The short version
Taitung (臺東縣) has two open universities and colleges in our directory. There are 14 Taiwan Railway stations, and no High Speed Rail station. International students apply for their resident certificate (ARC) at the National Immigration Agency (NIA), which has a service center here: the NIA Taitung County Service Center.
Universities and colleges here
→ Browse Taitung's schools, including any that have closed
The county in numbers
- Registered population 207,454 at the end of September 2026. This is the household registration count (戶籍人口), people registered here, which is not the same as everyone living here.
- Land area 3,515.2526 km², in 16 districts and townships (鄉鎮市區).
- Density 59 people per km², from the end of 2025 figures.
Getting around
- High Speed Rail (THSR) No station here. None of the 12 THSR stations has an address in Taitung.
- Taiwan Railway (TRA) 14 stations with an address here: Dawu (大武), Longxi (瀧溪), Jinlun (金崙), Taimali (太麻里), Zhiben (知本), Kangle (康樂), Taitung (臺東), Shanli (山里), Luye (鹿野), Ruiyuan (瑞源), Ruihe (瑞和), Guanshan (關山), Haiduan (海端), Chishang (池上).
- Metro and light rail None.
The station list comes from Taiwan Railway's station dataset, which does not say which stations are staffed or which trains stop there. Check a station on Taiwan Railway's own site before you plan a trip around it.
→ Getting around Taiwan: fares, monthly passes, YouBike and scooters
Your ARC: the immigration office
International students apply for the resident certificate (ARC) and register a change of address with the National Immigration Agency (NIA).
- NIA Taitung County Service Center 1F., No. 59, Changsha St., Taitung City, Taitung County 950014, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Phone 089-361-631.
NIA service centers are open 08:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday, including the lunch hour. The NIA's Foreigners in Taiwan Hotline is 1990 from a Taiwan phone, or 886-800-001990 from overseas.
Housing and costs
- Dorms: how to apply, who gets priority, fees and rules.
- Tuition and living costs: what rent and everyday life cost across Taiwan.
- Renting: renting a room or flat off campus.
More about Taitung on other sites
No city guide covers Taitung. These pages cover the topics below.
- YouBike Cycle.tw: YouBike, city by city
- Night markets NightMarket.tw: Taitung night markets
Official sites
- Taitung County Government (in Chinese)
- Discover Taitung (English)
- Taitung Travel, the official tourism site (English)
- National Immigration Agency (English)
- Taiwan Tourism Administration (English)