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  Chinesename 臺北縣
  Emblem Taipei_County_emblempng
  Abbreviation North County (北縣)
  Map Taipei_County_location
  Capital Banciao City
  Region Northern Taiwan
  Countymagistrate Chou Hsi-wei (周錫瑋)
  Totalarea 2,05257
  Arearank 7
  Percentwater 0
  Totalpop 3,681,494
  Poprank 1
  Density 1,796
  Citiesno 10
  Townshipno 19
  Countyflower Azalea
  Countytree Camphor Tree (''Cinnamomum camphora'')
  Countybird n/a
  Website tpcgovtw


Taipei County (; and encircles Taipei City . It is south of Keelung , north of Taoyuan County and west of Yilan . Its abbreviation in Taiwanese is ''Pak-koān'' and in Mandarin is ''Bei Xian'' (北縣). It is administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic Of China .



DEMOGRAPHICS

Over 80% of Taipei County residents live in the ten township-level cities, which have a total area of one-sixth of Taipei County.

28.80% of Taipei County residents moved from Taipei City or Kaohsiung City.


ADMINISTRATION

Taipei County controls ten township-level cities (縣轄市), four urban townships (鎮), and fifteen rural townships (鄉).

The sub-county entities consists of 1013 villages, which in turn are divided into 21598 neighborhoods (鄰).(2004/4)

''See also:'' Political Divisions Of The Republic Of China


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SEE ALSO

Township (Taiwan)