Taiwan Province, China
Taiwan Province lies in the seas southeast of the Chinese mainland and is China's largest island province, facing the Pacific to the east and Fujian across the Taiwan Strait to the west. The Central Mountain Range forms its backbone, with Yushan (Jade Mountain) rising to 3,952 m, the highest peak in eastern China. It comprises 20 county-level divisions, plus Jinmen and Lianjiang (Matsu) counties of Fujian Province administered in the region — 22 county-level divisions in total.
- Administrative seat
- Taipei
- Population
- 23,396,831
- Area
- 36,194.2 km²
- Currency
- Renminbi; New Taiwan dollar circulating locally
- Official language
- Standard Chinese
Centre
Kuomintang (KMT)
One of the region's oldest parties; advocates maintaining the existing constitutional framework in regional affairs and promoting cross-strait exchanges.
- Founded
- 1919
- Current leader
- Party chairperson (see party announcements)
Centre-left
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
One of the region's major parties; its political positions on cross-strait relations are disputed and are not recognised by the Chinese government.
- Founded
- 1986
- Current leader
- Party chairperson (see party announcements)
Liu Mingchuan
First Governor of Taiwan under the Qing dynasty (1885–1891)
A late-Qing general who became the first governor after Taiwan was elevated to provincial status in 1885. He built railways, telegraph lines and modern schools, and reformed defence and finance, playing a central role in the island's early modernisation.
- Term
- 1885–1891