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Also known as: T’ai-pei, Taibei
Last Updated: • Article History
Category: Geography & Travel
Chinese (Wade-Giles romanization):
T’ai-pei
Pinyin:
Taibei
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Taipei, special (province-level) municipality (chih-hsia shih, or zhizia shi) and seat of government of Taiwan (Republic of China). It is situated on the Tan-shui (Danshui, or Tamsui) River, almost at the northern tip of the island of Taiwan, about 15 miles (25 km) southwest of Chi-lung (Jilong, or Keelung), which is its port on the Pacific Ocean. Taipei is completely surrounded by New Taipei City, which was created out of the former T’ai-pei (Taipei) county in 2010 and is an administratively separate entity. Taipei lies in the relatively narrow bowl-shaped valley of the Tan-shui and two of its main tributaries, ...(100 of 1017 words)

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