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 [7][8] Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest