Taiwan Genealogy

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Guide to Taiwan, family history and genealogy parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Welcome to the Taiwan (Republic of China) Page
The island of Taiwan lies some 180 kilometers (110 mi) off the southeastern coast of mainland China, which lies across the Taiwan Strait, and has an area of 35,883 km2 (13,855 sq mi). The East China Sea lies to the north, the Philippine Sea to the east, the Bashi Channel of the Luzon Strait directly to the south, and the South China Sea to the southwest. All are arms of the Pacific Ocean.

The island is characterized by the contrast between the eastern two-thirds, consisting mostly of rugged mountains running in five ranges from the northern to the southern tip of the island, and the flat to gently rolling Chianan Plains in the west that are also home to most of Taiwan's population. Taiwan's highest point is Yu Shan (Jade Mountain) at 3,952 meters (12,966 ft);[83] Taiwan is the world's fourth-highest island.

Jurisdictions
Taiwan does not have a central repository for Birth, Marriage, and Death records. Instead everything is recorded with local government offices.

The following list of counties, municipalities, and special administrative regions can be of help:


 * Counties:
 * Changhua
 * Chiayi (county)
 * Hsinchu
 * Hualien
 * Kaohsiung (county)
 * Kinmen
 * Lienchiang
 * Miaoli
 * Nantou
 * Penghu
 * Pingtung
 * Taichung
 * Tainan
 * Taipei (county)
 * Taitung
 * Taoyuan
 * Yilan
 * Yunlin


 * Municipalities:
 * Chiayi (city)
 * Hsinchu
 * Keelung
 * Taichung
 * Tainan


 * Special Municipalities:
 * Kaohsiung (city)
 * Taipei (city)

The following links can be helpful to start research projects:


 * find a grave records


 * Taiwan GenWeb


 * Chinese history geneanet records


 * WWII records Taiwan genealogy societies


 * local history and genealogy societies records: Taiwan