About Taoyuan Hsian

Taoyuan Prefecture is located approximately 40 km southwest of Taipei in northern Taiwan and occupies an area measuring 1,120 km. It is made up of low lying plains, interconnected hills and plateaus. Its shape has a long and narrow southeast-to-northwest trend, with the southeast in the mountains and the far end at the shore of the Taiwan Strait.

Taoyuan city was designated the capital of Taoyuan Prefecture on April 21st, 1971.

The population of Taoyuan Prefecture stands at 1,766,106. The prefecture has a population density of 1445.48 persons per square kilometer and its population is increasing at a rate of two to three thousand per month. Taoyuan Prefecture is the fastest growing area among the five metropolitan areas of Taiwan.