What is Provincial city?
'''Provincial cities''' ({{zh|t=市|p=shì|poj=chhī}}), sometimes translated '''provincial municipalities''', are cities lesser in rank than [[Special municipality (Taiwan)|special municipalities]] of the [[Taiwan|Republic of China (Taiwan)]]. They are directly governed by [[province]]s and are one level above the most basic [[county-controlled cities]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=142515&CtNode=1231 |title=Rezoning Taiwan |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website= |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) |accessdate=6 January 2015 |archive-date=30 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330083758/http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=142515&CtNode=1231 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the early [[20th century]] a provincial municipality was described as one having a population of over 200,000. However, if the city was important in [[politics]], [[economics]] or [[culture]] it had to be over 100,000. After relocating the [[government]] to [[Taiwan]] the Republic of China government raised the limit to 500,000 in 1981. It was later raised again to 600,000. Currently, the ''Local Government Act'' of the [[Ministry of the Interior (Republic of China)|Ministry of the Interior]] applies for the creation of a provincial city. In this case a city needs to have a population between 500,000 and 1,250,000. It must also have major political, economical and cultural roles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moi.gov.tw/english/english_law/law_detail.aspx?sn=284 |title=Laws and Regulations; Local Government Act |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2014-01-29 |website= |publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Republic of China (Taiwan) |accessdate=6 January 2015 |archive-date=2017-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911204823/http://www.moi.gov.tw/english/english_law/law_detail.aspx?sn=284 |url-status=dead }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Cities in China|*]] {{asia-stub}}