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Taoyuan County, Taiwan
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Taoyuan County
桃園縣
Abbreviation(s): Taoyuan (桃園)

County seat 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% (>5 km², in Shimen Reservoir) %
Population
- Total 1,940,014 (Mar. 2008)
(3 of 25)
- Density 1588.93/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; simplified Chinese: 桃园县; Hanyu Pinyin: Táoyuán Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Táoyuán Siàn; Wade-Giles: T'ao-yüan Hsien; Taiwanese POJ: Thô-hn̂g-kōan; Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ) 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 "garden of peaches," 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: 1,921,526 people (Jun. 2007)
Contents [hide]
1 Administration
2 Education
2.1 Public Universities
2.2 Private Universities
2.3 Public High Schools
2.3.1 Junior High Schools
2.3.2 Elementary schools
2.4 Industry and Environment
3 See also
4 External links
5 Transportation
6 Night Market

Administration
Taoyuan County controls four township-level cities (縣轄市), two urban townships (鎮), and seven rural townships (鄉).

See also: Administrative divisions of the Republic of China

Mandarin (Tongyong Pinyin) Hanzi Wade-Giles Hanyu Pinyin Taiwanese POJ Hakka
Bade City 八德市 Pa-teh Bādé Pat-tek Bad-ded
Jhongli City 中壢市 Chung-li Zhōnglì Tiong-lek Zung-lag
Pingjhen City 平鎮市 P'ing-chen Píngzhèn Pêng-tìn Piang-ziin
Taoyuan City 桃園市 T'ao-yüan Táoyuán Thô-hng To-ien
Dasi Township 大溪鎮 Ta-hsi Dàxī Tāi-khe Tai-hai
Yangmei Township 楊梅鎮 Yang-mei Yángméi Iûⁿ-mûi Iong-moi
Dayuan Township 大園鄉 Ta-yüan Dàyúan Toā-Hng Tai-ien
Fusing Township 復興鄉 Fu-hsing Fùxīng Hok-heng Fug-hin
Guanyin Township 觀音鄉 Kuan-yin Guānyīn Koan-im Gon-im
Gueishan Township 龜山鄉 Kuei-shan Guīshān Ku-soaⁿ Gui-san
Longtan Township 龍潭鄉 Lung-t'an Lóngtán Liông-thâm Liung-tam
Lujhu Township 蘆竹鄉 Lu-chu Lúzhú Lô·-tek Lu-zug
Sinwu Township 新屋鄉 Hsin-wu Xīnwū Sin-ok Sin-vug