Miaoli County
Miaoli County
苗栗縣
Abbreviation(s): Miaoli (苗栗) or Miao (苗縣) |
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| County seat |
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 |
560,802 (March 2011)
(13 of 25) |
| - Density |
308.07/km² |
| Symbols |
| - County flower |
Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) |
| - County tree |
Tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans) |
| - County bird |
European magpie (Pica pica) |
| Official websites |
(Chinese) |
Miaoli County is a county in western Taiwan. The name Miaoli was coined using two Hakka words, cat (貓) and raccoon dog (狸), which phonetically approximate Pali (Bari), a community of Taokas people. 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 destination for hiking.
Districts
City
- Miaoli City (苗栗市)
Urban townships
- Houlong Township (後龍鎮)
- Tongxiao Township (通霄鎮)
- Toufen Township (頭份鎮)
- Yuanli Township (苑裡鎮)
- Zhunan Township (竹南鎮)
- Zhuolan Township (卓蘭鎮)
Rural townships
- Dahu Township (大湖鄉)
- Gongguan Township (公館鄉)
- Nanzhuang Township (南庄鄉)
- Sanwan Township (三灣鄉)
- Sanyi Township (三義鄉)
- Shitan Township (獅潭鄉)
- Tai'an Township (泰安鄉)
- Tongluo Township (銅鑼鄉)
- Touwu Township (頭屋鄉)
- Xihu Township (西湖鄉)
- Zaoqiao Township (造橋鄉)
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