Taoyuan
Taoyuan County (Traditional Chinese: 桃園縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Táoyuán Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Táoyuán Siàn; Wade-Giles: T'ao-yüan Hsien

POJ
Thô-hn̂g-kōan) is a county of Taiwan Province, Republic of China, located in the northwestern part of the island, next to Taipei County. Taoyuan City is located in this county and serves as the seat of Taoyuan County.

"Taoyuan" means "peach garden," since the area used to have many peach blossoms. Taoyuan is the native home to the Pingpu tribe of Aborigines. It is now an important industrial region of Taiwan. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, which serves Taipei, is inside this

Administration

Taoyuan County controls four township-level cities (縣轄市), two urban townships (鎮), and seven rural townships (鄉).
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