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Taoyuan County (Taiwan)
 Taoyuan County emblem |
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Abbreviation: ? | |
| Capital | Taoyuan City |
| Region | Northwestern Taiwan |
| County magistrate | Eric Li-lun Chu (朱立倫) |
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Area |
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- Total |
1,220.954 km² |
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1,834,045 |
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| Cities: | 4 |
| Townships: | 9 |
| County flower: | Peach blossom |
| County tree: | Peach tree |
| County bird: | Formosan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea) |
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Taoyuan County (桃園縣, pinyin: Táoyuán Xiàn, WG: T'ao-yüan Hsien) is a county of Taiwan Province, Republic of China, 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. Chiang Kai Shek International Airport, which serves Taipei, is inside this county.
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 | |
| Jhongli City | 中壢 | |||
| Pingjhen City | 平鎮 | |||
| Bade City | 八德 | |||
| Dasi | 大溪 | Dàxi | ||
| Yangmei | 楊梅 | |||
| Lujhu | 蘆竹 | |||
| Dayuan | 大園 | |||
| Gueishan | 龜山 | |||
| Longtan | 龍潭 | |||
| Sinwu | 新屋 | Xinwu | ||
| Guanyin | 觀音 | Guanyin | ||
| Fusing | 復興 | Fùxing |
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)
- Official website (in English)
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