The Ministry of the Interior's open statistics list 9 national parks (國家公園) and 1 national nature park (國家自然公園), 壽山. The national nature park is a separate designation, so we list it separately. Names are in Chinese, as the data gives them.12
Which national parks do the statistics list?
The ministry's table of national park areas lists 9 national parks under its national parks total.1 Its table of cases under the National Park Act has a column for each of the same 9 and one for 壽山, marked as a national nature park.2
| Name (as the data gives it) | Designation |
|---|---|
| 墾丁 | National park (國家公園) |
| 玉山 | National park (國家公園) |
| 陽明山 | National park (國家公園) |
| 太魯閣 | National park (國家公園) |
| 雪霸 | National park (國家公園) |
| 金門 | National park (國家公園) |
| 東沙環礁 | National park (國家公園) |
| 澎湖南方四島 | National park (國家公園) |
| 台江 | National park (國家公園) |
| 壽山 | National nature park (國家自然公園) |
The data gives the short names shown here; we have not translated them, and we do not use the machine translations on the data portal.
Can this list be reused?
Both datasets are under the Open Government Data License, version 1.0.12 The licence allows use for any purpose, including products and services, and requires the attribution statement set out in its exhibit; without it, the rights it grants are void.3
What this page cannot tell you
- No regions or dates here. The open data we used has no establishment date or region field.
- Two designations. The national nature park is not counted as a national park.
Related: National parks around the world · National parks of Japan · Officially recognised places.
Key takeaways
- The statistics list 9 national parks and 1 national nature park.
- Names are in Chinese, as the data gives them.
- The credit below follows the licence's required form.
- What we would skip: reading the list as a ranking or a travel guide. It records an official designation; it says nothing about opening, access or conditions, so check each park's own information before you go.
Sources
The list comes from two Ministry of the Interior datasets on data.gov.tw, read on 1 October 2026; the licence from the Open Government Data License page. See how we research.
- Ministry of the Interior, Department of Statistics (內政部統計處), 國家(自然)公園面積─按國家公園別及海陸域別分 (data.gov.tw dataset 13479). Read the dataset on data.gov.tw. Accessed 1 October 2026.
- Ministry of the Interior, Department of Statistics (內政部統計處), 違反國家公園法案件─按國家公園別分 (data.gov.tw dataset 13465). Read the dataset on data.gov.tw. Accessed 1 October 2026.
- data.gov.tw, 政府資料開放授權條款－第1版 (Open Government Data License, version 1.0). Read the licence. Accessed 1 October 2026.
Credit and licence. 內政部統計處 (Ministry of the Interior, Department of Statistics) 2026 國家(自然)公園面積─按國家公園別及海陸域別分 (data.gov.tw dataset 13479, version of 2026-03-11 14:35) and 違反國家公園法案件─按國家公園別分 (data.gov.tw dataset 13465, version of 2026-03-10 14:42). 此開放資料依政府資料開放授權條款 (Open Government Data License) 進行公眾釋出，使用者於遵守本條款各項規定之前提下，得利用之。The Open Data is made available to the public under the Open Government Data License, User can make use of it when complying to the condition and obligation of its terms. 政府資料開放授權條款 / Open Government Data License: https://data.gov.tw/license Changes made. We took the park names from the two datasets, added the designation and put them in one table. We use no logos or images from these sources. Gallivanting Gadabout is not connected with, or endorsed by, the Ministry of the Interior.