Administrative Division Procedure Act Article 5

Administrative division shall be in accordance with the overall plans for the national territory, and the following factors shall be taken into consideration:1. Population scale and growth trends;2. Rational distribution of natural and human resources;3. Distribution of mountains, rivers, lakes, seashore, and maritime space;4. Ethnicity characteristics and context of human history;5. Affiliation with metropolitan districts, living circles, and ecospheres;6. Electoral divisions;7. Other matters that influence the governance of a location.
中文原文 行政區劃程序法第5條
行政區劃應配合國土整體規劃,並考量下列因素:
一、人口規模及成長趨勢。
二、自然及人文資源之合理分配。
三、山川、湖泊、海岸及海域之分布。
四、族群特性及人文歷史脈絡。
五、都會區、生活圈或生態圈之歸屬。
六、選舉區之劃分。
七、其他影響地方治理之事項。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.