Provincial city (Taiwan)
| Autonomous municipality | |
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| Category | Special municipalities, counties, and cities |
| Location | Republic of China |
| Number | 3 (as of 2019) |
| Populations | 267,772–448,207 |
| Areas | 60–133 km2 |
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Historical divisions of Taiwan (1895–1945) Republic of China (1912–49) |
An autonomous municipality, county-level city or city, previously provincial city, is a de jure second-level administrative division unit in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
The provincial cities were formerly under the jurisdiction of provinces, but the provinces were streamlined and effectively downsized to non-self-governing bodies in 1998, in 2018 all provincial governmental organs were formally abolished. Provincial cities along counties, are presently regarded as de facto principal subdivisions directed by the central government of the ROC.