Taoyuan

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Taoyuan
桃園 市
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From top to bottom, left to right: Taiwan Taoyuan Airport, Shihmen Reservoir, Nankan City Quarter ( Luzhu ), gable in Daxi District , "Small Forbidden City" in Longtan , Taoyuan Railway Station, Shinto Shrine in Taoyuan District
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State : TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Republic of China (Taiwan)
Coordinates : 24 ° 59 ′  N , 121 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 24 ° 59 ′ 29 "  N , 121 ° 18 ′ 52"  E
Area : 1,220.9540  km²
 
Residents : 2,188,017 (Dec 2017)
Population density : 1,792 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code : (+886) (0) 3
Postal code : 320-338
ISO 3166-2 : TW-TAO
 
Community type : Government immediate city
Structure : 13 districts (區, Qū)
Mayor : Cheng Wen-tsan ( DPP )
Website :
 
City bird: Dickbeak kitta
City flower: Peach blossom
City tree: peach tree
Map of Taiwan, position of Taoyuan highlighted

The city of Taoyuan ( Chinese  桃園 市 , Pinyin Táoyuán Shì , Zhuyin ㄊ ㄠ ˊ ㄩ ㄢ ˊ ㄕ ˋ , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Thô-hn̂g-Chhī ) is a city under the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) . It is located in the northwest of the island of Taiwan and had the status of a county until December 25, 2014.

The name Taoyuan means "peach garden". In the past, the area was mainly characterized by numerous peach trees . Today Taoyuan City is one of the most densely populated areas in Taiwan and an important industrial center.

location

Taoyuan City is bounded by New Taipei City in the northeast, Yilan County in the southeast, Hsinchu County in the southwest, and Formosa Road in the northwest. The central district consists of a flat and hilly landscape adjoining the Taipei Basin to the southwest . In its comparatively sparsely populated southeast, the city extends into the Xueshan mountain range, which is part of Taiwan's central mountain range .

traffic

The Dayuan District is home to Taiwan's largest airport, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport .

All major road and rail links between Taipei's western Taiwan cross the city of Taoyuan. There is a Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail station in Zhongli District . A linking the region to the Taoyuan County to the metro network Taipei is about which opened in March 2017 Airport range of Taoyuan Metro .

Districts

The city of Taoyuan is divided into thirteen districts, which emerged from the cities and towns of the former Taoyuan County:

district chin. Wade-Giles Hanyu Pinyin Taiwanese (POJ) Hakka
Bath 八德 區 Pa-teh Bādé Pat-tek Bad-ded
Zhongli 中 壢 區 Chung-li Zhōnglì Tiong-lek Tongue-lag
Pingzhen 平鎮 區 P'ing-chen Píngzhèn Pêng-tìn Piang-ziin
Taoyuan 桃園 區 T'ao-yuan Táoyuán Thô-hng To-ien
Yangmei 楊梅 區 Yang-mei Yángméi Iûⁿ-mûi Iong-moi
Daxi 大溪 區 Ta-hsi Dàxī Tāi-khe Tai-hai
Dayuan 大 園區 Ta-yuan Dàyúan Toā-Hng Tai-ien
Fuxing 復興 區 Fu-hsing Fùxīng Hok-heng Fug-hin
Guanyin 觀音 區 Kuan-yin Guanyin Koan-im Gon-im
Guishan 龜山 區 Kuei-shan Guīshān Ku-soaⁿ Gui-san
Longtan 龍潭區 Lung-t'an Lóngtán Liông-thâm Liung-tam
Luzhu 蘆 竹 區 Lu-chu Lúzhú Lô -tek Lu train
Xinwu 新屋 區 Hsin-wu Xīnwū Sin-ok Sin-vug

education

sons and daughters of the town

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