Hsinchu County
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 新竹縣 Abbreviation(s): Zhu (竹縣) |
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| Capital | Jhubei City |
| Region | Northwestern Taiwan |
| County Magistrate | Cheng Yung-chin (鄭永金) |
| Cities | 1 |
| Townships | 12 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1,427.59 km² (12 of 25) |
| - % water | n/a % |
| Population | |
| - Total | 461,566 (2004) (13 of 25) |
| - Density | 323/km² |
| Symbols | |
| - County flower | Camellia |
| - County tree | Broad-leaved Podocarpus (Decussocarpus nagi) |
| - County bird | Muller's Barbet (Megalaima oorti) |
| Official websites | [1] |
Hsinchu County (Traditional Chinese: 新竹縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnzhú Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Sinjhú Siàn; Wade-Giles: Hsin-chu Hsien; POJ: Sin-tek-kōan) is a county in northwestern Taiwan. The population is mainly Hakka; there is a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county.
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Hsinchu County controls one township-level city (縣轄市), three urban townships (鎮), and nine rural townships (鄉).
See also: Political divisions of the Republic of China
| Tongyong Pinyin | Hanzi | Wade-Giles | Hanyu Pinyin | Taiwanese |
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| Jhubei City | 竹北 | Chu2-pei3 | Zhúbeǐ | |
| Guansi | 關西 | Kuan1-hsi1 | Guānxī | |
| Sinpu | 新埔 | Hsin1-p'u3 | Xīnpǔ | |
| Jhudong | 竹東 | Chu2-tung1 | Zhúdōng | |
| Hukou | 湖口 | Hu2-k'ou3 | Húkǒu | |
| Hengshan | 橫山 | Heng2-shan1 | Héngshān | |
| Sinfong | 新豐 | Hsin1-feng1 | Xīnfēng | |
| Cyonglin | 芎林 | Ch'iung2-lin2 | Qiónglín | |
| Baoshan | 寶山 | Pao3-shan1 | Baǒshān | |
| Beipu | 北埔 | Pei3-p'u3 | Běipǔ | |
| Emei | 峨眉 | E2(or O2)-mei2 | Éméi | |
| Jianshih | 尖石 | Chien1-shih2 | Jiānshí | |
| Wufong | 五峰 | Wu3-feng1 | Wǔfēng |
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