Taoyuan County

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Taoyuan County (Chinese:桃園縣; POJ: Thô-hn̂g-kōan) is a county of Taiwan Province, Republic of China, 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. Chiang Kai Shek International Airport, which serves Taipei, is inside this county.


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Taoyuan County controls four township-level cities (縣轄市), two city-townships (鎮), and seven rural townships (鄉).

Tongyong Pinyin Hanzi Wade-Giles Hanyu Pinyin Taiwanese
Taoyuan City 桃園 T'ao-yüan Táoyuán Thô-hn̂g
Jhongli City 中壢 Chung-li Zhōnglì Tiong-le̍k
Pingjhen City 平鎮 P'ing-chen Píngzhèn Pêng-tìn
Bade City 八德 Pa-teh Bādé Pat-tek
Dasi 大溪 Ta-hsi Dàxī Tāi-khe
Yangmei 楊梅 Yang-mei Yángméi Iûⁿ-mûi
Lujhu 蘆竹 Lu-chu Lúzhú Lô·-tek
Dayuan 大園 Ta-yüan Dàyúan Toā-Hn̂g
Gueishan 龜山 Kuei-shan Guīshān Ku-soaⁿ
Longtan 龍潭 Lung-t'an Lóngtán Liông-thâm
Sinwu 新屋 Hsin-wu Xīnwū Sin-ok
Guanyin 觀音 Kuan-yin Guānyīn Koan-im
Fusing 復興 Fu-hsing Fùxīng Hok-heng

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