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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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