Taoyuan City

This article is about the city. For the county, see Taoyuan County, Taiwan.

Taoyuan 桃園
—  County-controlled city  —
Taoyuan City · 桃園市
Location of Taoyuan
Taoyuan Location in the Republic of China
Coordinates: 25°00′00″N 121°18′00″E
Country	Taiwan
Region	Northwestern Taiwan
Government
• Mayor	Su Chia-ming (蘇家明)
Area
• Total	34.8046 km2 (13.4381 sq mi)
Population (March 2010)
• Total	402,014
• Density	12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Website	www.taocity.gov.tw (Chinese)

Taoyuan City (Chinese: 桃園市; pinyin: Táoyuán Shì; Wade–Giles: T'ao-yüan Shih; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thô-hn̂g-chhī) is the county seat of Taoyuan County in Taiwan, located in the northwestern part of the island. Taoyuan city is the gateway of Taiwan: with the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in vicinity, and is a 30-minute ride to the capital, Taipei.

Statistics

General statistics include:

• Area: 34.80 km²
• Elevation: 157 ft (48 m)
• Population: 402,014 people (March 2010)

History

Taoyuan is the native home to the Plains tribes of Taiwanese aborigines. Taoyuan's old name was Taoziyuan (Chinese: 桃仔園; pinyin: Táozǐyuán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thô-á-hn̂g; literally "peach orchard"), since there used to be many peach blossoms in the area. In 1920 under Japanese rule, the area was renamed Taoyuan Town(Chinese: 桃園街; pinyin: Táoyuán Jiē; literally "peach garden town"), and incorporated into the Hsinchu state as a county jurisdiction. After the Chinese Civil War, it was "Taoyuan Town, Taoyuan County". Since 1971, the name has remained Taoyuan City (桃園市).

Education

Within Taoyuan, there are five senior vocational high schools, 12 junior high schools, 23 primary schools, and an intelligence initiation school. Taoyuan is also home to a number of buxibans, or cram schools, which teach additional courses in mathematics, English, sciences, etc. There are also ten universities located near Taoyuan.

Economy

Companies headquartered or located in Taoyuan City include:

• HTC Corporation
• Coca-Cola Museum
• Atotech Taiwan
• Wacoal Taiwan

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Sister cities

• Irvine, California
• Kennewick, Washington

References

• Ginsburg, Norton Sydney (et al.) (1991). "The Extended metropolis: settlement transition in Asia". University of Hawaii Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=OGWoa3bW-cYC&pg=PA194&dq=Taoyuan+City&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JZQwT_qcDaq42wXYxsndBw&ved=0CFUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Taoyuan%20City&f=false. Retrieved February 06, 2012.  ISBN 0824812972

External links

• Taoyuan City Office (English)