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Taichung

Taiwan · Taiwan
City population
2,850,285
#3
in Taiwan
#2
in Taiwan
#126
worldwide
TaipeiTaichung
24.147, 120.684 · 132 km from Taipei
City population
2,850,285
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Taiwan
#3
of 52 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#126
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Taiwan
11.9%
of the national population

About Taichung

At 91 m elevation, Taichung holds a population of 2,850,285 and accounts for 11.9% of Taiwan's total. The city ranks third among the 52 listed cities in Taiwan and second within the country's 48 administrative divisions. It lies 132 km from Taipei. Nearby cities include Changhua at 16 km with 226,564 people, and Caotun at 19 km with 96,838 people.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Taiwan
#3of 52
LargestSmallest
Position in Taiwan
#2of 48
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Taiwan
Region
Taiwan
Rank in region
#2of 48
Distance to capital
132 km
to Taipei
Elevation
91 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Taipei
Coordinates
24.147, 120.684
Record updated
2025-06-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 52 in Taiwan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

16KMChanghua227K people19KMCaotun97K people21KMZhongxing New Village26K people24KMYuanlin125K people26KMNantou106K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Taichung2.85M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Taichung compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Taichung2.85M

Taichung Population FAQ

What is the population of Taichung?

Taichung has a city population of 2,850,285. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Taichung?

Taichung is in Taiwan, Taiwan, 132 km from the capital, Taipei. Its coordinates are 24.147, 120.684.

How big is Taichung compared with other cities in Taiwan?

It is the 3rd largest of the 52 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Taiwan, holding 11.9% of the national population.

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