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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 (City/County), Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, and Nantou.
Southern Taiwan: Yunlin, Chiayi (City/County), Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung.

Division into four regions

The most widely used definition is from the Council for Economic Planning and Development (經濟建設委員會), Executive Yuan. This division into four regions (tetrachotomy) scheme corresponds to the prefectures under Qing dynasty rule.

No.	1	2	3	4	-
Name	Northern Taiwan	Central Taiwan	Southern Taiwan	Eastern Taiwan	Outlying Islands
Name	北臺灣	中臺灣	南臺灣	東臺灣	外島
Province	Taiwan & 6 Special municipalities				Fujian Kaohsiung City
Map
Present divisions	Taipei New Taipei Keelung Taoyuan Hsinchu City/County Yilan	Miaoli Taichung Changhua Nantou Yunlin	Chiayi City/County Tainan Kaohsiung Pingtung Penghu	Hualien Taitung	Kinmen Matsu (Lienchiang) South China Sea Islands (governed by Cijin of Kaohsiung)
Historical Prefectures	Taipeh (臺北府)	Taiwan (臺灣府)	Tainan (臺南府)	Taitung (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, 區域聯合服務中心) under Executive Yuan (行政院) and the jurisdiction of High Court Branches (高等法院分院) under Judicial Yuan (司法院).^[1]

No.	Present divisions	Joint Service Center	High Court Branch
1	Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan, Hsinchu City/County, Yilan	(Headquarter)	Taiwan HC (Headquarter)
2	Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, Nantou	Central Taiwan JSC	Taiwan HC Taichung BC
3	Yunlin, Chiayi City/County, Tainan	Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan JSC	Taiwan HC Tainan BC
4	Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Penghu	Southern Taiwan JSC	Taiwan HC Kaohsiung BC
5	Hualien, Taitung	Eastern Taiwan JSC	Taiwan HC Hualien BC
-	Kinmen, Matsu (Lienchiang)	Kinmen-Matsu JSC	Fuchien HC Kinmen BC

Division into six regions

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.^[2]

No.	Name		Present divisions	Historical Prefectures
1	Pei–Pei–Kee–(Yi)	北北基(宜)	Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, (Yilan)	Taihoku	臺北州
2	Tao-Chu-Miao	桃竹苗	Taoyuan, Hsinchu City/County, Miaoli	Shinchiku	新竹州
3	Chung–Chang–Tou	中彰投	Taichung, Changhua, Nantou	Taichū	臺中州
4	Yun–Chia–Nan	雲嘉南	Yunlin, Chiayi City/County, Tainan	Tainan	臺南州
5	Kao–Ping(–Peng)	高屏(澎)	Kaohsiung, Pingtung, (Penghu)	Takao, Hōko	高雄州、澎湖廳
6	(Yi–)Hua–Tung	(宜)花東	(Yilan), Hualien, Taitung	Karenkō, Taitō	花蓮港廳、臺東廳
-	(Peng–)Kin–Ma	(澎)金馬	(Penghu), Kinmen, Matsu (Lienchiang)	None

References

^ "Judicial-About Us-Organization Chart-Organization Chart".
^ "前言-縣市改制直轄市資訊網". www.moi.gov.tw.

[1] "Judicial-About Us-Organization Chart-Organization Chart".

[2] "前言-縣市改制直轄市資訊網". www.moi.gov.tw.

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+{{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 the historical administrative divisions. However, most of the definitions are not precise.
+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 County, Taiwan|Yilan]], [[Hualien County|Hualien]] and [[Taitung County|Taitung]].
+:* ''Eastern Taiwan'': [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan]], [[Hualien County|Hualien]] and [[Taitung County|Taitung]].
-:* [[Western Taiwan]]: other divisions from [[Taipei]] to [[Pingtung County|Pingtung]].
+:* ''Western Taiwan'': other divisions from [[Taipei]] to [[Pingtung County|Pingtung]].
 * '''Northern and Southern Taiwan''': [[Zhuoshui River]], the longest [[List of rivers of Taiwan|river of Taiwan]], flows through about the middle of the island.
-:* [[Northern Taiwan]]: [[Taipei]], [[New Taipei]], [[Keelung]], [[Taoyuan City|Taoyuan]], [[Hsinchu]] <small>(City/[[Hsinchu County|County]])</small>, [[Miaoli County|Miaoli]], [[Taichung]], [[Changhua County|Changhua]], [[Nantou County|Nantou]].
+:* ''Northern Taiwan'': [[Taipei]], [[New Taipei]], [[Keelung]], [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan]], [[Hsinchu]] <small>(City/[[Hsinchu County|County]])</small>, [[Miaoli County|Miaoli]], [[Taichung]], [[Changhua County|Changhua]], and [[Nantou County|Nantou]].
-:* [[Southern Taiwan]]: [[Yunlin County|Yunlin]], [[Chiayi]] <small>(City/[[Chiayi County|County]])</small>, [[Tainan]], [[Kaohsiung]], [[Pingtung County|Pingtung]].
+:* ''Southern Taiwan'': [[Yunlin County|Yunlin]], [[Chiayi]] <small>(City/[[Chiayi County|County]])</small>, [[Tainan]], [[Kaohsiung]], and [[Pingtung County|Pingtung]].
 ==Division into four regions==
-The most widely used definition is from the [[Council for Economic Planning and Development]], [[Executive Yuan]]. This division into four regions (tetrachotomy) scheme corresponds to the prefectures [[Taiwan under Qing Dynasty rule|under Qing Dynasty rule]].
+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 [[Taiwan under Qing rule|under Qing dynasty rule]].
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-|'''Northern Taiwan'''||'''Central Taiwan'''||'''Southern Taiwan'''||'''Eastern Taiwan'''||'''Outer islands'''
+|'''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>
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 |<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|外島}}</span>
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+!Province
-!Country
-|colspan=4|[[Taiwan|Taiwan]]||[[Fujian Province, Republic of China|Fujian]]
+|colspan=4|[[Taiwan Province|Taiwan]] & 6 [[Special municipality (Taiwan)|Special municipalities]]||[[Fujian Province, Republic of China|Fujian]]<br>[[Kaohsiung City]]
 |-
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 !Present<br />divisions
-|[[Taipei]]<br />[[New Taipei]]<br />[[Keelung]]<br />[[Taoyuan City|Taoyuan]]<br />[[Hsinchu]] <small>City/[[Hsinchu County|County]]</small><br />[[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan]]
+|[[Taipei]]<br />[[New Taipei]]<br />[[Keelung]]<br />[[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan]]<br />[[Hsinchu]] <small>City/[[Hsinchu County|County]]</small><br />[[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan]]
 |[[Miaoli County|Miaoli]]<br />[[Taichung]]<br />[[Changhua County|Changhua]]<br />[[Nantou County|Nantou]]<br />[[Yunlin County|Yunlin]]
 |[[Chiayi]] <small>City/[[Chiayi County|County]]</small><br />[[Tainan]]<br />[[Kaohsiung]]<br />[[Pingtung County|Pingtung]]<br />[[Penghu]]
 |[[Hualien County|Hualien]]<br />[[Taitung County|Taitung]]
-|[[Kinmen]]<br />[[Matsu Islands|Matsu <small>(Lienchiang)</small>]]
+|[[Kinmen]]<br>[[Matsu Islands|Matsu <small>(Lienchiang)</small>]]<br/> [[South China Sea Islands]]<br><small>(governed by [[Cijin]] of Kaohsiung)</small>
 |-
 !Historical<br />Prefectures
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 ==Division into five regions==
-The scheme of division into five regions (pentachotomy) is a fusion of the tetrachotomy and hexachotomy scheme. Although no specific names are given in each division, it is the most commonly used scheme among the highest divisions of the [[Government of the Republic of China|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]] and the jurisdiction of High Court Branches ({{lang|zh-tw|高等法院分院}}) under [[Judicial Yuan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.judicial.gov.tw/en/english/branches/branch.asp|title=Judicial-About Us-Organization Chart-Organization Chart}}</ref>
+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 [[Government of the Republic of China|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!![[Administrative divisions of Taiwan#Joint Service Centers of Executive Yuan|Joint Service Center]]!![[High Court (Taiwan)|High Court Branch]]
+!No.!!Present divisions!![[Administrative divisions of Taiwan#Joint Service Centers of Executive Yuan|Joint Service Center]]!![[High court (Taiwan)|High Court Branch]]
 |-
 |align=center|'''1'''||[[Taipei]], [[New Taipei City|New Taipei]], [[Keelung]], [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan]], [[Hsinchu]] <small>City/[[Hsinchu County|County]]</small>, [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan]]||(''Headquarter'')||Taiwan HC (''Headquarter'')
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 ==Division into six regions==
 [[File:Taiwan Japan.svg|250px|thumb|Political division of Taiwan in 1945]]
-The division into six regions (hexachotomy) scheme corresponds to the prefectures [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|under Japanese rule]]. This scheme was used for national electoral districts in the [[Legislative elections in Taiwan|legislative elections]] in [[1972 Taiwan legislative election|1972]], [[1975 Taiwan legislative election|1975]], [[1980 Taiwan legislative election|1980]], [[1983 Taiwan legislative election|1983]], and [[1986 Taiwan legislative election|1986]]. The discussion of this scheme became popular after the [[2010 Taiwanese local elections|elections of new five 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>
+The division into six regions (hexachotomy) scheme corresponds to the prefectures [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|under Japanese rule]]. This scheme was used for national electoral districts in the [[Legislative elections in Taiwan|legislative elections]] in [[1972 Taiwan legislative election|1972]], [[1975 Taiwan legislative election|1975]], [[1980 Taiwan legislative election|1980]], [[1983 Taiwan legislative election|1983]], and [[1986 Taiwan legislative election|1986]]. The discussion of this scheme became popular after the [[2010 Taiwanese local elections|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|[[Prefectures of Japan|Historical Prefectures]]
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