Hsinchu County
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| Hsinchu County | |||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese: | 新竹縣 | ||||||||||||||
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 新竹縣 Abbreviation(s): Zhu (竹縣) |
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| County seat | 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 | 491,405 (June 2007) (16 of 25) |
| - Density | 344.23/km² |
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| - County flower | Camellia |
| - County tree | Broad-leaved Podocarpus (Decussocarpus nagi) |
| - County bird | Muller's Barbet (Megalaima oorti) |
| Official websites | [1] |
Hsinchu County is a county in northwestern Taiwan. It is officially administered as a county of Taiwan. The population is mainly Hakka; there is a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county.
[edit] Administration
Hsinchu County controls one township-level city (縣轄市), three urban townships (鎮), and nine rural townships (鄉).
See also: Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
| Name (Tongyong Pinyin) | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Wade-Giles |
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| Jhubei City | 竹北市 | Zhúběi | Chu2-pei3 |
| Guansi Township | 關西鎮 | Guānxī | Kuan1-hsi1 |
| Jhudong Township | 竹東鎮 | Zhúdōng | Chu2-tung1 |
| Sinpu Township | 新埔鎮 | Xīnpǔ | Hsin1-p'u3 |
| Baoshan Township | 寶山鄉 | Bǎoshān | Pao3-shan1 |
| Beipu Township | 北埔鄉 | Běipǔ | Pei3-p'u3 |
| Cyonglin Township | 芎林鄉 | Qiónglín | Ch'iung2-lin2 |
| Emei Township | 峨眉鄉 | Éméi | E2(or O2)-mei2 |
| Hengshan Township | 橫山鄉 | Héngshān | Heng2-shan1 |
| Hukou Township | 湖口鄉 | Húkǒu | Hu2-k'ou3 |
| Jianshih Township | 尖石鄉 | Jiānshí | Chien1-shih2 |
| Sinfong Township | 新豐鄉 | Xīnfēng | Hsin1-feng1 |
| Wufong Township | 五峰鄉 | Wǔfēng | Wu3-feng1 |
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