Taoyuan , is a
special municipality in northwestern
Taiwan, neighboring
New Taipei,
Hsinchu County, and
Yilan County.
Taoyuan District is the seat of the municipal government and that which, along with
Zhongli District, forms a large
metropolitan area, home to many
industrial parks and tech company headquarters. Taoyuan developed from a
satellite city of
Taipei metropolitan area to be the
fourth-largest metropolitan area, and fifth-largest populated city in Taiwan. Since commuting to the Taipei metropolitan area is easy, Taoyuan has seen the fastest population growth of all cities in Taiwan. "Taoyuan" means "peach garden," since the area used to have many peach blossom trees. Taoyuan is the native home to the
Pingpu tribe of
aborigines. It is also one of Taiwan's important industrial regions.
Taipei Taoyuan International Airport, which serves the capital,
Taipei and the rest of northern Taiwan, is located in this city.