Dayuan (Taoyuan)
Dayuan 大 園區 |
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Location within Taoyuan City |
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State : | Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
Coordinates : | 25 ° 3 ' N , 121 ° 11' E | |
Area : | 87.3925 km² | |
Residents : | 86,296 (July 2016) | |
Population density : | 987 inhabitants per km² | |
Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | |
Postal code : | 337 | |
ISO 3166-2 : | TW-TAO | |
Community type : | Municipality of Taoyuan | |
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Dayuan ( Chinese 大 園區 , Pinyin Dàyuán Qū , Hakka Tai-ien-sṳ , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Toā-Hng-khu ) is a district in the north of the government -direct city of Taoyuan in Taiwan .
Location and history
Dayuan is located on the northern edge of Taoyuan City on the Taiwan Strait coast , the neighboring districts are Guanyin to the west, Zhongli to the south and Luzhu to the east. The area of the district is largely flat and traditionally agricultural, mainly through rice cultivation. The coast consists partly of a sandy beach.
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Dayuan is home to Taiwan's largest and most important international airport, Taiwan Taoyuan Airport . The headquarters of China Airlines , the most important Taiwanese airline, as well as the bases of the airlines EVA Air , Tigerair Taiwan and V Air are located here . The airport and thus also the district are connected to the Taiwanese long-distance transport network and to the greater Taipei area by highway No. 2 .
On the coast of Dayuan is the Zhuwei Fishing Port , the largest fishing port in Taoyuan City, whose economic importance is on the decline. More recently, efforts have been made to design the port as a tourist attraction.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Website of the Taiwanese Government Department of Fisheries ( Memento dated December 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive )