'Taoyuan County' (;
POJ: Thô-hn̂g-kōan) is a county of
Taiwan, 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.
"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.
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, which serves
Taipei, is inside this county.
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Area: 1,220.9540
km²
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Population: 1,921,526 people (Jun. 2007)
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
See also
Township (Taiwan)
External links
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Taoyuan County Government Official website (in Chinese)
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Taoyuan County Government Official website (in English)