Dayuan is a rural, coastal township

Township (Taiwan)

The townships are the administrative subdivisions of Republic of China counties, along with County-controlled city. Most of the present townships originates from Towns and Villages in the Japanese era. After the World War II, the ROC government reformed them as urban townships and rural townships...

 in northwestern Taoyuan County

Taoyuan County (Taiwan)

Taoyuan County is a county of the Republic of China , located in the northwestern part of the island, contiguous with New Taipei City, Hsinchu County, and Yilan County. Taoyuan City is located in this county and serves as the seat of Taoyuan County...

, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

 (Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

). It is the site of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the main international airport serving northern Taiwan.

Overview

• Area
  Area
  Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...
  
  : 87.3925 km²
• Population
  Population
  A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
  
  : 81,669 people (May 2010)

The population in 1986 was 56,995. By the end of May 2006, the total population had grown to 79,812, an average growth rate of 2.03%.

Transportation

Dayuan is served by National Highway No. 2

National Highway No. 2 (Taiwan)

National Highway No. 2 is a freeway, which begins in Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Dayuan, Taoyuan and ends in Yingge at the junction with National Highway No. 3.-Junction list:*National Highway No. 1 at Airport JCT. in Luzhu, Taoyuan...

. The Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is located in Dayuan.

Economy

On Friday, March 26, 2010, China Airlines

China Airlines

China Airlines is both the flag carrier and the largest airline of Republic of China . Although not directly state-owned, the airline is owned by China Airlines Group, which is owned by the China Aviation Development Foundation...

 moved into its new headquarters, CAL Park

CAL Park

The CAL Park is located in Dayuan, Taoyuan County in the Republic of China . The building is located next to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport's terminals...

, on the grounds of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and in Dayuan Township. Evergreen Airlines Services Corporation, Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp., and Evergreen Air Cargo Services Corporation, subsidiaries of Evergreen Group

Evergreen Group

The Evergreen Group is the organizational designation used by a Taiwan-based conglomerate of shipping, transportation, and associated service companies. The Evergreen Group arose in 1975 from the diversification of the original Evergreen Marine Corporation, which was established in 1968 and...

, are headquartered in Dayuan.

External links

• Dayuan Township
• Dayuan Township