Miaoli County

Miaoli County
Miaoli County
Traditional Chinese 苗栗縣
Simplified Chinese 苗栗县
Miaoli County flag.gif
Miaoli County
苗栗縣
Abbreviation(s): Miaoli (苗栗) or Miao (苗縣)
Taiwan ROC political division map Miaoli County.svg
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.

Contents

Districts

City

  1. Miaoli City (苗栗市)

Townships

Urban townships

  1. Houlong Township (後龍鎮)
  2. Tongxiao Township (通霄鎮)
  3. Toufen Township (頭份鎮)
  4. Yuanli Township (苑裡鎮)
  5. Zhunan Township (竹南鎮)
  6. Zhuolan Township (卓蘭鎮)

Rural townships

  1. Dahu Township (大湖鄉)
  2. Gongguan Township (公館鄉)
  3. Nanzhuang Township (南庄鄉)
  4. Sanwan Township (三灣鄉)
  5. Sanyi Township (三義鄉)
  6. Shitan Township (獅潭鄉)
  7. Tai'an Township (泰安鄉)
  8. Tongluo Township (銅鑼鄉)
  9. Touwu Township (頭屋鄉)
  10. Xihu Township (西湖鄉)
  11. Zaoqiao Township (造橋鄉)

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