Taoyuan District (桃源區) is a rural district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. It is the district that is most mountainous and most distant from the city center. Not to be confused with the Taoyuan county (桃園) in Northern Taiwan. The population density in Taoyuan district is one of the least in Taiwan, but the area district is the sixth largest. Both Yushan National Park and Maolin National Park covers this district. Taoyuan district is very mountainous with very little flat land. Laonong River passes through the Taoyuan district is one of the important water source for Kaoshiung. The climate of the Taoyuan district is Tropical monsoon climate. The major population are Tsou people and Paiwan people of the Taiwanese aborigines.
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