Taoyuan Plateau

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The Taoyuan Plateau is a gently sloping upland region in northern Taiwan known for its extensive irrigation systems and agricultural development.

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Taoyuan Plateau canonical 3

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
administrativeRegion Taoyuan City ⓘ
borders Hukou area ⓘ
Linkou Plateau ⓘ
Taiwan Strait ⓘ
climate subtropical monsoon climate ⓘ
country Taiwan ⓘ
drainageDirection generally westward toward Taiwan Strait ⓘ
elevationRange approximately 100–300 meters above sea level ⓘ
geologicalOrigin marine terrace and alluvial deposits ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue groundwater and surface water management challenges ⓘ
loss of irrigation ponds due to urbanization ⓘ
hasFeature Taoyuan irrigation ponds ⓘ
checkerboard-like pond landscape ⓘ
hasHydrology artificial irrigation ponds ⓘ
canal networks ⓘ
hasLandUse agriculture ⓘ
urban development ⓘ
hasSoilType alluvial soils ⓘ
lateritic soils ⓘ
historicalDevelopment irrigation expanded under Japanese rule ⓘ
large-scale irrigation began during Qing dynasty ⓘ
knownFor agricultural development ⓘ
extensive irrigation systems ⓘ
paddy rice cultivation ⓘ
pond irrigation network ⓘ
locatedIn Taoyuan City ⓘ
northern Taiwan ⓘ
locatedNear Hsinchu Plain ⓘ
Taipei Basin ⓘ
mainCrops fruit trees ⓘ
rice ⓘ
vegetables ⓘ
nearbyInfrastructure Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport ⓘ
partOf northwestern Taiwan coastal terraces and plateaus ⓘ
regionType upland agricultural region ⓘ
topography gently sloping upland ⓘ
transportInfrastructure National Freeway No. 1 ⓘ
linked to: National Freeway 1

National Freeway No. 3 ⓘ
linked to: National Freeway 3

Taiwan High Speed Rail corridor ⓘ
urbanizationTrend rapid urban and industrial expansion since late 20th century ⓘ
usedFor settlement and farming since Qing period ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shimen Reservoir → regionServed → Taoyuan Plateau ⓘ
Dahan River → regionServed → Taoyuan Plateau ⓘ
Bade District → locatedIn → Taoyuan Plateau ⓘ