1950–2014 → Disestablished 25 December 2014 | Established 25 October 1950 Capital Taoyuan District | |
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Political subdivisions 6 County-controlled city
1 Urban township
5 Rural townships
1 Mountain indigenous township Today part of Taoyuan, Taiwan (Special municipality) | ||
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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.
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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. On 1 January 2011 Taoyuan County became the second Quasi-municipality. It was upgraded into a special municipality on 25 December 2014.
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.
References
Taoyuan County, Taiwan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA