Taoyuan
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Taoyuan has its capital in Taoyuan District.
Its population is 2.4M (2025).[1] The area is 1.2k.
Taoyuan
Summary
Taoyuan is a special municipality[1]. Taoyuan draws 784 Wikipedia views per month (special_municipality category, ranking #3 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Taoyuan is located in Taiwan[3].
- Taoyuan is in the country of Taiwan[4].
- Taoyuan is on the body of water Dahan River[5].
- Taoyuan is on the body of water Datiekeng Xi[6].
- Taoyuan's head of government is recorded as Simon Chang[7].
- Taoyuan is on the continent of Asia[8].
- Taoyuan's instance of is recorded as special municipality[9].
- Taoyuan's instance of is recorded as city[10].
- Taoyuan's instance of is recorded as big city[11].
- Taoyuan's capital is recorded as Taoyuan District[12].
- Taoyuan's shares border with is recorded as New Taipei[13].
- Taoyuan's shares border with is recorded as Hsinchu County[14].
- Taoyuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bade District[15].
- Taoyuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Taoyuan District[16].
- Taoyuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dayuan District[17].
- Taoyuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Luzhu District[18].
- Taoyuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Guishan District[19].
- Taoyuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Daxi District[20].
- Taoyuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zhongli District[21].
- Taoyuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fuxing District[22].
- Taoyuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pingzhen District[23].
- Taoyuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Guanyin District[24].
- Taoyuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Longtan[25].
- Taoyuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Xinwu District[26].
- Taoyuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yangmei District[27].
Body
Geography
Taoyuan is in the country of Taiwan[4]. Taoyuan is located in Taiwan[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Dahan River[5], a river[28], in Taiwan[29] and Datiekeng Xi[6], a river[30], in Taiwan[31]. Taoyuan is on the continent of Asia[8]. Taoyuan is part of Northern Taiwan[32].
Physical Characteristics
Population counts include {'amount': '+2293509'}[33], {'amount': '+2326581'}[34], {'amount': '+2328488'}[35], and {'amount': '+2352683'}[36].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include special municipality[9], city[10], and big city[11].
History and Context
December 25, 2014 marks the founding of Taoyuan[37].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Taoyuan include Taoyuan International Airport[38], an international airport[39], in Taiwan[40], founded in 1979[41] and Taoyuan HSR station[42], a railway station[43], in Taiwan[44], founded in 2006[45].
Why It Matters
Taoyuan draws 784 Wikipedia views per month (special_municipality category, ranking #3 of 4).[2] Taoyuan has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Taoyuan is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Taoyuan include Taoyuan International Airport[38], an international airport[39], in Taiwan[40], founded in 1979[41] and Taoyuan HSR station[42], a railway station[43], in Taiwan[44], founded in 2006[45].