Administrative History
The Executive Yuan's decisions:
December 25, 1945:
8 counties of Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Hualien, Taitung, and Penghu
9 provincial cities: Taipei, Keelung, Hsinchu, Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pintung.
2 county-controlled cities: Hualien and Yilan
August 16, 1950:
16 counties: all existing ones
8 provincial cities: reduced Chiayi a county-controlled city
December 1, 1951: 5 provincial cities: reduced Hsinchu, Changhua, and Pintung to county-controlled cities
1967: Taipei became the first Taiwanese municipality
November 11, 1967: All county seats (originally towns) upgraded to county-controlled cities.
1979: Kaohsiung became the second Taiwanese municipality
July 1, 1982: 2 new provincial cities: Hsinchu and Chiayi (approved on April 23, 1981)
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