New Taipei City Council () is the
city council
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of
New Taipei City
New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, be ...
,
Republic of China
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. It is now composed of 66 councillors,
all recently elected on 24 November 2018 in the
local elections
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. Along with the
Kaohsiung City Council
Kaohsiung City Council () is the city council of Kaohsiung City, Republic of China. It is currently composed of 65 councilors, each serving a four-year term, elected using the single non-transferable vote system. Speaker and deputy speaker of ...
, the city council is the largest
local council in terms of seats.
History
![Taipei County Council Hall front view 20070508](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Taipei_County_Council_Hall_front_view_20070508.jpg)
The council was originally established Taipei County Council. On 25 December 2010, it was changed to New Taipei City Council.
Organization
* Meeting Affairs Division
* General Affairs Division
* Legal Affairs Office
* Public Relations Office
* Information Management Office
* Administration Office
* Documentation Office
* Personnel Office
* Accounting Office
Transportation
The council is accessible within walking distance South West from
Jiangzicui Station of
Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...
.
See also
*
New Taipei City Government
The New Taipei City Government (NTPC; ) is the municipal government of New Taipei City, a special municipality in Taiwan. The New Taipei City Hall is located in Banqiao District.
History
The city government was originally established as Taip ...
References
External links
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