What is the population of Taipei?

7,871,900 people, per GeoNames.

Which airport serves Taipei?

Taipei Songshan International Airport (TSA).

Does Taipei have a university?

Yes. National Chung Hsing University, Taipei and National Taipei College of Nursing.

TAIPEI

Taiwan · TAIWAN (TW) · 25.05°N / 121.53°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,668,341

Taipei is a city in Taiwan with a population of 7,871,900. It sits at 25.05/121.53, runs on Asia/Taipei, is 6 km from Neihu.

Population 7,871,900

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Taipei

All facts

fields

Country: Taiwan
Subdivision: Taiwan
Coords: 25.05°N / 121.53°E
UTC offset: +8
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Neihu Taiwan 274,538 7.0 km

W New Taipei City Taipei 4,004,367 7.1 km

SW Banqiao Taipei 551,221 7.4 km

S Xindian Taipei 0 10.4 km

SW Shulin Taipei 180,044 12.6 km

E Xizhi Taipei 204,619 13.5 km

SE Shiding Taipei 7,370 14.6 km

NW Danshui Taipei 189,271 15.6 km

SW Sanxia Taipei 115,185 20.4 km

SW Yingge Taipei 87,920 20.7 km

Air access

nearby

TSA

Taipei Songshan International Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

TPE

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport

Large airport

29.7 km

Universities

linked

National Chung Hsing University, Taipei

nchulc.edu.tw

National Taipei College of Nursing

ntcn.edu.tw

National Taipei Teachers College

ntptc.edu.tw

National Taipei University

ntpu.edu.tw

National Taipei University of Education

ntue.edu.tw

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Taipei?: 7,871,900 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Taipei in?: Asia/Taipei.
Which country is Taipei in?: Taiwan (TW).
Which airport serves Taipei?: Taipei Songshan International Airport (TSA).
Does Taipei have a university?: Yes. National Chung Hsing University, Taipei and National Taipei College of Nursing.
What languages are spoken in Taiwan?: Chinese.
What currency is used in Taiwan?: New Taiwan Dollar.
How many cities are in Taiwan?: 88 on record.
Which admin region is Taipei in?: Taiwan.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1668341

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1668341,
    "name": "Taipei",
    "ascii_name": "Taipei",
    "country_code": "TW",
    "population": 7871900,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Taipei",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": 25.05306,
    "longitude": 121.52639
  }
}

Context

comparatives

28.7x the population of Neihu.
6 km from Neihu.
Same timezone (Asia/Taipei) as 87 other cities in Taiwan.