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Taiwan (disambiguation)

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Taiwan most often refers to:

  • The Republic of China (ROC), a country in East Asia now primarily located on Taiwan Island
    • Taiwan Area, officially the Free Area of the Republic of China, is a term used by the ROC government referring to all its actual-controlled territories, comprising the island groups of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and the Matsu, as well as part of South China Sea islands.
    • Taiwan Province, a nominal administrative division covering much of Taiwan and the Penghu Islands
  • Taiwan (island), the main island of Taiwan, known alternately as Formosa
  • Taiwanese archipelago, the island group encompassing Taiwan and its adjacent islands as well as the Penghu archipelago

Taiwan or Taiwanfu may also refer to:

Geography

  • Taiwan (city) or Taiwanfu, the former name of Tainan, is a major city in southwestern Taiwan serving as the old capital of the island from the 17th to 19th centuries
  • Taiwanfu River, the former name of the river of Zengwen, is a main stem located in southern Taiwan
  • Little Taiwan, a coastal platform situated in the Penghu archipelago

Geopolitical terms for Taiwan defined by different governments

  • "Chinese Taipei", also known by various alternative names, is a designated name in use for the representation of Taiwan in most of the international events, due to the diplomatic pressure from the People's Republic of China.
  • Taiwan Province is a claimed division constitutionally set by the People's Republic of China as one of its provinces despite having no actual control. See Political status of Taiwan
  • "Taiwan, China", a controversial term often encouraged by China to present Taiwan as part of its territories.
  • The area defined by the United States for its commitment to Taiwan's security enacted by Taiwan Relations Act, which encompass the island groups of Taiwan and Penghu, mostly overlapping with Taiwanese archipelago, but not the outlying islands

Given name

Historical states or territories known as Taiwan or Formosa

  • Kingdom of Tungning, a regime established by the House of Koxinga on southern Taiwan in the 17th century, also known as the "Kingdom of Taiwan" by the Westerners at the time
  • Spanish Formosa, former Spanish colonial territories on the northern tip of Taiwan island
  • Dutch Formosa, former colonial territories administered by the Dutch East India Company, headquartered in present-day Tainan
  • Republic of Taiwan, better known as the Republic of Formosa, was a short-lived state that existed in Taiwan in 1895
  • Taiwan Prefecture or Taiwanfu, a prefecture ruled by the Qing dynasty of China as a part of Fujian province between 1684 and 1887, headquartered in present-day Tainan
  • Japanese Taiwan, an imperial Japanese colony covering the entire island group of Taiwan and Penghu between 1895 and 1945

Other

Tai Wan ("big bay") is the name of several places in Hong Kong, including:

See also

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