Taoyuan County, Taiwan
For the current subdivision, see Taoyuan, Taiwan.
| Taoyuan County 桃園縣 | |||||
| County of the Republic of China | |||||
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| Capital | Taoyuan City | ||||
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| • | 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 桃园县 | ||||||||||||||
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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
- ↑ http://www.tycg.gov.tw/eng/home.jsp?id=14&parentpath=0,9
- ↑ "桃園縣103年改制直轄市 名為「桃園市」". The Epoch Times. 24 April 2012.
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