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Taoyuan County (Taiwan)

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<caption><font size="+1">Taoyuan County
<br>桃園縣</td></tr>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid gray;">Image:Taoyuan County emblem.png|110px<br><small>Taoyuan County emblem</small>
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Abbreviation: Tao (???)
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<tr><td width=50%>Capital</td><td>Taoyuan City</td></tr>
<tr><td>Region </td><td>Northwestern Taiwan</td></tr>
<tr><td>County magistrate</td><td>Eric Li-lun Chu (朱立倫)</td></tr>
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Area
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&nbsp;- Total <br>
&nbsp;- % water
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1,220.954 1 E9 m??|km&sup2;<br>
?%
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Population
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&nbsp;- Total (May 2004)<br>
&nbsp;- Density
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1,834,045<br>
1502/km&sup2;
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<td style="border-top:3px solid gray;">City|Cities:</td>
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<tr><td>Townships:</td><td>9</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-top:3px solid gray;">County flower:</td><td style="border-top:3px solid gray;">Peach blossom</td></tr>
<tr><td>County tree:</td><td>Peach tree</td></tr>
<tr><td>County bird:</td><td>Formosan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea)</td></tr>
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Taoyuan County (zh-cpw|c=桃園縣|p=T??oyu??n Xi??n|w=T'ao-y??an Hsien; POJ: Th??-hn??g-k??an) is a county of Taiwan Province, Republic of China, located in the northwestern part of Taiwan|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 Taiwan aborigine|Aborigines. It is now an important industrial region of Taiwan. Chiang Kai Shek International Airport, which serves Taipei, is inside this county.




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

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<TH bgcolor=lightgreen>Taiwanese (linguistics)|Taiwanese</TH>
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<TD>Taoyuan City</TD>
<TD>桃園</TD>
<TD>T'ao-y??an</TD>
<TD>T??oyu??n</TD>
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<TD>Jhongli City</TD>
<TD>中壢</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD>Zhongli</TD>
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<TD>Pingjhen City</TD>
<TD>平鎮</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD>Pingzhen</TD>
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<TD>Bade City</TD>
<TD>八德</TD>
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<TD></TD>
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<TD>Dasi, Taoyuan|Dasi</TD>
<TD>大溪</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD>D??xi</TD>
<TD></TD>
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<TD>Yangmei, Taoyuan|Yangmei</TD>
<TD>楊梅</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
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<TD>Lujhu, Taoyuan|Lujhu</TD>
<TD>蘆竹</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD>Luzhu</TD>
<TD></TD>
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<TD>Dayuan, Taoyuan|Dayuan</TD>
<TD>大園</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
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<TD>Gueishan, Taoyuan|Gueishan</TD>
<TD>龜山</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
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<TD>Longtan, Taoyuan|Longtan</TD>
<TD>龍潭</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
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<TD>Sinwu, Taoyuan|Sinwu</TD>
<TD>新屋</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD>Xinwu</TD>
<TD></TD>
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<TD>Guanyin, Taoyuan|Guanyin</TD>
<TD>觀音</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD>Guanyin</TD>
<TD></TD>
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<TD>Fusing, Taoyuan|Fusing</TD>
<TD>復興</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD>F??xing</TD>
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  • http://www.tycg.gov.tw/ Official website (in Chinese)

  • http://www.tycg.gov.tw/englishdemo/ Official website (in English)

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category:Taoyuan County|*
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zh-tw:桃園縣

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