Taoyuan County (Taiwan)
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 桃園縣 Abbreviation(s): Tao (桃) |
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| Capital | Taoyuan City |
| Region | Northwestern Taiwan |
| County Magistrate | Eric Li-lun Chu (朱立倫) |
| Cities | 4 |
| Townships | 9 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1,220.954 km² (14 of 25) |
| - % water | less than 0.4% (>5sq km, in Shimen Reservoir) % |
| Population | |
| - Total | 1,905,311 (Oct. 2006) (3 of 25) |
| - Density | 1560.51/km² |
| Symbols | |
| - County flower | Peach blossom |
| - County tree | Peach tree |
| - County bird | Formosan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea) |
| Official websites | Chinese |
Taoyuan County (Traditional Chinese: 桃園縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Táoyuán Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Táoyuán Siàn; Wade-Giles: T'ao-yüan Hsien; POJ: Thô-hn̂g-kōan) is a county of Taiwan, located in the northwestern part of the island, next to Taipei County. Taoyuan City is located in this county and serves as the seat of Taoyuan County.
"Taoyuan" means "peach garden," since the area used to have many peach blossoms. Taoyuan is the native home to the Pingpu tribe of Aborigines. It is now an important industrial region of Taiwan. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, which serves Taipei, is inside this county.
- Area: 1,220.9540 km²
- Population: 1,911,161 people (Dec. 2006)
[edit] Administration
Taoyuan County controls four township-level cities (縣轄市), two urban townships (鎮), and seven rural townships (鄉).
See also: Political divisions of the Republic of China
| Tongyong Pinyin | Hanzi | Wade-Giles | Hanyu Pinyin | Taiwanese |
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| Taoyuan City | 桃園 | T'ao-yüan | Táoyuán | Thô-hn̂g |
| Jhongli City | 中壢 | Chung-li | Zhōnglì | Tiong-le̍k |
| Pingjhen City | 平鎮 | P'ing-chen | Píngzhèn | Pêng-tìn |
| Bade City | 八德 | Pa-teh | Bādé | Pat-tek |
| Dasi | 大溪 | Ta-hsi | Dàxī | Tāi-khe |
| Yangmei | 楊梅 | Yang-mei | Yángméi | Iûⁿ-mûi |
| Lujhu | 蘆竹 | Lu-chu | Lúzhú | Lô·-tek |
| Dayuan | 大園 | Ta-yüan | Dàyúan | Toā-Hn̂g |
| Gueishan | 龜山 | Kuei-shan | Guīshān | Ku-soaⁿ |
| Longtan | 龍潭 | Lung-t'an | Lóngtán | Liông-thâm |
| Sinwu | 新屋 | Hsin-wu | Xīnwū | Sin-ok |
| Guanyin | 觀音 | Kuan-yin | Guānyīn | Koan-im |
| Fusing | 復興 | Fu-hsing | Fùxīng | Hok-heng |
[edit] External links
- Official website (in Chinese)
- Official website (in English)
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