Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area
The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area (Chinese: 臺北基隆都會區; pinyin: Táiběi-Jīlóng Dūhùiqū) also commonly known as Greater Taipei Area (Chinese: 大臺北地區; pinyin: Dà Táiběi Dìqū) is the largest metropolitan area in Taiwan. One-third of Taiwanese people live and work in Taipei metropolitan areas.
Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area | |
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Taipei skyline | |
Coordinates: 25°2′N 121°38′E | |
Country | Taiwan
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Major Cities | Taipei New Taipei Keelung |
Area | |
• Metro | 2,457.13 km2 (874.59 sq mi) |
Population (End of January 2019) | |
• Metro | 7,034,084 |
• Metro density | 2,862.7/km2 (8,042.7/sq mi) |
Definition
The official definition of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area until 2010 included Taipei, Taipei County and Keelung.
Division name | Population (31 January 2019)[1] | Area (km²) | Density (per km²) |
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Taipei City | 2,666,908 | 271.80 | 9,812.0 |
New Taipei City | 3,997,189 | 2,052.57 | 1,947.4 |
Keelung City | 369,987 | 132.76 | 2,786.9 |
Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area | 7,034,084 | 2,457.13 | 2,862.7 |
Taoyuan City | 2,223,733 | 1,220.95 | 1,821.3 |
Taipei–Keelung–Taoyuan metropolitan area | 9,257,817 | 3,678.08 | 2,517.0 |
Some international reports consider Taipei–Keelung–Taoyuan (臺北基隆桃園都會區; Táiběi–Jīlóng–Táoyuán Dūhùiqū) as a real complete metropolitan area.[1][2][3]
Geography
Due to the geographical characteristics of the area, the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area roughly corresponds to areas located within the Taipei Basin. Taipei City serves as the core of the metropolitan area where the government of Taiwan and major commercial districts are located.
Geographical Subdivision
The metropolitan area contains Taipei City, Keelung City, and New Taipei City (surrounding the two previous cities). The geographical subdivisions are listed as follows:
Northwest
in New Taipei City: |
North
in New Taipei City: in Taipei City: |
East
in Keelung City:
in Taipei City: in New Taipei City: |
Center
in Taipei City:
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Southwest
in New Taipei City: | ||
South
in Taipei City: in New Taipei City: |
GDP
2014 Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area's GDP per capita(PPP) was US$46,102.[4]
Transportation
Rail
The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area is served by routes of the Taiwan Railway Administration (Western Line) and Taiwan High Speed Rail which connect the area with all parts of the island. For rapid transit, Taipei and New Taipei are served by the Taipei Metro with daily trips of over 2 million passengers.
Air
The area is served by Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport for international flights while Songshan Airport is primarily for domestic flights, international flights to Tokyo and Seoul; and also cross-strait flights.
Bus
An extensive bus system serves the metropolitan area.
See also
- Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
- Geography of Taiwan
- List of metropolitan areas in Asia by population
- List of Taiwanese counties and cities by area
- List of Taiwanese counties and cities by population
- List of Taiwanese counties and cities by population density
- Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945)
References
- 鄉鎮市區人口及按都會區統計. Taiwan Ministry of Interior. 2013.
- World: metropolitan areas Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine World Gazetteer, 2010
- Taipei: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine World Gazetteer, 2010
- https://www.brookings.edu/research/global-metro-monitor/