Taipei City Government

The Taipei City Hall building, where the Taipei City Government is located, is one of the landmarks in the Xinyi Planning District, situated at the end of Ren'ai Road. If you ascend Taipei 101 and look down at the City Hall, you can see that the entire building is shaped like a 'double ten'. The Taipei City Government is the administrative body of Taipei City, established in October 1945 (the 34th year of the Republic of China). On July 1, 1967 (the 56th year of the Republic of China), Taipei was officially restructured as a special municipality. After this restructuring, the Mayor of Taipei was initially appointed by the central government until December 25, 1994 (the 83rd year of the Republic of China), when the position became publicly elected. Since the restructuring, with the urgent demands of urban development, the organizational structure has undergone changes. In addition to abolishing or merging outdated agencies and institutions, many new agencies and schools have been successively established. Currently, the organizations under the jurisdiction of the City Government include 23 bureaus: Department of Civil Affairs, Department of Finance, Department of Education, Department of Industrial Development, Public Works Department, Department of Transportation, Department of Social Welfare, Department of Labor, Police Department, Department of Health, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Urban Development, Department of Cultural Affairs, Fire Department, Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei Feitsui Reservoir Administration, Department of Information and Tourism, Department of Land Administration, Department of Compulsory Military Service, Department of Sports, Department of Information Technology, Department of Legal Affairs, and Department of Youth Affairs; 5 offices: Secretariat, Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Department of Personnel, Department of Government Ethics, and Civil Service Training Center; and 4 commissions: Research, Development and Evaluation Commission, Urban Planning Commission, Indigenous Peoples Commission, and Hakka Affairs Commission; additionally, there are 4 public enterprises: Taipei Water Department, Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, Engineering Department, and Taipei Pawnbroking Administrative Office, as well as 12 district offices. (Source: Taipei City Government Website)