Taiwan Island
island in East Asia; main land of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Taiwan Island has a population of 23.9M as of 2022. It covers an area of 36k. The landmass reaches an elevation of 4.0k.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Taiwan[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4], Taiwan[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: East China Sea[6], South China Sea[7], Philippine Sea[8], Taiwan Strait[9]
- Continent: Asia[10]
- Instance of: disputed territory[11]
- Commons category: Taiwan Island[12]
- Said to be the same as: Takasankoku[13], Takasago[14]
- Highest point: Yushan Main Peak[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Taiwan Island[16]
- Population: 23,894,394[17], 15,600,000[18], 17,000,000[19]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Taiwan[20]
- Territory claimed by: People's Republic of China[21], Taiwan[22]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], History of Song[26], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[28], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[29]
- Topic has template: Template:Taiwan topics[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Taiwan (island)[31]
- Native label: 臺灣[32], Tâi-oân[33]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Taiwan[34]
- Different from: Taiwan[35]
- Length: 394 km[36]
- Elevation above sea level: 3952 m[37]
- Area: 35,883 km²[38]
- Width: 144 km[39]
- History of topic: History of Formosa[40]
- Studied by: Taiwan studies[41]
- Geography of topic: geography of Taiwan[42]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Taiwan Island include Taiwanese people[43], a human population[44], in Taiwan[45]; Formosa[46], a star[47]; Tajvan[48], a lake island[49], in Czech Republic[50]; and Planaeschna taiwana[51], a taxon[52].
Why It Matters
Taiwan Island has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 102 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for it include Taiwanese people[43], a human population[44], in Taiwan[45]; Formosa[46], a star[47]; Tajvan[48], a lake island[49], in Czech Republic[50]; and Planaeschna taiwana[51], a taxon[52].