Taoyuan City
| Taoyuan 桃園 |
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| Taoyuan City · 桃園市 | |
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| Coordinates: 25°00′00″N 121°18′00″E / 25°N 121.3°E | |
| Country |  Taiwan |
| Region | Northwestern Taiwan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Su Chia-ming (蘇家明) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.8046 km2 (13.4 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2010) | |
| • Total | 402,014 |
| • Density | 11,550.6/km2 (29,915.9/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.
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[edit] Statistics
General statistics include:
- Area: 34.80 km²
- Elevation: 157 ft (48 m)
- Population: 402,014 people (March 2010)
[edit] 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).
[edit] 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.
[edit] Economy
Companies headquartered or located in Taoyuan City include:
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[edit] Sister cities
[edit] References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Taoyuan, Taiwan |
- Taoyuan City Office (English)
Coordinates: 24°59′20″N 121°18′40″E / 24.98889°N 121.31111°E
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