Dayuan (Taoyuan)

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Dayuan
大 園區
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Location within Taoyuan City
State : TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Republic of China (Taiwan)
Coordinates : 25 ° 3 '  N , 121 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 25 ° 3 '0 "  N , 121 ° 11' 0"  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
Website :
Dayuan (Taiwan)
Dayuan
Dayuan

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.

meaning

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

  1. Website of the Taiwanese Government Department of Fisheries ( Memento dated December 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

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