Local time
Sun, 9:57 AM GMT+8Asia/TaipeiCityCapital
Taipei
25.04° N, 121.57° E
- Population
- 6,900,273
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 24
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 24 cities of Taiwan in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Taiwan, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Asia/Taipei
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Taipei, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Taipei have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
Meaning "Northern Taiwan," Taipei combines the Chinese words "tai," a short form of Taiwan, and "bei," meaning north, reflecting its position in the island's far north.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person