Taipei - Wikipedia Taipei ( ˌtaɪˈpeɪ ⓘ; simplified Chinese: 台北; traditional Chinese: 臺北 or 台北; pinyin: Táiběi), 4 officially Taipei City, I is the capital a and a special municipality of Taiwan 78 Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the