Miaoli County
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 苗栗縣 Abbreviation(s): Miaoli (苗栗) or Miao (苗縣) | |
| Image:Miaoli County Location Map.png | |
| Capital | Miaoli City |
| Region | Western Taiwan |
| County Magistrate | Liu, Cheng-Hung (劉政鴻) |
| Cities | 1 |
| Townships | 17 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1,820.3149 km² (11 of 25) |
| - % water | n/a % |
| Population | |
| - Total | 560,597 (2004) (9 of 25) |
| - Density | 308/km² |
| Symbols | |
| - County flower | European magpie (Pica pica) |
| - County tree | Tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans) |
| - County bird | Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora) |
| Official websites | (Chinese) |
Miaoli County (Traditional Chinese: 苗栗縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Miáolì Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Miáolì Siàn; Wade-Giles: Miaoli Hsien; POJ: Biâu-le̍k-kōan) is a county in western Taiwan. It is administered by the Republic of China. The name Miaoli was coined using two Hakka words, cat (貓) and city (裡), which phonetically approximate Pali (Bari) from one of the Formosan languages. Miaoli city is the capital of the county, and is also known as "Mountain Town", owing to the number of mountains nearby, making it a great place for hiking.
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[edit] Districts
[edit] City
- Miaoli City (苗栗市)
[edit] Townships
- Dahu Township (大湖鄉)
- Gongguan Township (公館鄉)
- Houlong Township (後龍鎮)
- Jhunan Township (竹南鎮)
- Jhuolan Township (卓蘭鎮)
- Nanjhuang Township (南庄鄉)
- Sanwan Township (三灣鄉)
- Sanyi Township (三義鄉)
- Shihtan Township (獅潭鄉)
- Sihu Township (西湖鄉)
- Tai-an Township (泰安鄉)
- Tongluo Township (銅鑼鄉)
- Tongsiao Township (通霄鎮)
- Toufen Township (頭份鎮)
- Touwu Township (頭屋鄉)
- Yuanli Township (苑裡鎮)
- Zaociao Township (造橋鄉)
[edit] External links
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