Village (Taiwan)

Villages are the fourth level administrative subdivisions of Taiwan. It is the basic unit of Taiwanese administrative subdivision; under townships, county-controlled cities or districts. There are two types of villages depending on the divisions it belongs to and the population it contains.

Urban village (Chinese: 里; pinyin: lǐ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí) belongs to urban townships, county-controlled cities or districts, usually more populated places.
Rural village (Chinese: 村; pinyin: cūn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhun) belongs to rural townships, usually less populated places.

Structuring and Sizing
The history of Village in Taiwan could date back to the ōaza (大字) and chō (町) in the Japanese era. The formation of village helps to divide area in considerations for transportation and city planning. The formation of village and its size depends largely on the county it is located or the population...