Taipei City Government

Taipei City Government
臺北市政府
Táiběi Shì Zhèngfǔ
Agency overview
Formed October 1945
Jurisdiction Taipei City
Headquarters Taipei City Hall, Xinyi District
Ministers responsible
  • Ko Wen-je, Mayor
  • Teng Chia-chi, Deputy Mayor
  • Charles Lin, Deputy Mayor
Website english.gov.taipei

The Taipei City Government (TCG; Chinese: 臺北市政府; pinyin: Táiběi Shì Zhèngfǔ) is the government that governs Taipei City of Taiwan. The government building is located at Taipei City Hall in Xinyi District, Taipei.

History

Zhongshan Hall (formerly Taihoku City Hall).

Taipei City Government was founded in October 1945 as a provincial municipality. The original city hall was located at the site of the Taihoku City Hall (modern-day Zhongshan Hall) in Zhongzheng District. In 1967, Taipei City status was upgraded to a Cabinet-level municipality. Its service thus grew much bigger with the large increase of population. Zhongshan Hall could only accommodate around 1,000 employees and many other units were scattered in various rented offices.

In order to carry the city government jobs effectively, a new Taipei City Hall was built in 1994 in Xinyi District.

Administration

Ko Wen-je, the incumbent Mayor of Taipei City.

There are 5 internal administrative branches, 22 departments, 7 offices, 4 committees, and 2 public corporations, under the head of the City, the mayor of Taipei and the vice mayor.[1]

Departments

Administration

Commissions

Public Corporations

Architecture

The Taipei City Hall building is a 12-story architecture with a total floor space of about 197,000 m2, capable of accommodating 6,000 employees. The building also often houses exhibitions, performances, speeches, etc.[2]

Transportation

Taipei City Hall is accessible within walking distance South of Taipei City Hall Station of Taipei Metro.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "City Government Structure". Taipei City Government. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  2. ↑ http://english.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1098896&CtNode=8486&mp=100002
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Coordinates: 25°02′15″N 121°33′50″E / 25.0375°N 121.5638°E / 25.0375; 121.5638

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