Special municipality in Republic of China Taipei .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}臺北市 Special municipality Taipei City Clockwise from top: Taipei skyline with the Taipei 101 in the background, Grand Hotel, Far Eastern Plaza, National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Jiantan Station Flag Etymology: pinyin: Táiběi; literally: Taiwan north Nickname(s): The City of Azaleas Coordinates: 25°04′N 121°31′Eufeff / ufeff25.067°N 121.517°Eufeff / 25.067; 121.517Coordinates: 25°04′N 121°31′Eufeff / ufeff25.067°N 121.517°Eufeff / 25.067; 121.517 Country Republic of China (Taiwan) Region Northern Taiwan Settled 1709 Seat Xinyi District Districts 12 districts Beitou Daan Datong Nangang Neihu Shilin Songshan Wanhua Wenshan Xinyi Zhongshan Zhongzheng Government •xa0Mayor Ko Wen-je (Ind.) •xa0Council Taipei City Council Area [1][2] •xa0Special municipality 271.80xa0km2 (104.94xa0sqxa0mi) •xa0Water 2.7xa0km2 (1.0xa0sqxa0mi) 1.0% •xa0Urban 1,140xa0km2 (440xa0sqxa0mi) Area rank 16 out of 22 Population (2018) •xa0Special municipality 2,674,063 •xa0Rank 4 out of 22 •xa0Density 9,800/km2 (25,000/sqxa0mi) •xa0Urban [3] 8,605,000 •xa0Urbanxa0density 7,500/km2 (20,000/sqxa0mi) Time zone UTC+8 (National Standard Time) Postal code 100–116 Area code(s) (0)2 ISO 3166 code TW-TPE Bird Formosan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea) Flower Azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) Tree Banyan (India laurel fig, Ficus microcarpa) Website english.gov.taipei (in English)