Taoyuan City's competitive advantages:
Outstanding geographical location as the gateway to Taiwan
Ample land resources, strong manufacturing foundation, international-level research agencies, and a comprehensive industry supply chain
The New Aerotropolis is taking off, with comprehensive infrastructure and efficient administration, giving visitors a strong understanding of market trends in the Asia-Pacific region
Ample outstanding human resources
Internationally-oriented capital market
Democratic government with stable development
Sustainable cycle of environmental technology
Heart-felt marketing and brand promotion
Reward investment by providing many benefits
Mild climate with few natural disasters
From a strategic point of view, Taiwan is located in the heart of East Asia. Taiwan is a necessary route for foreign companies entering the Chinese, Northeast Asian, and Southeast Asian markets. In the future, foreign companies can collaborate with Taiwan's funds, technology, human resources, and management to jointly develop the Chinese and East Asian markets and expand their business in the Asia Pacific, thus turning Taiwan into their Asia Pacific operating headquarters. Because Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is located in Taoyuan City, the city has been nicknamed the "gateway city." Thus, Taoyuan has a clear advantage in its geographical location.
Taoyuan City is located along the north-west coast of Taiwan, in proximity to New Taipei City, Hsinchu County, and Yilan County. In early eras, the area contained many peach tree plantations, so the area was known as the "peach orchard."
Most of the city consists of rolling plateaus, and has a long narrow shape going from northwest to southeast. Taoyuan faces the ocean on one side and the mountains on the other. The Dahan River, starting from Shimen Reservoir and passing through Daxi's northeast side, divides the city into the southwest and northeast sections. Some parts of southeastern Taoyuan are hilly and terraced lands, with mountains than 300 meters. Further southeast, the elevation becomes higher, the slopes steeper, and the valleys narrower. To the northeast the land is gentler, with mostly plateaus and terraces. The rivers are short and flow out to sea.
Due to its topography and geology, the main characteristic of the Taoyuan plateau is artificial ponds that provide farmers with water for irrigation. At its peak, there were 8,846 ponds, giving the area the nickname "Thousand-pond Township." Wherever there were ponds, there would be settlements. The ponds store water for irrigation, and provide locations for aquaculture and leisure. The ponds also make the landscape more unique. In its heyday, there was abundant agriculture, aquaculture, and livestock farming in Taoyuan. Even today, many of Taoyuan's important buildings came from the building of these ponds. Thus, they form the basis for Taoyuan’s "pond culture."
Taoyuan City and its cultural attractions can be divided into the following three parts:
Eastern and northern Taoyuan have always been dominated by Minnan settlements, including Luzhu, Taoyuan, Guishan, Bade, Daxi, and Dayuan Districts. The core development area is Taoyuan District.
Western and southern Taoyuan are where the Hakka people settled, including Guanyin, Zhongli, Xinwu, Yangmei, Pingzhen, and Longtan Districts. Here, Zhongli District is the main focus of development.
Indigenous people live mostly in Fuxing District and parts of southern Daxi District, and mostly belong to the Atayal tribe. Fuxing District/city and the district office are the main center of development.
| Area (km2) | 1,220.95 | |
| Demographic Information | Total population (persons) | 2,188,017 |
| Gender distribution (male %; female %) | Male 49.8%; female 50.2% | |
| Taoyuan City immigrant population (persons) | 107,644 | |
| Taoyuan City emigrant population (persons) | 78,126 | |
| *The aforementioned statistics are as of the end of December, 2017. Source: Department of Household Registration, M.O.I. | ||
| Unemployment rate (%) | 3.9% | |
| Employed population (number of people; % of the county's total population) | 1,020,000 persons; 47.05% | |
| Employed population of each industry as a percentage of the total employed population (primary, secondary, and tertiary industries) | Primary industry, 1.07% Secondary industry, 45.37% Tertiary industry, 53.56% |
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| Education level of the employed population | The number of college graduates (or above) as a percentage of the total employed population, 47.30% | |
| Age composition of the employed population | The number people aged 25–44 as a percentage of the total employed population, 56.37% | |
| *The aforementioned data is from the end of 2017; Sources of data: Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan | ||
The current water supply capacity in Taoyuan area is 1.02 million tons per day and will be upgraded to 1.364 million tons per day with the completion of the Zhongzhuang reservoir and the second phase of the “water supply improvement plan in Banqiao and Xinzhuang districts” completed in 2019. Although the growth of water annual in the 2021 and 2031 is expected to be 1.261 million tons and 1.351 million tons per day respectively, there is no water supply gap in the Taoyaun area until 2031 due to the plan for the life extension of the Shihmen Reservoir and the water supply of the New Taipei City will be mainly supplied by the Feitsui Dam in the future.
Tai Tan Power Plant of Taiwan Power Company, two private companies “Haihu Power Plant” and “Kuokuang Power Plant” in Taoyuan City with renewable energy power generation, the power supply can both be provided throughout the city and other northern regions. The city’s power supply is flawless.
Planning to build offshore wind turbines, with an installed capacity of 363MW and an annual power generation of 1.2 billion kWh.
Taoyuan City is located in the East Asian hub and is linked to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, and Singapore via Taoyuan Airport. Flights to these cities only require 2 hours 55 minutes at most.
The city has Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR), Taiwan railway, MRT, and freeways that form a comprehensive transport system. Taoyuan is on its way to becoming the city with the densest transportation network in Taiwan. With the completion of the airport MRT, passengers can enjoy 4G Wi-Fi service along the entire airport MRT route.
Taoyuan is in close proximity to the Taoyuan International Airport and the Port of Taipei. Its dual air and sea transportation advantage is unique in Taiwan, and this advantage can help reduce travel times for the e-commerce, fresh produce, vaccine, daily product, and pharmaceutical industries. In the future, the airport will be the core for creating a domestic/international linking transportation web that can facilitate industrial developments.
Over 200 of the 500 largest corporations in Taiwan are located in Taoyuan. This includes companies from the transportation technology, chemical material, biotechnology, life, energy technology, and digital information industries.
Taoyuan has 32 registered industrial areas, with NTD$2.87 trillion in total production value. Taoyuan has ranked number one in Taiwan in production value for 14 consecutive years.
There are 11 industrial–commercial areas, including the Taimall, Metrowalk, KFmall, and Seedz malls, that have been recommended by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The total size of these areas is 67.53 hectares, the largest in Taiwan.
There are 17 colleges and institutes and 12 innovation cultivation centers in Taoyuan. College or above for education level of the employed population is 47.30%, and the average age of residents is 38.6 years old, the youngest city among the 6 Special municipalities of Taiwan.
Currently, the Qingpu area around the THSR Taoyuan Station has been selected as the Taoyuan smart city demo site. This, in combination with the Asia Silicon Valley Project, will create a comprehensive smart Taoyuan.
Taoyuan is improving its medical, entertainment, schooling, shopping, leisure, and sports functions and facilities to provide warmth, efficiency, and user-friendliness. Taoyuan will continue its transformation to becoming international city that is well-suited for living and working.
The "Taoyuan City Investment Services Center" can help investors find land, change land zoning, make commercial registrations, and provide operation management guidance. The center provides comprehensive, professional, and highly efficient investment information/assistance services for corporate development and investment.
Phone: 886-3-3325668
Fax: 886-3-3338368
Email: invest.service@mail.tycg.gov.tw
Address: No.1, Xianfu Rd.,Taoyuan Dist., Taoyuan City 33001, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
ISC Taoyuan: https://invest.tycg.gov.tw/eng/
Department of Economic Development, Taoyuan: http://edb.tycg.gov.tw/
MIT Taoyuan: vsip.tycg.gov.tw
Phone: 886-3-3325668, 886-3-332-2101#5236-5238
Fax: 886-3-3338368
Address:2F, No.1, Xianfu Rd.,Taoyuan Dist., Taoyuan City 33001, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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