Taoyuan District is located at the east end of Kaohsiung County, adjacent to Hualien and Taitung Counties at the east, Liouguei, Jiasian, and Sanmin Townships at the west, and Alishan Township of Chiayi County and Nantou County at the north. The District spans across 62km north-south and 6km east-west with an area of 928.98 square kilometers.