{{Short description|none}} <!-- This short description is INTENTIONALLY "none" - please see WP:SDNONE before you consider changing it! --> The '''regions of Taiwan''' are based on historical administrative divisions. However, most of the definitions are not precise.
==Division into two regions== * '''Eastern and Western Taiwan''': the Central Mountain Range separates Taiwan into east and west. :* ''Eastern Taiwan'': Yilan, Hualien and Taitung. :* ''Western Taiwan'': other divisions from Taipei to Pingtung. * '''Northern and Southern Taiwan''': Zhuoshui River, the longest river of Taiwan, flows through about the middle of the island. :* ''Northern Taiwan'': Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan, Hsinchu <small>(City/County)</small>, Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, and Nantou. :* ''Southern Taiwan'': Yunlin, Chiayi <small>(City/County)</small>, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung.
==Division into four regions== The most widely used definition is from the Council for Economic Planning and Development ({{lang|zh-hant|經濟建設委員會}}), Executive Yuan. This division into four regions (tetrachotomy) scheme corresponds to the prefectures under Qing dynasty rule.
{|class=wikitable !No.!!1!!2!!3!!4!!– |-align=center !rowspan=2|Name |'''Northern Taiwan'''||'''Central Taiwan'''||'''Southern Taiwan'''||'''Eastern Taiwan'''||'''Outlying Islands''' |-align=center |<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|北臺灣}}</span>||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|中臺灣}}</span> |<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|南臺灣}}</span>||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|東臺灣}}</span> |<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|外島}}</span> |-align=center !Province |colspan=4|Taiwan & 6 Special municipalities||Fujian<br>Kaohsiung City |- !Map |120px||120px |120px||120px |120px |-valign=top !Present<br />divisions |Taipei<br />New Taipei<br />Keelung<br />Taoyuan<br />Hsinchu <small>City/County</small><br />Yilan |Miaoli<br />Taichung<br />Changhua<br />Nantou<br />Yunlin |Chiayi <small>City/County</small><br />Tainan<br />Kaohsiung<br />Pingtung<br />Penghu |Hualien<br />Taitung |Kinmen<br>Matsu <small>(Lienchiang)</small><br/> South China Sea Islands<br><small>(governed by Cijin of Kaohsiung)</small> |- !Historical<br />Prefectures |Taipeh ({{lang|zh-hant|臺北府}})||Taiwan ({{lang|zh-hant|臺灣府}}) |Tainan ({{lang|zh-hant|臺南府}})||Taitung ({{lang|zh-hant|臺東直隸州}})|| |}
==Division into five regions== The scheme of division into five regions (pentachotomy) is a fusion of the tetrachotomy and hexachotomy schemes. Although no specific names are given in each division, it is the most commonly used scheme among the highest divisions of the central government. This scheme is used by the Joint Service Centers (JSC, {{lang|zh-tw|區域聯合服務中心}}) under Executive Yuan ({{lang|zh-tw|行政院}}) and the jurisdiction of High Court Branches ({{lang|zh-tw|高等法院分院}}) under Judicial Yuan ({{lang|zh-tw|司法院}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.judicial.gov.tw/en/english/branches/branch.asp|title=Judicial-About Us-Organization Chart-Organization Chart}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable !No.!!Present divisions!!Joint Service Center!!High Court Branch |- |align=center|'''1'''||Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan, Hsinchu <small>City/County</small>, Yilan||(''Headquarter'')||Taiwan HC (''Headquarter'') |- |align=center|'''2'''||Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, Nantou||Central Taiwan JSC||Taiwan HC Taichung BC |- |align=center|'''3'''||Yunlin, Chiayi <small>City/County</small>, Tainan||Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan JSC||Taiwan HC Tainan BC |- |align=center|'''4'''||Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Penghu||Southern Taiwan JSC||Taiwan HC Kaohsiung BC |- |align=center|'''5'''||Hualien, Taitung||Eastern Taiwan JSC||Taiwan HC Hualien BC |- |align=center|'''–'''||Kinmen, Matsu <small>(Lienchiang)</small>||Kinmen-Matsu JSC||Fuchien HC Kinmen BC |}
==Division into six regions== 250px|thumb|Political division of Taiwan in 1945
The division into six regions (hexachotomy) scheme corresponds to the prefectures under Japanese rule. This scheme was used for national electoral districts in the legislative elections in 1972, 1975, 1980, 1983, and 1986. The discussion of this scheme became popular after the elections of five new municipalities in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moi.gov.tw/countyreform/node.aspx?sn=4258|title=前言-縣市改制直轄市資訊網|website=www.moi.gov.tw}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable !No.!!colspan=2|Name!!Present divisions!!colspan=2|Historical Prefectures |- |align=center|'''1'''||'''Pei–Pei–Kee–(Yi)'''||align=center|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-tw|北北基(宜)}}</span>||Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, (Yilan)||Taihoku||align=center|{{lang|ja|臺北州}} |- |align=center|'''2'''||'''Tao-Chu-Miao'''||align=center|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-tw|桃竹苗}}</span>||Taoyuan, Hsinchu <small>City/County</small>, Miaoli||Shinchiku||align=center|{{lang|ja|新竹州}} |- |align=center|'''3'''||'''Chung–Chang–Tou'''||align=center|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-tw|中彰投}}</span>||Taichung, Changhua, Nantou||Taichū||align=center|{{lang|ja|臺中州}} |- |align=center|'''4'''||'''Yun–Chia–Nan'''||align=center|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-tw|雲嘉南}}</span>||Yunlin, Chiayi <small>City/County</small>, Tainan||Tainan||align=center|{{lang|ja|臺南州}} |- |align=center|'''5'''||'''Kao–Ping(–Peng)'''||align=center|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-tw|高���(澎)}}</span>||Kaohsiung, Pingtung, (Penghu)||Takao, Hōko||align=center|{{lang|ja|高雄州、澎湖廳}} |- |align=center|'''6'''||'''(Yi–)Hua–Tung'''||align=center|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-tw|(宜)花東}}</span>||(Yilan), Hualien, Taitung||Karenkō, Taitō||align=center|{{lang|ja|花蓮港廳、臺東廳}} |- |align=center|'''–'''||'''(Peng–)Kin–Ma'''||align=center|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-tw|(澎)金馬}}</span>||(Penghu), Kinmen, Matsu <small>(Lienchiang)</small>||colspan=2|''None'' |}
==See also== {{Portal|Taiwan}} * Administrative divisions of Taiwan * Geography of Taiwan * North–South divide in Taiwan * Political divisions of Taiwan (1895–1945)
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