In the structural hierarchy of the administrative divisions in Taiwan, there are three types of administrative divisions with the Chinese word shì (市, "city") in their names.

There are 23 cities on the island of Taiwan. Most of them are located within Taiwan Province:

• New Taipei, Taiwan's largest city formerly Taipei County.
• Taichung, Taiwan's second largest city.
• Kaohsiung, Taiwan's largest port city and third largest city.
• Taipei, Taiwan's fourth largest city and the seat of the ROC government.
• Taoyuan, Taiwan's largest airport, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is located in this city.
• Tainan, Taiwan's ancient capital.
• Chiayi, city near the Alishan Forest Railway.
• Hsinchu, home to Taiwan's "silicon valley".
• Keelung, largest port city in Northern Taiwan.

List of all cities and townships in the Republic of China, consisting of six special municipalities and two provinces without administrative function.

• For the subdivisions under special municipalities and cities, see District (Taiwan)
• For the subdivisions sort by county, see Township (Taiwan)

Tongyòng Pinyin was the standard of Chinese romanization of Taiwan between 2002 and 2008. Although the standard was shifted to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn from 1 January 2009, the change to signs and documents using Tongyòng Pinyin is not complete. There are still some signs using Tongyòng Pinyin on highways and roads.

• List of metropolitan areas in Taiwan
• Administrative divisions of Taiwan
• List of administrative divisions of Taiwan
• Lists of cities by country
• List of metropolitan areas by population