Taipei
Taiwan · Taipei City
Taipei, officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan. Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.
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Things to do in Taipei
- Small-Group: Yehliu, Jiufen & Pingxi Day Tour from Taipei · 9 h · from $85 · 4.8/5 (577 reviews)
- 5-Day Best of Taiwan: Sun Moon Lake, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Hualien · 120 h · from $790 · 4.8/5 (626 reviews)
- Full-Day Tour in Shifen, Jiufen & Yehliu of Taipei (Incl. ticket) · 9 h · from $44 · 4.7/5 (324 reviews)
- Taipei: Your First Day Food Tour with Locals & 12+ Tastings · 3 h · from $79 · 4.9/5 (195 reviews)
- Full-Day Private Custom Taipei City Tour · 8 h · from $120 · 4.9/5 (1,071 reviews)
- Full-Day Private Northern Taiwan Tour from Taipei with Pickup · 8 h · from $120 · 4.9/5 (900 reviews)
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+8 · 14 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Taipei City
- Main language
- Chinese
- On the map
- 25.03° N, 121.57° E
Near Taipei
- Hualien · 116 km away
- Taichung · 133 km away
- Iriomote-jima · 241 km away
- Taitung · 256 km away
- Putian · 261 km away
- Taketomi-jima · 267 km away
More of Taiwan
Explore Taiwan · Kaohsiung · Taichung · Hualien · Taitung
Where to stay
Caesar Metro Taipei
10/10 · 7494 reviews
Grand HiLai Taipei
9.8/10 · 1402 reviews
Kimpton Da An Taipei by IHG
9.8/10 · 631 reviews
Dandy Hotel-Daan Park Branch
9.6/10 · 1572 reviews
Shangri-La Far Eastern, Taipei
9.4/10 · 1260 reviews
Grand Mayfull Taipei
9.4/10 · 1196 reviews
SWIIO Hotel Ximending
9.4/10 · 730 reviews
les suites taipei ching cheng
9.4/10 · 691 reviews
Mandarin Oriental, Taipei
9.4/10 · 573 reviews
DoubleTree by Hilton Taipei Zhongshan
9.4/10 · 440 reviews