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 Province, Republic of China and is located on the mountainous eastern coast of Taiwan. 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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Categories: Hualien | Taroko | Taiwan
