Taoyuan City

Taoyuan (Chinese桃园 市, pinyin Taoyuan Shì, W.-G. T'ao -yuan shih peach orchard ') is a city in the northern part of the Republic of China on Taiwan. It is located about 20 kilometers west of Taipei and is the capital of the district of Taoyuan.

On 25 December 2014, the city will be merged with the county, and raised to the centrally-administered city.

Economy

The metropolitan area in the northwest of the island of Taiwan is highly industrialized and densely populated. Taoyuan is one of the world's most important centers of the computer industry; many brand manufacturers and contract manufacturers maintain factories in Taoyuan.

  • HTC Corporation High Tech Computer Corp.. - Manufacturers of smartphones

In the city the airline Uni Air and the design office and automobile manufacturers Studio X - Gene have your seat

Traffic

About 10 km north-west of the city center in the neighboring village Dayuan lies Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the main air hub in Taiwan. The highway 1 (Sun Yat -Sen Freeway) from Taipei to Kaohsiung touched Taoyuan, Highway 2 leads to the airport.

Taoyuan has a railway station of Taiwan Railway ( TRA). The underground station located Taoyuan of Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail (HSR ) is located in the southwestern neighboring town Zhongli. The light rail Taoyuan Mass Rapid Transit since 1996 under construction. It is the city with the HSR station, the airport terminals 1, 2 and 3 ( in planning) and beyond to connect with Taipei.

Personalities

Annette Lu (Chinese吕秀莲, Pinyin Lǚ Xiulian; * 1944 ), Vice -President of the Republic of China 2000-2008

Twin Cities

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