Taipei City Government

The Taipei City Government is the municipal government of Taipei.

History




Taipei was known as Taihoku during Japan's rule of Taiwan, which started in 1895. Initially, the city was directly controlled by the Governor-General of Taiwan. In 1920, Japan reorganized the system of local government in Taiwan. As part of this, the Taihoku City Government was established within Taihoku Prefecture.

The city government was initially housed in buildings belonging to Huashan Elementary School. In 1940, a new city hall was opened on the same site. It was three- to four-stories tall and built in a modernist style.

After Taiwan was handed over to the Republic of China on 25 October 1945, Taipei became a provincial municipality and the capital of Taiwan Province. Its city hall was established in the former campus of Jian Cheng Elementary School. The old city hall building was turned over to house the provincial government for Taiwan. It became the Executive Yuan building in 1957.

The Republic of China government was forced to retreat to Taiwan in 1949, and Taipei became the nation's seat of government. In 1967, Taipei's status was upgraded to a cabinet-level municipality. Its service thus grew much bigger with the large increase of population. Taipei's city 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 opened in 1994 in the Xinyi District. The old city hall building became the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei and the campus of Jian Cheng Junior High School.

Administration
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.

Departments

 * Department of Civil Affairs, Taipei City Government
 * Cultural Affairs
 * Department of Economic Development, Taipei City Government
 * Department of Education, Taipei City Government
 * Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government
 * Taipei Feitsui Reservoir Administration
 * Department of Finance, Taipei City Government
 * Taipei City Fire Department
 * Department of Health, Taipei City Government
 * Department of Information and Tourism, Taipei City Government
 * Department of Information Technology, Taipei City Government
 * Department of Labor, Taipei City Government
 * Department of Land, Taipei City Government
 * Department of Legal Affairs, Taipei City Government
 * Department of Compulsory Military Service, Taipei City Government
 * Taipei City Police Department
 * Public Works Department, Taipei City Government
 * Rapid Transit System
 * Department of Social Welfare, Taipei City Government
 * Department of Sports, Taipei City Government
 * Department of Transportation, Taipei City Government
 * Department of Urban Development, Taipei City Government

Administration

 * Department of Civil Servant Development, Taipei City Government
 * Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taipei City Government
 * Department of Government Ethics, Taipei City Government
 * Department of Personnel, Taipei City Government
 * Secretariat, Taipei City Government

Commissions

 * Research, Development and Evaluation Commission, Taipei City Government
 * Urban Planning Commission, Taipei City Government
 * Indigenous Peoples Commission, Taipei City Government
 * Hakka Affairs Commission, Taipei City Government

Public Corporations

 * Taipei Water Department
 * Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation

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