Taoyuan County
桃園縣

Taoyuan County emblem
Abbreviation: Tao (桃) Image File history File links From Chinese Wiki. ...
Capital	Taoyuan City
Region	Northwestern Taiwan
County magistrate	Eric Li-lun Chu (朱立倫)
Area In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Taoyuan City (桃園 WG: Tao-yüan) is the capital city of Taoyuan County in Taiwan Province, Republic of China, located in the northeastern part of the island. ...	Ranked 14 of 18 The following is a list of counties under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by area. ...
- Total  - % water	1,220.954 km² ?% (Redirected from 1 E9 m2) To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ...
Population	Ranked 3 of 25 The following is a list of counties and cities under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by population. ...
- Total (May 2004)  - Density This article is about the month of May. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ...	1,834,045 1502/km²
Cities:	4
Townships:	9
County flower:	Peach blossom
County tree:	Peach tree
County bird:	Formosan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea)

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. City lights from space. ... The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. ... Wildflowers A flower is the reproductive organ of those plants classified as angiosperms (flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ... Binomial name Prunus persica L. A peachy dessert The peach is a tree, Prunus persica, and the juicy fruit that it bears, which has a single large seed encased in hard wood (called the pit or stone), yellow or whitish flesh, a delicate aroma, and a velvety skin. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. ... Binomial name Prunus persica L. A peachy dessert The peach is a tree, Prunus persica, and the juicy fruit that it bears, which has a single large seed encased in hard wood (called the pit or stone), yellow or whitish flesh, a delicate aroma, and a velvety skin. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... Binomial name Urocissa caerulea Gould, 1863 The Formosan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea), also called Taiwan Magpie, is a member of the Crow family. ... Image File history File links Made by user:spencer195 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Pinyin (拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the claimed 23rd province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Premier Frank Hsieh Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ... Taipei County (台北縣 Pinyin: Táiběi Xiàn Taiwanese romanisation: tai5-pak-koan5) is located in northern Taiwan and encircles Taipei City. ... Taoyuan City (桃園 WG: Tao-yüan) is the capital city of Taoyuan County in Taiwan Province, Republic of China, located in the northeastern part of the island. ...

"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. A Rukai villege Chief visiting Department of Anthropology in Tokyo Imperial University during the Japanese rule. ... A view of the Chiang-Kai Shek International Airport Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (中正國際航空站, pinyin: Zhōngzhèng Gúojī Hángkōngzhàn) is located in Taiwan, Republic of China and is one of two airports that serve Taipei. ... City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ...

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 The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the Taiwanese main island, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) Sixteen counties Five provincial cities Fukien (Fuchien) Province...

Tongyong Pinyin (通用拼音, literally Universal/General Usage Sound-combining) is the current official romanization of the Chinese language adopted by the national government (although not all local governments) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) since late 2000, announced by the Mandarin Promotion Council of the Ministry of Education. ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Taiwanese (Chinese: 台語, 台灣話 or 福佬話; Taiwanese Pe̍h-oÄ“-jÄ«: Tâi-oân-oÄ“ or Hō-ló-oÄ“; Hanyu Pinyin: TáiyÇ” or Táiwānhuà) is the primary spoken language of 70% of the Taiwanese population. ... Taoyuan City (桃園 WG: Tao-yüan) is the capital city of Taoyuan County in Taiwan Province, Republic of China, located in the northeastern part of the island. ... Jhongli City (中壢市) is a city in Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China, become to a city before taoyuan town Area: 76. ... Pingjhen City (平鎮市) is a city in the central part of Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Badu City (八德市) is a city in the central part of Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Dasi (大溪) is an urban township in eastern Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Yangmei (Chinese: 楊梅; pinyin: ) is an urban township in southern Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Lujhu (蘆竹) is a rural township in northwestern Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Dayuan (大園) is a rual township in northwestern Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Gueishan (龜山) is a rual township in northeastern Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Temple in the centre of Longtan lake Longtan (龍潭) is a rual township in southern Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Sinwu (新屋) is a rual township in western Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Guanyin (觀音) is a rural township in western Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Fusing (復興) is a rual township in eastern Taoyuan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ...

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)
• Official website (in English)

Administrative divisions of the Republic of China

Central Municipalities: Kaohsiung City | Taipei City Counties: Taiwan Province: Changhua County | Chiayi County | Hsinchu County | Hualien County | Kaohsiung County | Miaoli County | Nantou County | Penghu County | Pingtung County | Taichung County | Tainan County | Taipei County | Taitung County | Taoyuan County | Yilan County | Yunlin County Fuchien Province: Kinmen County | Lienchiang County Provincial Cities: Taiwan Province: Chiayi City | Hsinchu City | Keelung City | Taichung City | Tainan City