Taipei

special municipality and capital city of Taiwan
City city Q1867
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Taipei

Summary

Taipei is a city[1]. Taipei ranks in the top 0.56% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,981 views/month, #31 of 5,534).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taipei is located in Taiwan[3].
  • Taipei is in the country of Taiwan[4].
  • Taipei's head of government is recorded as Chiang Wan-an[5].
  • Taipei is on the continent of Asia[6].
  • Taipei's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Taipei's instance of is recorded as special municipality[8].
  • Taipei's instance of is recorded as big city[9].
  • Taipei's instance of is recorded as capital of Republic of China[10].
  • Taipei's instance of is recorded as enclave[11].
  • Taipei's instance of is recorded as national capital[12].
  • Taipei's capital is recorded as Xinyi District[13].
  • Taipei's official language is recorded as Standard Taiwanese Mandarin[14].
  • Taipei's shares border with is recorded as New Taipei[15].
  • Taipei's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Da'an District[16].
  • Taipei's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Datong District[17].
  • Taipei's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nangang District[18].
  • Taipei's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Neihu District[19].
  • Taipei's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shilin District[20].
  • Taipei's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Songshan District[21].
  • Taipei's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wanhua District[22].
  • Taipei's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wenshan District[23].
  • Taipei's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Xinyi District[24].
  • Taipei's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zhongshan District[25].
  • Taipei's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zhongzheng District[26].
  • Taipei's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Beitou District[27].

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Geography

Taipei is in the country of Taiwan[4]. Taipei is located in Taiwan[3]. Taipei is on the continent of Asia[6].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[7], special municipality[8], big city[9], capital of Republic of China[10], enclave[11], and national capital[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Taipei include Taipei 101[28], a skyscraper[29], in Taiwan[30], founded in 2005[31]; Taipei Songshan Airport[32], an international airport[33], in Taiwan[34], founded in 1936[35]; Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area[36], a metropolitan area[37], in Taiwan[38]; and Taipei Grand Mosque[39], a mosque[40], in Taiwan[41], founded in 1947[42].

Why It Matters

Taipei ranks in the top 0.56% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,981 views/month, #31 of 5,534).[2] Taipei has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Taipei is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for Taipei include Taipei 101[28], a skyscraper[29], in Taiwan[30], founded in 2005[31]; Taipei Songshan Airport[32], an international airport[33], in Taiwan[34], founded in 1936[35]; Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area[36], a metropolitan area[37], in Taiwan[38]; and Taipei Grand Mosque[39], a mosque[40], in Taiwan[41], founded in 1947[42].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Supaplex · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+2704810'}, {'amount': '+2647076'}, {'amount': '+2645881'} +198
    Number of households {'amount': '+1067481'}, {'amount': '+1067895'}, {'amount': '+1081315'}
    Male population {'amount': '+1183068'}, {'amount': '+1181917'}, {'amount': '+1150846'}
    Female population {'amount': '+1323699'}, {'amount': '+1322814'}, {'amount': '+1292145'}
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33531|batch #33531]]: Taiwan Population 2026-04 Township"
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Economy of topic
    Nighttime view 1 taipei sunrise panorama dxr edit 141215 1 - crop 2.jpg, Taipei Night Skyline from Hongludi 20240113.jpg
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    + 309 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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