生路 60 號

Lienchiang County Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1993—12/1997 Tsao Chang-shun 曹常順 [Cao Changshun] b. 1943 KMT

12/1997—12/2001 L. C. Liu 劉立群 [Liu Liqun] 1951-2003 KMT

12/2001—12/2009 Chen Hsueh-sheng 陳雪生 [Chen Xuesheng] b. 1952 PFP

12/2009— Yang Sui-sheng 楊綏生 b. 1954 KMT


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Address 地址

Lienchiang County Government 連江縣政府

No. 76 Jieshou Village, Nangan Township, Lienchiang County 20941, Fujian ROC

20941 福建省連江縣南竿鄉介壽村 76 號

HEADS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ABOLISHED ON DEC. 25, 2010 On Dec. 25, 2010, the counties listed below were included into their neighbouring city and elevated to the status of

Special Municipality, thus ceasing to exist as separate administrative entity.

Taichung County (now part of Taichung City) On Dec. 25, 2010, Taichung County 台中縣 was included into Taichung City 台中市, which was elevated to the

status of Special Municipality.

Land area of former Taichung County: 2051.4712 km²; coordinates: 120.28º–121.27º E, 23.59º–24.26º N Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1997 Liao Liou-yi 廖了以 [Liao Liaoyi] b. 1947 KMT

12/1997—12/2001 Liao Yung-lai 廖永來 [Liao Yonglai] b. 1956 DPP

12/2001—12/2010 Huang Chung-sheng 黃仲生 [Huang Zhongsheng] b. 1942 KMT

Address 地址

[Former] Taichung County Government 台中縣政府

No. 36, Yangming Street, Fengyuan City, Taichung County 42007, Taiwan ROC

42007 台中縣豐原市陽明街 36 號

Tainan County (now part of Tainan City) On Dec. 25, 2010, Tainan County台南縣 was included into Tainan City台南市, which was elevated to the status of

Special Municipality.

Land area of former Tainan County: 2016.0075 km²; coordinates: 120.02º–120.39º E, 22.53º–23.24º N Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1993 Lee Ya-chiao 李雅樵 [Li Yaqiao] b. 1929 KMT

12/1993—12/2001 Mark Chen 陳唐山 [Chen Tangshan] b. 1935 DPP

12/2001—12/2010 Su Huan-chih 蘇煥智 [Su Huanzhi] b. 1956 DPP

Address 地址

[Former] Tainan County Government 台南縣政府

No. 36, Minjhih Road, Sinying City, Tainan County 73001, Taiwan ROC

73001 台南縣新營市民治路 36 號

Kaohsiung County (now part of Kaohsiung City) On Dec. 25, 2010, Kaohsiung County 高雄縣 was included into Kaohsiung City 高雄市.

Land area of former Kaohsiung County: 2792.6744 km²; coordinates: 120.10º–121.02º E, 22.28º–23.28º N Tenure Name Born/died Political affiliation

12/1989—12/1993 Yu Chen Yueh-ying 余陳月瑛 [Yu Chen Yueying] b. 1926 DPP

12/1993—12/2001 Yu Cheng-hsien 余政憲 [Yu Zhengxian] b. 1959 DPP

12/2001—12/2010 Yang Chiu-hsing 楊秋興 [Yang Qiuxing] b. 1956 DPP

Note: Yu Cheng-hsien 余政憲 is the son of Yu Chen Yueh-ying 余陳月瑛.

Address 地址

[Former] Kaohsiung County Government 高雄縣政府

No. 132, Guang Fu Road Section 2, Fengshan City, Kaohsiung County 83001, Taiwan ROC

83001 高雄縣鳳山市光復路二段 132 號


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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS On June 29, 2009, the ROC government approved changes in the division of administrative districts, resulting in the

upgrading and/or merger of several cities (shi 市), counties (xian 縣) and special municipalities (zhixiashi 直轄市) in

Taiwan proper by Dec. 25, 2010.

Changes in Taiwan’s administrative map • Inclusion of Kaohsiung County高雄縣 into Kaohsiung Special Municipality高雄直轄市, nicknamed “Greater

Kaohsiung” (da Gaoxiong 大高雄)

• Upgrading of Taipei County 台北縣 to a new special municipality, New Taipei City 新北市

• Merger of Taichung City 台中市 and Taichung County 台中縣 to form a new special municipality, Taichung

Special Municipality 台中直轄市, nicknamed “Greater Taichung” (da Taizhong 大台中)

• Merger of Tainan City 台南市 and Tainan County 台南縣 to form a new special municipality, Tainan Special

Municipality 台南直轄市, nicknamed “Greater Tainan” (da Tainan 大台南)

• On Jan. 1, 2011 Taoyuan County 桃園縣 was declared a “quasi-special municipality” (zhun zhixiashi 準直轄市)

by the ROC government after having reached a population of 2 million in June 2010. On Nov. 23, 2012 the

ROC Ministry of Interior approved Taoyuan County’s application for administrative upgrade to special munici-

pality, a decision confirmed by the Executive Yuan on Jan. 3, 2013. The status upgrade will take effect on Dec.

25, 2014

⇩ ⇩

Before Dec. 25, 2010 After Dec. 25, 2010 Taiwan Province Taiwan Province

Special municipalities—2 Special municipalities—5

Taipei City 台北市 Kaohsiung City 高雄市 Taipei City 台北市 Kaohsiung City 高雄市

New Taipei City 新北市 Taichung City 台中市

Tainan City 台南市

County-level cities—5 County-level cities—3

Keelung City 基隆市 Hsinchu City 新竹市 Keelung City 基隆市 Hsinchu City 新竹市

Taichung City 台中市 Chiayi City 嘉義市 Chiayi City 嘉義市

Tainan City 台南市

Counties—16 Counties—12

Taipei County 台北縣 Yilan County 宜蘭縣 Yilan County 宜蘭縣 Taoyuan County 桃園縣

Taoyuan County 桃園縣 Hsinchu County 新竹縣 Hsinchu County 新竹縣 Miaoli County 苗栗縣

Miaoli County 苗栗縣 Taichung County 台中縣 Changhua County 彰化縣 Nantou County 南投縣

Changhua County 彰化縣 Nantou County 南投縣 Yunlin County 雲林縣 Chiayi County 嘉義縣

Yunlin County 雲林縣 Chiayi County 嘉義縣 Pingtung County 屏東縣 Hualien County 花蓮縣

Tainan County 台南縣 Kaohsiung County 高雄縣 Taitung County 台東縣 Penghu County 澎湖縣

Pingtung County 屏東縣 Hualien County 花蓮縣

Taitung County 台東縣 Penghu County 澎湖縣

Fujian Province Fujian Province

Counties—2 Counties—2 Kinmen County 金門縣 Lienchiang County 連江縣 Kinmen County 金門縣 Lienchiang County 連江縣

Notes • Taipei City was upgraded to special municipality on July 1, 1967, making it the first special municipality on the

island.

• Kaohsiung City was upgraded to special municipality on July 1, 1979.

• Lienchiang County is the administrative name for the offshore Matsu Islands 馬祖.

• Alternative spellings: Yilan = “Ilan”, Changhua = “Changhwa”, Kinmen = “Quemoy”


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MAPS OF THE ROC’S CITIES AND COUNTIES

Taiwan and the ROC’s offshore islands (July 1, 1979 to Dec. 25, 2010)

7: Special Municipality (zhixiashi 直轄市)


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Taiwan proper (since Dec. 25, 2010)

Note: Status and area of the ROC’s three offshore counties—Penghu, Kinmen and Lienchiang/Matsu—remained

unchanged after Dec. 25, 2010. All maps Copyright © 2009-2014 Tilman Aretz [File last edited/updated on Fri, Feb. 21, 2014]

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