New Taipei City Government Explained

Agency Name:	New Taipei City Government
Nativename:	Chinese: 新北市政府
Seal:	New Taipei City Government Logo.svg
Formed:	25 December 1945 (as Taipei County Government) 25 December 2010 (as New Taipei City Government)
Preceding1:	Taipei County Government
Jurisdiction:	New Taipei City
Headquarters:	New Taipei City Hall, Banqiao District
Minister1 Name:	Liu Ho-jan
Minister1 Pfo:	Acting Mayor

The New Taipei City Government (NTPC;) is the municipal government of New Taipei City, a special municipality in Taiwan. The New Taipei City Hall is located in Banqiao District.

History

The city government was originally established as Taipei County Government on 25 December 1945, shortly after the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in October 1945 and the Banqiao Township chosen as its county seat in 1947. On 25 December 2010, Taipei County was upgraded to a special municipality as New Taipei City, consisting of 29 districts with Banqiao District as the municipal seat and the county government was renamed New Taipei City Government.

Organizational structure

Operational departments

Education Department
Civil Affairs Department
Finance Department
Labor Affairs Department
Land Administration Department
Agriculture Department
Environmental Protection Department
Transportation Department
Urban and Rural Development Department
Legal Affairs Department
Social Affairs Department
Indigenous Peoples Department
Public Works Department
Cultural Affairs Department
Economic Development Department
Hakka Affairs Department
Tourism and Travel Department
Fire Department
Water Resources Department
Police Department
Public Health Department
Rapid Transit Systems Department
Information Department

Administrative departments

Secretariat
Information Department
Budget, Accounting and Statistics Office
Personnel Office
Civil Service Ethics Office
Research, Development and Evaluation Commission^[1]

External links

25.0122°N 121.4655°W

Notes and References

Web site: New Taipei City Government - Overview . Foreigner.ntpc.gov.tw . 2011-06-24 . 2014-04-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140101073247/http://foreigner.ntpc.gov.tw/_file/2968/SG/36561/44991.html . 2014-01-01 .