2169 Taiwan, provisional designation 1964 VP₁, is a carbonaceous Astridian asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 17 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 9 November 1964, by astronomers at the Purple Mountain Observatory near Nanking, China.^[13] It was named for Taiwan.^[2]

Taiwan is a member of the Astrid family (515), a smaller asteroid family of nearly 500 carbonaceous asteroids. The family is located in the outermost central main-belt, near a prominent Kirkwood gap, that marks the 5:2 orbital resonance with Jupiter, and divides the asteroid belt into a central and outer part.^{[4][14][15]: 23}

Taiwan orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.7–2.9 AU once every 4 years and 8 months (1,703 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.05 and an inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic.^[1]

The body's observation arc begins with its first identification as 1938 DV₁ at Heidelberg Observatory in February 1938, almost 27 years prior to its official discovery observation at Nanking.^[13]

In the SMASS classification, and according to PanSTARRS photometric survey, Taiwan is a carbonaceous C-type asteroid.^[1][12]

This minor planet was named after the Island of Taiwan (former Formosa). Taiwan, or the Republic of China, is a country southeast of mainland China.^[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 February 1980 (M.P.C. 5184).^[16]