Taiwan
Taiwan: population, cities
Population
According to
Countryaah website, Taiwan has around 23 million residents.

Ethnic composition
There are mainly three population groups living in Taiwan, the indigenous
people, ancient Chinese (emigrants from the 19th century) and new Chinese
(emigrants from the 1940s and 1950s).
Religious
affiliation Taiwan is mainly home to Buddhists and Taoists. There is also a
relatively high number of Christians and a Muslim minority.
National language
Standard Chinese (Mandarin) is the official language in
Taiwan. Taiwanese, a type of FuKien dialect, is widespread among the population.
Capital, other cities
The capital of Taiwan is Taipei with around 2.8 million
residents.
The largest agglomeration areas (number of residents of the city with its
suburbs) in Taiwan are as follows (as of January 2005):
- Changhua with around 1,315,000 residents
- Kaohsiung with around 1,240,000 residents
- Kaohsiung Shih with around 1,512,000 residents
- Taichung with around 1,528,000 residents
- Taichung Shih with around 1,020,000 residents
- Taoyuan with around 1,855,000 residents
Taiwan: geography, map
Defined by DigoPaul, Taiwan is an island between mainland China and the Philippines.

It is located approx. 220 km from the Chinese province of FuJian.
Around 70 smaller islands are grouped around the main island of Taiwan, which
has a north-south extension of 377 km and a west-east extension of 144 km.
Two thirds of the country are covered by mountain ranges and hills, only one
third of Taiwan is flat.
Over 200 mountains are higher than 3,000 m.
The northwest monsoon dominates the country's climate between November and
February. The southeast monsoon brings large amounts of rain over Taiwan from
April to September. During the summer months of July to September, tropical
cyclones, so-called typhoons, often move across the island and often cause
devastating damage.
Area and land use
Taiwan covers an area of 36,188 km².
Thereof:
- Forest
About 60% of the area of Taiwan is covered with forest.
- Fields and fields
About two thirds of Taiwan can be used for agriculture. Mainly is sugar cane
- Swamp
In the north of Taiwan are the so-called Chutzuhu swamps.
- Mountains
Around two thirds of the country are covered by mountain ranges and hills.
National borders
Taiwan is an island and therefore has no border with any other country.
Coast lengths
Taiwan has a seaside coastline of around 1,566 km.
Tidal range
In Kee Lung the mean tidal range is only around 2.50 m.
You can find detailed explanations of ebb and flow at:
Compare
The world's highest tidal range can be found in the Bay of Fundy in Canada,
where it is up to 16 m, and at spring tide even over 20 m. The Bay of Fundy is
located on the Atlantic between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia, which is called Nova Scotia in German and whose capital is Halifax.
On the German North Sea coast it varies between 1 m and 3 m.
In the western Baltic Sea, on the other hand, the tidal range is only 0.3 m,
while it is barely noticeable in the eastern Baltic Sea.
Longitude and latitude
Taiwan covers the following latitude (abbreviation Δφ) and longitude
(abbreviation Δλ):
Δφ = from 21 ° 45 'to 25 ° 56' north latitude
Δλ = 119 ° 18 'east longitude |
You can find detailed information on this subject under Longitude and
Latitude.
Legal time
Central European Time (CET) does not apply in Taiwan, i.e. the same time as
in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Further and detailed explanations of the time can be found under Time zones,
time.
The highest point of the sun in Taipei
Taipei lies at a north latitude of around 25 °.
When the sun or its image point is at the tropic of the tropics, i.e. at = 23.5
°, the beginning of summer is June 21st. Then, for the highest position of the
sun at noon, according to Eq. 1: (see position of the sun):
25 ° = (90 ° - h) + 23.5 °
so:
Mountains
The highest mountain is the YuShan im with a height of 3,952 m. As mentioned
above, Taiwan has over 200 mountains that are higher than 3,000 m. Two other
high mountains are:
- HsueShan with an altitude of 3,900 m
- HsiuKuLuanShan with a height of 3,860 m
Rivers
The longest river in the country is the ChuoShui with a
length of around 186 km.
The second longest river is the TsengWen with a length of
around 138 km.
Lakes
The largest lake in Taiwan is the Sun Moon Lake.
The lake got its name because of its shape, which at one end of the lake is
reminiscent of a sun and at the other a crescent moon. It is located at an
altitude of approximately 760 m in the Nantou district.
Islands
The following islands are in front of the country or belong to the state
elsewhere:
- 64 Pescador Islands with an area of 126 km²
- KinMen with an area of 150 km²
- Matzu with an area of 25 km²
- TungSha with an area of 8.5 km²
- NanSha
Sea areas around Taiwan
East China Sea
The East China Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific and borders China to the
west, South Korea to the north, the southern parts of Japan to the east and
Taiwan to the south. In the north it is separated from the Sea of Japan by the
Korean Strait - and in the south by the Strait of Formosa from the South China
Sea. The sea to the northwest between the Korean Peninsula and the People's
Republic of China is the Yellow Sea. The East China Sea, the South China Sea and
the Yellow Sea together form the China Sea. The East China Sea covers an area of
1.25 million km² - with a maximum depth in the Okinawa Trench of 2,720 m
South China Sea
The South China Sea is part of the China Sea and thus a marginal sea of the
Pacific Ocean. In addition to the South China Sea, the China Sea also includes
the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea. The South China Sea covers an area of
approximately 2,975,000 km² and has a maximum depth of 5,015 m. The sea lies
between China, the Indochinese and Malay Peninsulas and the islands of Taiwan,
Luzon, Palawan and Borneo. In addition to Vietnam, the following countries are
located on the South China Sea in alphabetical order: Brunei, China, Indonesia,
Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, which is
correctly located in the east on the Gulf of Thailand, but which is part of the
South China Sea is.
Strait of Luzon
The Strait of Taiwan is a waterway between Taiwan in the north and the
Philippine island of Luzón that connects the Philippine Sea with the South China
Sea. The waterway has a length of about 150 km and a width of about 360 km. At
the exit of the Luzon Strait to the Philippine Sea lies the 38.5 km² island of
Palaui, on which there is a 115 year old lighthouse.
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