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′E﻿ / ﻿25.067°N 121.517°E﻿ / 25.067; 121.517Coordinates: 25°04′N 121°31′E﻿ / ﻿25.067°N 121.517°E﻿ / 25.067; 121.517 Country Republic of China (Taiwan) Region Northern Taiwan Settled 1709 Seat Xinyi District Districts 12 districts Beitou Da'an Datong Nangang Neihu Shilin Songshan Wanhua Wenshan Xinyi Zhongshan Zhongzheng Government • Mayor Ko Wen-je (Ind.) • Council Taipei City Council Area [1][2] • Special municipality 271.80 km2 (104.94 sq mi) • Water 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) 1.0% • Urban 1,140 km2 (440 sq mi) Area rank 16 out of 22 Population (2018) • Special municipality 2,674,063 • Rank 4 out of 22 • Density 9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi) • Urban [3] 8,605,000 • Urban density 7,500/km2 (20,000/sq mi) 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)