Taoyuan District
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Taoyuan 桃園區 |
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Clockwise from center: Taoyuan Martyrs' Shrine, Hutoushan Park, Taoyuan Jinfu Temple, Taoyuan Wenchang Temple, Taoyuan Exhibition Center, Taoyuan Confucius Temple, Zhongzhen Road
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| Coordinates: 25°00′00″N 121°18′00″E / 25.00000°N 121.30000°E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Municipality | Taoyuan City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.8046 km2 (13.4381 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2016) | |
| • Total | 427,815 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi) |
| Website | www.taocity.gov.tw |
Taoyuan District (Chinese: 桃園區; pinyin: Táoyuán Qū), formerly known as Taoyuan City (桃園市), is a district of Taoyuan City in northwestern Taiwan. The seat of Taoyuan City is situated whithin its borders. It is the most populous district among the 12 districts of Taoyuan City, and the second most populous among the many districts of Taiwan, with the most populous being Banqiao District in New Taipei City.
Taoyuan is the native home to the plains tribes of Taiwanese aborigines. Taoyuan's old name was Toahong (Chinese: 桃仔園; pinyin: Táozǐyuán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thô-á-hn̂g; literally: "peach orchard") since there used to be many peach blossoms in the area.
In November 1901, under Japanese rule, a local administrative office, Toshien Chō (桃仔園廳?), was established in the area. In 1909, the number of chō were reduced and the local unit was renamed Tōen Chō (桃園廳). In 1920, the area was renamed Tōen Town (桃園街), and incorporated into Tōen District, Shinchiku Prefecture as a county jurisdiction.
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China, it was "Taoyuan Town, Taoyuan County." On 21 April 1971, Taoyuan was upgraded from an urban township to a county-controlled city called Taoyuan City. On 25 December 2014, the city was upgraded to become a district called Taoyuan District of the newly formed Taoyuan City from the former Taoyuan County.
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