Taibao (Hokkien POJ: Thài-pó) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Chiayi County, Taiwan.

The city was named after the government position of Wang De-lu, whose hometown is Taibao, in the 19th century.

Formerly Tsing-kau-boe (Chinese: 前溝尾; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chêng-kau-bóe).

[2][3] The city has 18 villages, which are Beixin, Nanxin, Bixiang, Maliao, Guogou, Gangwei, Tianwei, Jiubi, Xinpi, Qiantan, Houtan, Meipu, Houzhuang, Taibao, Dongshi, Lunding, Chunzhu and Anren Village.

The city is served by Chiayi Station of the Taiwan High Speed Rail.