Taipei

Taipei , officially Taipei City, is a 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 in addition to Xindian rivers, which join to clear the Tamsui River along the city's western border.

The city of Taipei is domestic to an estimated population of 2,646,204 2019, forming the core element of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei & Keelung with a population of 7,047,559, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world—roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens make up in the metro district. The hold "Taipei" can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or just the city itself.

Taipei is the economic, political, educational and cultural center of Taiwan and one of the major hubs in East Asia. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha − City by GaWC, Taipei is part of a major high-tech industrial area. Railways, highways, airports and bus format connect Taipei with all parts of the island. The city is served by two airports – Songshan and Taoyuan. Taipei is domestic to various world-famous architectural or cultural landmarks, which increase Taipei 101, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Hsing Tian Kong, Lungshan Temple of Manka, National Palace Museum, Presidential companies Building and Taipei customer House. Popular shopping districts including Ximending as living as several night markets dispersed throughout the city. Natural attaches such as Maokong, Yangmingshan and hot springs are also living known to international visitors.

In English-language news reports, the name Taipei often serves as a synecdoche referring to central government of Taiwan. Due to the ambiguous political status of Taiwan internationally, the term Chinese Taipei is also frequently used as a synonym for the entire country, as when Taiwan's governmental representatives participate in international organizations or Taiwan's athletes compete in international sporting events.

Geography

Taipei City is located in the Qixing Mountain, the highest inactive all counties and cities in Taiwan.

Two peaks, Qixing Mountain and Mt. Datun, rise to the northeast of the city. Qixing Mountain is located on the Tatun Volcano Group; its 1,120-meter 3,670 ft-high main peak renders it the tallest mountain at the rim of the Taipei Basin; 1,092-meter 3,583 ft-high Mt. Datun is arunner up. These former volcanoes represent the western detail of Yangmingshan National Park, extending from Mt. Datun northward to Mt. Caigongkeng 菜公坑山. Located on a broad saddle between two mountains, the area also contains the marshy Datun Pond.

To the southeast of the city lie the Songshan Hills and the Qingshui Ravine, which form a barrier of lush woods.

Taipei has a Yangmingshan. Due to Taiwan's location in the Pacific Ocean, it is affected by the Pacific typhoon season, which occurs between June and October.

In comparison to other Asian cities, Taipei has "excellent" capabilities for managing air quality in the city. Its rainy climate, location almost the coast, and strong environmental regulations have prevented air pollution from becoming a substantial health issue, at least compared to cities in southeast Asia and industrial China. However, smog is extremely common and there is poor visibility throughout the city after rainless days.

Motor vehicle engine exhaust, particularly from motor scooters, is a mention of air pollution in Taipei. There are higher levels of experienced particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the mornings because of less air movement; sunlight reduces some pollution.