Prisons in Taiwan map & data
There are 74 prisons mapped in Taiwan, spread over 18 regions. The most are in Taitung County (8), Taoyuan (7) and Kaohsiung (7). 100% of them carry a name, and many add an address, phone number, website or opening hours. Well-known examples include 宜蘭監獄, 彰化監獄 and 泰源監獄.
Prisons by region
| Region | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Taitung County | 8 | 11% |
| Taoyuan | 7 | 9.5% |
| Kaohsiung | 7 | 9.5% |
| Taichung | 6 | 8.1% |
| Tainan | 5 | 6.8% |
| Hualien County | 4 | 5.4% |
| Yunlin County | 4 | 5.4% |
| New Taipei | 4 | 5.4% |
| Kinmen | 3 | 4.1% |
| Chiayi County | 3 | 4.1% |
| Yilan County | 3 | 4.1% |
| Nantou County | 3 | 4.1% |
| Changhua County | 3 | 4.1% |
| Pingtung County | 3 | 4.1% |
| Penghu | 3 | 4.1% |
| Hsinchu | 3 | 4.1% |
| Keelung | 3 | 4.1% |
| Miaoli County | 2 | 2.7% |
Notable prisons in Taiwan
- 宜蘭監獄宜蘭縣 · Yilan County · prison
- 彰化監獄彰化縣 · Changhua County · prison
- 泰源監獄臺東縣 · Taitung County · prison
- 花蓮監獄花蓮縣 · Hualien County · prison
- 澎湖監獄澎湖縣 · Penghu · prison
- 雲林監獄雲林縣 · Yunlin County · prison
- 新竹監獄新竹市 · Hsinchu · prison
- 基隆監獄基隆市 · Keelung · prison
- 臺中監獄臺中市 · Taichung · prison
- 桃園女子監獄桃園市 · Taoyuan · prison
- 臺北女子看守所新北市 · New Taipei · prison
- 臺南監獄臺南市 · Tainan · prison
- 高雄監獄高雄市 · Kaohsiung · prison
- 苗栗看守所苗栗縣 · Miaoli County · prison
- 金門監獄金門縣 · Kinmen · prison
- 嘉義監獄嘉義縣 · Chiayi County · prison
- 南投看守所南投縣 · Nantou County · prison
- 屏東監獄屏東縣 · Pingtung County · prison
- 彰化看守所彰化縣 · Changhua County · prison
- 綠島監獄臺東縣 · Taitung County · prison
- 自強外役監獄花蓮縣 · Hualien County · prison
- 雲林第二監獄雲林縣 · Yunlin County · prison
- 新竹看守所新竹市 · Hsinchu · prison
- 基隆看守所基隆市 · Keelung · prison
- 臺中看守所臺中市 · Taichung · prison
- 桃園監獄桃園市 · Taoyuan · prison
- 臺北少年觀護所新北市 · New Taipei · prison
- 臺南第二監獄臺南市 · Tainan · prison
- 高雄第二監獄高雄市 · Kaohsiung · prison
- 嘉義看守所嘉義縣 · Chiayi County · prison
- 屏東看守所屏東縣 · Pingtung County · prison
- 東成監獄臺東縣 · Taitung County · prison
- 花蓮看守所花蓮縣 · Hualien County · prison
- 臺中女子監獄臺中市 · Taichung · prison
- 臺北監獄桃園市 · Taoyuan · prison
- 臺北看守所新北市 · New Taipei · prison
- 武陵外役監獄臺東縣 · Taitung County · prison
- 新店戒治所新北市 · New Taipei · prison
- 臺東戒治所臺東縣 · Taitung County · prison
- 臺東監獄臺東縣 · Taitung County · prison
What's in this layer
Every prison in the layer comes with its name, category, brand and operator, street address, city, postcode, phone, website, opening hours, the region it is in, latitude and longitude (each where known). Prisons and correctional centres.
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How many prisons are there in Taiwan?
This layer holds 74 prisons in Taiwan, the most of them in Taitung County. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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The name, category, brand and operator, street address, city, postcode, phone, website, opening hours, the region it is in, latitude and longitude (each where known).
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