Taiwan’s total population

As of December 25, 2022, Taiwan’s total population is 23.5684 million.

The Taiwan region refers to the Taiwan Province under the control of the Taiwan authorities (including the main island of Taiwan and affiliated islands such as Orchid Island, Green Island, Diaoyu Island, and the Penghu Islands), as well as Kinmen, Matsu, Wuqiu, etc. in Fujian Province The island has a total land area of ​​36,000 square kilometers.

Taiwan straddles the temperate zone and the tropics, with the Tropic of Cancer passing through the central part. The north has a subtropical climate and the south has a tropical climate. Winters are warm, summers are hot, rainfall is abundant, and typhoons are common.

There are more than 10,000 species of plants on the island of Taiwan, which is known as the "natural botanical garden". Among them, rare forest trees such as fir, red juniper, camphor, and nan are famous in the world; there are more than 25,000 species of animals, and the most famous ones are There are more than 400 species of butterflies, so it is called the "Butterfly Kingdom".

Climate characteristics:

Taiwan straddles the Tropic of Cancer and is affected by the Taiwan Warm Current all year round. The Tropic of Cancer passes through Chiayi, Hualien and other places in the central and southern parts of Taiwan Island, dividing the north and south of Taiwan Island into two climate zones. The central and northern parts have a subtropical monsoon climate, and the southern part has a tropical monsoon climate.

Taiwan Province can be said to be like summer all year round. The overall climate is that summers are long and humid, and winters are short and warm. The annual average temperature is 20 to 25°C (except mountains), the average temperature in January is 13 to 20°C, and the average temperature in July is 24 to 29°C. It is higher in the south and lower in the north.

In addition, due to the high terrain, the temperature changes vertically. For example, the average temperature in Tainan in January is about 17°C, and in Yushan (the measuring station is 3850 meters above sea level) it is less than 1°C, and the extreme minimum temperature is 12°C. The north is affected by the northeast monsoon, causing a rainy season from January to March. The central and southern regions are not significantly affected in winter. Taiwan enters the plum rain season in May.

The summer in Taiwan is from June to September, and the weather is hot. The Taipei metropolitan area is a basin terrain, and heat energy cannot be dissipated quickly. Coupled with the urban heat island effect, the highest temperature in summer can often reach 35°C and above. The average temperature in July can be close to 30℃.

Taiwan Island is surrounded by sea. When the Siberian cold high pressure moves south from September to May every year, the cold air is tempered by the ocean, and the winter temperature is slightly warmer than that of South China. In winter, the temperature on the plains north of Tainan occasionally reaches 4°C. The average January temperature in the central and northern parts is about 12 to 15°C, and the average January temperature in the south can be as high as about 18°C.

Hehuan Mountain, Yushan, Snow Mountain and other high mountains above 1,500 meters above sea level often experience snowfall from November to April due to their high terrain.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Taiwan