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	Taoyuan County; 桃園縣; Abbreviation(s): Taoyuan (桃園)
	; Night view of the Nankan Creek in Lujhu Township.;
County seat	Taoyuan City
Region	Northwestern Taiwan
County Magistrate	Min-kon Huang (Acting)
Cities	4
Townships	9
	Area
- Total	1,220.954 km²; (14 of 25)
- % water	less than 0.4% (>5 km², in Shimen Reservoir) %
	Population
- Total	1,963,546 (Mar. 2009); (3 of 25)
- Density	1608.21/km²
	Symbols
- County flower	Peach blossom
- County tree	Peach tree
- County bird	Formosan blue magpie; (Urocissa caerulea)
Official websites	Chinese

Taoyuan County (traditional Chinese: 桃園縣; simplified Chinese: 桃园县; [[Tongyong&bsp;Pinyin]]: Táoyuán Siàn; Hanyu Pinyin: Táoyuán Xiàn; Wade-Giles: T'ao-yüan Hsien; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thô-hn̂g-kōan; Jhuyin Fuhao:ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ) 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 "garden of peaches," 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 located in this county.

Area: 1,220.9540 km²
Population: 1,954,237 people (Oct. 2008)

[edit] Administration

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

Mandarin (Hanyu Pinyin)	Hanzi	Wade-Giles	Hanyu Pinyin	Taiwanese POJ	Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
Bade City	八德市	Pa-teh	Bādé	Pat-tek	Pat-tet-sṳ
Pingzhen City	平鎮市	P'ing-chen	Píngzhèn	Pêng-tìn	Phìn-tsṳ́n-sṳ
Taoyuan City	桃園市	T'ao-yüan	Táoyuán	Thô-hng	Thò-yèn-sṳ
Zhongli City	中壢市	Chung-li	Zhōnglì	Tiong-lek	Chûng-la̍k-sṳ
Daxi Township	大溪鎮	Ta-hsi	Dàxī	Tāi-khe	Thai-hâi-tsṳ́n
Yangmei Township	楊梅鎮	Yang-mei	Yángméi	Iûⁿ-mûi	Yông-muì-tsṳ́n
Dayuan Township	大園鄉	Ta-yüan	Dàyúan	Toā-Hng	Thai-yèn-hiông
Fuxing Township	復興鄉	Fu-hsing	Fùxīng	Hok-heng	Fu̍k-hîn-hiông
Guanyin Township	觀音鄉	Kuan-yin	Guānyīn	Koan-im	Kôn-yîm-hiông
Guishan Township	龜山鄉	Kuei-shan	Guīshān	Ku-soaⁿ	Kuî-sân-hiông
Longtan Township	龍潭鄉	Lung-t'an	Lóngtán	Liông-thâm	Liùng-thâm-hiông
Luzhu Township	蘆竹鄉	Lu-chu	Lúzhú	Lô·-tek	Lù-tsuk-hiông
Xinwu Township	新屋鄉	Hsin-wu	Xīnwū	Sin-ok	Sîn-vuk-hiông

[edit] Economy

EVA Air's headquarters

EVA Air maintains its headquarters in Lujhu, Taoyuan County.^[1]

[edit] Education

[edit] Public universities

[edit] Private universities

[edit] Public high schools

[edit] Junior high schools

See Education in Taoyuan County

[edit] Elementary schools

See Education in Taoyuan County

[edit] Industry and environment

A former RCA facility is located in Taiwan's northern county of Taoyuan. The RCA facility is the source of significant trichloroethylene contamination.