The New Taipei City Government (NTPC; ) is the municipal government 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 ...

, a

special municipality Special municipality may refer to: * Special municipality (Netherlands) There are twelve provinces of the Netherlands (), representing the administrative layer between the national government and the local municipalities, with responsibility fo ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. The

New Taipei City Hall The New Taipei City Hall () is the venue of the government of New Taipei City of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The hall is located in Banqiao District. History The building was constructed in 2002 as Taipei County Hall (). However, after Taip ...

is located in

Banqiao District Banqiao District () is a district and the seat of New Taipei City, Taiwan. It has the third-highest population density in Taiwan, with over . Until the creation of New Taipei City, Banqiao (then transliterated as Banciao or Pan-ch'iao) was an in ...

History

The city government was originally established as Taipei County Government on 25 December 1945, shortly after the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in October 1945 and the

Banqiao Township Banqiao Township (板桥乡) may refer to the following locations in China: *Banqiao Township, Ningguo, in Ningguo City, Anhui * Banqiao Township, Xiuning County, Anhui * Banqiao Township, Youyang County, in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County ...

chosen as its

county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st ...

in 1947. On 25 December 2010,

Taipei County 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 ...

was upgraded to a special municipality as New Taipei City, consisting of 29

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

with Banqiao District as the

municipal seat A municipal seat or ''cabecera municipal'' is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a municipality or civil parish with other villes or towns subordinated. The term is used in Brazil, Colombia,

Operational departments

* Education Department * Civil Affairs Department * Finance Department * Labor Affairs Department * Land Administration Department * Agriculture Department * Environmental Protection Department * Transportation Department * Urban and Rural Development Department * Legal Affairs Department * Social Affairs Department * Indigenous Peoples Department * Public Works Department * Cultural Affairs Department * Economic Development Department * Hakka Affairs Department * Tourism and Travel Department * Fire Department * Water Resources Department * Police Department * Public Health Department * Rapid Transit Systems Department * Information Department

Administrative departments

* Secretariat * Information Department * Budget, Accounting and Statistics Office * Personnel Office * Civil Service Ethics Office * Research, Development and Evaluation Commission

References

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* {{coord, 25.0122, N, 121.4655, E, type:landmark_region:TW, display=title 1945 establishments in Taiwan Government agencies established in 2010 Local governments of the Republic of China Government of New Taipei

History

Operational departments

Administrative departments

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