Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area
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Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area | |
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 Taipei skyline | |
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| Coordinates: 25°2′N 121°38′E / 25.033°N 121.633°E | |
| Country | Taiwan
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| Primary administrative divisions | Taipei |
| 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) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | US$407.838 billion |
The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area (
The region is the epicenter of Taiwanese
Definition
| Division name | Population (31 January 2019)[4] |
Area (km²) |
Density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 the real complete metropolitan area.[4][5][6]
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
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Northwest
in New Taipei City: |
North
in New Taipei City: in Taipei City :
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East
in Keelung City :
in Taipei City :
in New Taipei City: |
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Center
in Taipei City :
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Southwest
in New Taipei City: | ||
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South
in Taipei City :
in New Taipei City: |
GDP
In 2014, the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area's GDP per capita (PPP) was US$46,102.[7]
Transportation
Rail
The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area is served by routes of the Taiwan Railway (Western Trunk line, Yilan line, Pingxi line, Shen'ao line) which connects it with the majority of the inhabitated places on the island and the Taiwan High Speed Rail which connects the island’s western coast.
Mass Rapid Transit
For rapid transit,
Air
The area is served by Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport for international flights while
Bus
An extensive
See also
- Administrative divisions of Taiwan
- 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
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- ^ "The World According to GaWC 2020". GaWC - Research Network. Globalization and World Cities. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Taiwan tech industry faces up to South Korea's Samsung". The Seattle Times. April 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ a b 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 [dead link] World Gazetteer, 2010
- ^ "Global Metro Monitor". 30 November 2001.