Fuchien Province, Republic of China
Fuchien Province
福建省 | |
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 福建省 (Fújiàn Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | FJ / 閩 (pinyin: Mǐn, POJ: Bân) |
| • Foochow | Hók-gióng |
| • Hokkien POJ | Hok-kiàn |
Map showing the de facto territories under the nominal province (red) | |
| Coordinates: 24°25′N 118°19′E / 24.417°N 118.317°E | |
| Country | Republic of China |
| As a province of the Republic of China | 1912 |
| Division of Fujian | August 17, 1949 |
| Streamlined | July 16, 1956 |
| Demilitarized | November 7, 1992 |
| Government functions removed | December 31, 2018 |
| Named after | |
| Provincial capital | Jincheng, Kinmen (de facto) Foochow (claimed, de jure) |
| Largest city | Jincheng, Kinmen |
| Divisions | 67 counties, 2 cities |
| Government | |
| • Type | Province (nominal) |
| • Body | Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center |
| Area | |
| • 1948 | 119,340 km2 (46,080 sq mi) |
| • 2018 | 180.4560 km2 (69.6745 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Free area | 153,876 |
| • Constitutional claims | 41,563,668 |
| Demonym(s) | Fujianese, Fukienese, Kinmenese, Matsunese |
| Demographics | |
| • Languages and dialects | Min, Mandarin |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (Asia/Taipei) |
| Postal code | 209–212, 890–896 |
| Area code(s) | (0)82, (0)826, (0)836 |
| ISO 3166 code | TW |
| Website | FKPG.gov.tw |
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Fuchien (Mandarin pronunciation: [fǔ.tɕjɛ̂n] ⓘ), formerly romanized as Fukien, is a de jure administrative division of Taiwan (ROC), whose constitution retains provinces as a titular division with no practical administrative function.
It includes three small archipelagos off the coast of Fujian Province of the People's Republic of China, namely the Matsu Islands, which make up Lienchiang County, and the Wuqiu Islands and Kinmen Islands, which make up Kinmen County. Its administrative center is the Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center in Jincheng, Kinmen, serving as its de facto capital. The province is also known as the Golden Horse (Chinese: 金馬; pinyin: jīnmǎ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kim-bé), after the literal reading of the Chinese character abbreviation for "Kinmen-Matsu".
The islands are the only part of a larger province that remain ROC-controlled. The People's Republic of China gained control of the mainland portion in 1949 during the Chinese Civil War. The islands were under military administration during the Cold War; travel restrictions were not lifted until 1992.
Provincial administration was transferred to the national and county governments in 1998 following government reforms. The provincial government was practically abolished in 2018.