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Miaoli County
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county in Taiwan(Republic of China)
Key facts
- Country
- Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Province
- Taiwan Province (streamlined)
- Region
- Western Taiwan
- Seat
- Miaoli City
- Largest city
- Toufen
- Boroughs
- 2 cities, 16 (5 urban, 11 rural) townships
- County magistrate
- Chung Tung-chin ( Independent )
- Total
- 1,820.3149 km (702.8275 sq mi)
- Rank
- 11 of 22
- Density
- 293.911/km (761.227/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+8 ( National Standard Time )
- Iso 3166 code
- TW-MIA
- Website
- www .miaoli .gov .tw /eng /
- Bird
- European magpie ( Pica pica )
- Flower
- Camphor laurel ( Cinnamomum camphora )
- Tree
- Tea olive ( Osmanthus fragrans )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Miaoli is a county in western Taiwan, bordered by Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the north, Taichung to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the west. Miaoli is classified as central Taiwan by the National Development Council and northern Taiwan by the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau. 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.
Name
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Miaoli County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.