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Taipei ( / ˌ t aɪ ˈ p eɪ / , literally means "North of Tai(wan)"), officially known as Taipei City ( Chinese : 臺北市 or 台北市 ; pinyin : Táiběi Shì ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Tâi-pak Chhī ), is the capital city and a special municipality of Taiwan . Sitting at the northern tip of Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City . It is about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city Keelung . The city is mostly located on the Taipei Basin , an ancient lakebed bounded by the two relativel
The city proper is home to an estimated population of 2,693,672 in 2009, forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 6,900,273, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world. The name "Taipei" can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or the city proper.
Taipei is the political, economic, educational, and cultural center of Taiwan, and one of the major hubs of the Chinese-speaking world. Considered to be a global city , Taipei is part of a major high-tech industrial area. Railways , high-speed rail , highways , airports, and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island. The city is served by two airports – Taipei Songshan and Taiwan Taoyuan . Taipei is home to various world-famous architectural or cultural landmarks which include Taipei 101 , Chian
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