Taoyuan City
city in Taiwan
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
changeTaoyuan 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
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changeOther websites
change- Official website Archived 2009-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
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