Yangmei, Taiwan

Yangmei 楊梅
—  County-controlled city  —
Yangmei City · 楊梅市
Yangmei Station
Yangmei Location in the Republic of China
Coordinates: 24°56′00″N 121°17′00″E
Country	Taiwan
Region	Northern Taiwan
Government
• Mayor	Peng Shengfu
Area
• Total	89.1229 km2 (34.4 sq mi)
Population (May 2010)
• Total	150,022
• Density	1,683.3/km2 (4,359.8/sq mi)
Website	http://www.yangmei.gov.tw/

Yangmei (Chinese: 楊梅; pinyin: Yángméi) is a county-controlled city in southern Taoyuan County of Taiwan (Republic of China). The traditional residents are Hakka people. The former township was upgraded to a city after passing 150,000 in population.

Geography

Yangmei is one of the three largest towns in Taoyuan. The center is only 40 minutes from the west coast of Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait. To the north it borders Pingjhen city; to the south it borders Hsinchu County. To the east, Yangmei borders Longtan Township. There were lots of Yangmei trees (楊梅樹) when Chinese immigrants entered this place, so that's how this town got its name.

• Area: 89.1229 km² (34.4105 sq mi)
• Population: 150,022 (May 2010)

To the east, Yangmei is circled by foothills which are partly forested. a fair amount of tea plantations can be found in this area. There are also several gated communities in the hilly areas of Yangmei City—Sunny Forest Hill is the biggest and most famous of them. In the south of Yangmei, there is one of the most popular golf club in Taiwan—Sunrise Golf & Country Club.

Transportation

Yangmei is served by National Highway No. 1. Generally, it is about 50 minutes driving time to Taipei city. Taiwan No. 1 highway also serve the town, so that the transportation system is convenient for travelers.

Yangmei has three railway stations (from North to South): Pusin, Yangmei and Fugang. The railway is a convenient route for commuters in Yangmei.

Industry

Yangmei has high-tech industry in the area, with Chunghwa Picture Tube having a factory in the city.^{[citation needed]} One of the largest clusters of TFT-LCD plants are located in the area, Yangmei is also a transport hub with several container terminals present in the city. Maersk Taiwan maintains a distribution center in Yangmei. A fair amount of light industry is also present, with Youth Industrial Park (幼獅工業區) being home to much traditional industry. Another large industrial enterprise in Yangmei is China Motors (中華汽車) which builds Mitsubishi cars under license.

Education

High Schools

• Yangmei Senior High School
• Ta Hwa Senior High School (private)
• Jhiping Senior High School (private)

Junior High Schools

• Fugang Junior High School
• Jenmei Junior High School
• Rueiyuan Junior High School
• Rueiping Junior High School
• Yangguang Junior High School
• Yangmei Junior High School
• Yangming Junior High School
• Tawa Senior High School subsidiary junior school (private)
• Jhiping Senior High School subsidiary junior school (private)

Elementary Schools

• Fugang Elementary School
• Rueimei Elementary School
• Rueipu Elementary School
• Rueitang Elementary School
• Rueiyuan Elementary School
• Shehwei Elementary School
• Tatung Elementary School
• Yangguang Elementary School
• Yangmei Elementary School
• Yangming Elementary School
• Yangshing Elementary School