Taoyuan City
Taoyuan City (Chinese: 桃園市; pinyin: Táoyuán Shì) is a special municipality of Taiwan, Republic of China, in the northwestern part of the island, next to New Taipei City. Taoyuan District is in this municipality and serves as the seat of Taoyuan City.
"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. Taipei Taoyuan International Airport, which serves Taipei, is inside this county.
Administrative divisions
Taoyuan City controls 13 districts.
| Tongyong Pinyin | Hanzi | Wade–Giles | Hanyu Pinyin | Taiwanese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taoyuan District | 桃園 | T'ao-yüan | Táoyuán | Thô-hn̂g |
| Zhongli District | 中壢 | Chung-li | Zhōnglì | Tiong-le̍k |
| Pingzhen District | 平鎮 | P'ing-chen | Píngzhèn | Pêng-tìn |
| Bade District | 八德 | Pa-teh | Bādé | Pat-tek |
| Daxi District | 大溪 | Ta-hsi | Dàxī | Tāi-khe |
| Yangmei District | 楊梅 | Yang-mei | Yángméi | Iûⁿ-mûi |
| Luzhu District | 蘆竹 | Lu-chu | Lúzhú | Lô·-tek |
| Dayuan District | 大園 | Ta-yüan | Dàyúan | Toā-Hn̂g |
| Guishan District | 龜山 | Kuei-shan | Guīshān | Ku-soaⁿ |
| Longtan District | 龍潭 | Lung-t'an | Lóngtán | Liông-thâm |
| Xinwu District | 新屋 | Hsin-wu | Xīnwū | Sin-ok |
| Guanyin District | 觀音 | Kuan-yin | Guānyīn | Koan-im |
| Fuxing District | 復興 | Fu-hsing | Fùxīng | Hok-heng |
Education
Taoyuan City Media
- Taiwan-fromair Dec2013.ogv
(video) Taoyuan, looking down from the air.
- Population density map of Taoyuan City (Dec 2019).png
Population density map of Taoyuan City
- 虎頭山環保公園 桃園市景 Taoyuan City from Hutoushan Green Park - panoramio.jpg
Overview of downtown Taoyuan
- 桃園市政府辦公大樓.jpg
- Taoyuan City Council Hall 2020-04-28.jpg
桃園市議會大樓。
- 張善政院長.jpg
Chang San-cheng, the incumbent Mayor of Taoyuan.
- Taoyuan City Administrative Divisions Map.png
Taoyuan City Administrative Divisions
- Central University of JhongliⅡ.jpg
- R.O.C(Taiwan) NDU side gate on Shingfeng Road.jpg
- 陸軍專科學校正門.jpg
Army Academy R.O.C.
Related pages
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2009-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
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