Hualien County
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 花蓮縣 Abbreviation(s): Hualien (花蓮) |
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| Capital | Hualien City |
| Region | Eastern Taiwan |
| County Magistrate | Hsieh Shen-shan (謝深山) |
| Cities | 1 |
| Townships | 12 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 4,628.57141 km² (1 of 25) |
| - % water | 1.0 % |
| Population | |
| - Total | 350,468 (14 of 25) |
| - Density | 76/km² |
| Symbols | |
| - County flower | Lotus (Nymphaeaceae) |
| - County tree | Peepul (Ficus religiosa) |
| - County bird | Maroon Oriole (Oriolus traillii) |
| Official websites | (Chinese) |
Hualien County (Traditional Chinese: 花蓮縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Hūalián Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Hualián Siàn; Wade-Giles: Hua-lien Hsien; POJ: Hoa-liân-kōan) is the largest county in Taiwan. On the east coast, it contains the island's largest port. It is the starting point of the Eastern Cross-Island Railway (東部縱貫鐵路), and finish point of Suao-Hualien Highway (蘇花公路) and the Central Cross-Island Highway. It also contains part of Taroko National Park.
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[edit] History
Hualien was one of the last places on Taiwan to be settled by the Han Chinese, because it is isolated in location. It was mostly modernized in the 1960s.
[edit] Townships
| Hanzi | Tongyong | Wade-Giles | Hanyu |
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| 花蓮市 | Hualian | Hua-lien | Huālián |
| 鳳林鎮 | Fonglin | Feng-lin | Fènglín |
| 玉里鎮 | Yuli | Yü-li | Yùlǐ |
| 新城鄉 | Sincheng | Hsin-ch'eng | Xīnchéng |
| 吉安鄉 | Ji-an | Chi-an | Jí'ān |
| 壽豐鄉 | Shoufong | Shou-feng | Shòufēng |
| 光復鄉 | Guangfu | Kuang-fu | Guāngfù |
| 豐濱鄉 | Fongbin | Feng-pin | Fēngbīn |
| 瑞穗鄉 | Rueisuei | Jui-sui | Ruìsuì |
| 富里鄉 | Fuli | Fu-li | Fùlǐ |
| 秀林鄉 | Sioulin | Hsiu-lin | Xiùlín |
| 萬榮鄉 | Wanrong | Wan-jung | Wànróng |
| 卓溪鄉 | Jhuosi | Chuo-hsi | Zhuóxī |
[edit] Sister cities
Bellevue, Washington, USA (1984)
[edit] External links
- Government website
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Category:Hualien Category:Taroko
