Taoyuan County, Taiwan

For the current subdivision, see Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Taoyuan County
桃園縣
County of the Republic of China

1950–2014
Location of Taipei County on Taiwan.
Capital Taoyuan City
History
  Established 25 October 1950
  Disestablished 25 December 2014
Political subdivisions 6 County-controlled city
1 Urban township
5 Rural townships
1 Mountain indigenous township
Today part of Taoyuan City (Special municipality)
Taoyuan County, Taiwan
Traditional Chinese 桃園縣
Simplified Chinese 桃园县

Taoyuan County was a county of the Republic of China in northern Taiwan before it was upgraded into special municipality in 2014. The county capital was Taoyuan.

History

Taoyuan County was established in Taiwan Province on 25 October 1950 split from Hsinchu County. On 21 April 1971, Taoyuan City was made the capital of Taoyuan County.[1] On 1 January 2011 Taoyuan County became the second Quasi-municipality. It was upgraded into a special municipality on 25 December 2014.[2]

Administration

At the time before the upgrade, Taoyuan County administered 6 cities, 1 urban township and 6 rural townships. All of these became districts of the city of Taoyuan.

Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Notes
County-controlled city
Bade City 八德市 Bādé Shì Originally xiang (鄉) until 1 January 1995; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Luzhu City 蘆竹市 Lúzhú Shì Originally xiang (鄉) until 3 June 2014; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Pingzhen City 平鎮市 Píngzhèn Shì Originally xiang (鄉) until 1 March 1992; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Taoyuan City 桃園市 Táoyuán Shì Originally zhen (鎮) until 21 April 1971; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Yangmei City 楊梅市 Yángméi Shì Originally zhen (鎮) until 1 August 2010; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Zhongli City 中壢市 Zhōnglì Shì Originally zhen (鎮) until 1 July 1967; became a qu (區) after upgraded
Urban township
Daxi Township 大溪鎮 Dàxī Zhèn became a qu (區) after upgraded
Rural township
Dayuan Township 大園鄉 Dàyuán Xiāng became a qu (區) after upgraded
Guanyin Township 觀音鄉 Guānyīn Xiāng became a qu (區) after upgraded
Guishan Township 龜山鄉 Guīshān Xiāng became a qu (區) after upgraded
Longtan Township 龍潭鄉 Lóngtán Xiāng became a qu (區) after upgraded
Xinwu Township 新屋鄉 Xīnwū Xiāng became a qu (區) after upgraded
Mountain indigenous township
Fuxing Township 復興鄉 Fùxīng Xiāng became a shandi yuanzhumin qu (山地原住民區) after upgraded

See also

References

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