Miaoli county

	Miaoli County ; 苗栗縣
	; From left to right and top to bottom: Night view of Tongluo , remains of Longteng Bridge in Sanyi , Liyutan Reservoir, strawberry farm in Dahu , corner in Tongluo Park , street in Nanzhuang , Da'anxi riverbed with Huoyanshan mountain in Sanyi
emblem	flag
State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Founded :	District in 1887, ; dissolved in 1895, ; district again in 1950
Coordinates :	24 ° 34 ′ N , 120 ° 50 ′ E Coordinates: 24 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ N , 120 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ E
Area :	1,820.32 km²
Residents :	566,585 (March 2015)
Population density :	311 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code :	(+886) (0) 37
Postal code :	350-354, 356-358, 360-369
ISO 3166-2 :	TW-MIA
District capital :	Miaoli
Structure :	2 cities (市), ; 5 urban parishes (鎮), ; 11 rural parishes (鄉)
District Administrator:	Hsu Yao-chang (徐耀昌) ( KMT )
Website :	www.miaoli.gov.tw
Circle bird:	magpie
Circle flower:	Sweet scented flower
Circle tree:	Camphor tree

The district of Miaoli ( Chinese 苗栗縣 , Pinyin Miáolì Xiàn ) is located in the west of the Republic of China on Taiwan . The name Miaoli goes back to the phonetic imitation of a word from the language of the indigenous people of the Taokas meaning "plane". The city of Miaoli is the capital of the district and is also known as the "mountain town" because of the many mountains in the area, which are also popular hiking destinations.

Short Story

Seat of the district administration

Seat of the district council

The area of today's district has been settled since prehistoric times, as archaeological finds show. From the middle of the 17th century, Han Chinese settlers came into the country, which led to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan being partly assimilated and partly pushed into the mountainous region. After the beginning of Chinese rule over Taiwan in 1683 under the Qing Dynasty , the area was known as Zhuluo and in 1887 received the status of a county with the name Miaoli . After the Japanese takeover of Taiwan in 1895 , the district was dissolved and from the 1920s it was part of the Japanese prefecture of Shinchiku . 1950 in the Republic of China on Taiwan, the district was then reorganized.

population

In 2015, the county had about 567,000 residents, which was 2.4 percent of the total population of Taiwan. This means that the Miaoli district is one of the smaller administrative units. According to the 2010 language statistics, the following languages were spoken (multiple answers possible): Mandarin 79.4%, Hakka 52.4%, Taiwanese 45.8%, Formosa languages 1.0%, others 0.5%. Miaoli County had the second highest proportion of Hakka speakers of all counties and cities in Taiwan after Hsinchu County .

cities and communes

Miaoli and Toufen are towns ( 市 , Shì ) in the district. There are also five urban parishes ( 鎮 , Zhèn ) and 11 rural parishes ( 鄉 , Xiāng ). The population figures in April 2018 were as listed below.

local community	chin.	Hanyu Pinyin	Taiwanese (POJ)	Hakka	Area (km²)	Residents	Ew./km²
2 cities
Miaoli	苗栗市	Miáolì Shì	Biâu-le̍k-chhī	Mèu-li̍t	37.8878	88,662	2,357
Shouting	頭份市	Tóufèn Shì	Thâu-hun-chhī	Thèu-fun	53.3205	102,986	1.932
5 municipalities
Houlong	後龍鎮	Hòulóng Zhèn	Āu-lâng-tìn	Hay-liùng	75,8079	36,585	486
Tongxiao	通霄鎮	Tōngxiāo Zhen	Thong-siau-tìn	Thûng-sêu	107.8486	34,407	323
Yuanli	苑裡鎮	Yuànlǐ Zhèn	Oán-lí	Yen-lî	68.2473	45,711	676
Zhunan	竹南鎮	Zhúnán Zhèn	Tek-lâm-tìn	Tsuk-nàm	37.5592	85.731	2,277
Zhuolan	卓蘭鎮	Zhuólán Zhèn	Tah-lân-tìn	Cho̍k-làn	75.3153	16,912	225
10 rural communities
Dahu	大湖鄉	Dàhú Xiāng	Toā-ô͘-hiong	Thai-fù	90.8396	14,657	163
Gongguan	公館鄉	Gōngguǎn Xiāng	Kong-koán-hiong	Kûng-kón	71.4523	33,590	474
Nanzhuang	南庄鄉	Nánzhuāng Xiāng	Lâm-chng	Nàm-chông	165.4938	10.138	62
Sanwan	三灣鄉	Sānwān Xiāng	Sam-oan	Sâm-vân	52.2964	6,705	129
Sanyi	三義鄉	Sānyì Xiāng	Sam-gī-hiong	Sâm-ngi	69.3424	16.401	239
Shitan	獅潭鄉	Shītán Xiāng	Sai-thâm-hiong	Sṳ̂-thàn	79.4324	4,412	56
Tongluo	銅鑼鄉	Tóngluó Xiāng	Tâng-lô-hiong	Thùng-lò	78.3805	18,058	232
Touwu	頭屋鄉	Tóuwū Xiāng	Thâu-ok-hiong	Thèu-vuk	52.5046	10,832	207
Xihu	西湖鄉	Xīhú Xiāng	Se-ô͘-hiong	Sî-fù	41.0758	7.114	175
Zaoqiao	造橋鄉	Zàoqiáo Xiāng	Chō-kiô-hiong	Cho-khièu	47,9978	12,875	271
1 mountain community of the indigenous people
Tai'an	泰安鄉	Tài'ān Xiāng	Thài-an-hiong	Thai-ôn	614.5127	6.015	10

Municipalities in Miaoli County
Miaoli Shouting Houlong Tongxiao Yuanli Zhunan Zhuolan Dahu Gongguan Nanzhuang Sanwan Sanyi Shitan Tongluo Touwu Xihu Zaoqiao Tai'an Hsinchu County Taichung

politics

The district's political organs are the district council ( 苗栗縣議會 , Miáolì xiàn yìhuì ), which met for the first time in 1950, shortly after the district was established. The head of the district is the district administrator ( 縣長 , Xiàn zhǎng , English magistrate ). Until 2018, all previous district administrators (with the exception of a few non-party members) belonged to the Kuomintang .

Official symbols

Like many administrative institutions in Taiwan, Miaoli County has chosen official symbols that were voted through public polls from several available for selection. The sweet scented flower ( Osmanthus fragrans , 桂花 , guìhuā ) was chosen as the official flower , a plant native to southern China, Taiwan and other parts of Asia, from which perfume oils and flavored teas are made, among other things. The official bird became the magpie , and the county’s official tree became the camphor tree , which historically has played a major role in Taiwan's economy.

Attractions

In the east, the district has a share in the Shei Pa National Park .

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Website of the district
↑ About Miaoli. Miaoli County, accessed September 29, 2017 .
↑ 表 106 歲以上本國籍常住人口在家使用語言情形 ("Language used at home by residents over 6 years old"). Taiwan Statistical Office, accessed April 29, 2018 (Chinese).
↑ 各月人口資料（括弧內為資料起始年月） 03 鄉鎮戶數及人口數 (9701) ("Population data for each month (in brackets is the starting month of the data) 03 municipalities and population (9701)"). Taiwan Ministry of the Interior, accessed May 11, 2018 (Chinese).
↑ 苗栗縣議會 (District Assembly of Miaoli). Retrieved November 28, 2018 (Chinese, District Council website).
↑ 首長專欄 (list of leaders). Miaoli District Office, accessed November 28, 2018 (Chinese).
^ The County Flower, County Bird, and County Tree. Miaoli County website, accessed April 29, 2018 .

[1] Website of the district

[2] About Miaoli. Miaoli County, accessed September 29, 2017 .

[3] 表 106 歲以上本國籍常住人口在家使用語言情形 ("Language used at home by residents over 6 years old"). Taiwan Statistical Office, accessed April 29, 2018 (Chinese).

[4] 各月人口資料（括弧內為資料起始年月） 03 鄉鎮戶數及人口數 (9701) ("Population data for each month (in brackets is the starting month of the data) 03 municipalities and population (9701)"). Taiwan Ministry of the Interior, accessed May 11, 2018 (Chinese).

[5] 苗栗縣議會 (District Assembly of Miaoli). Retrieved November 28, 2018 (Chinese, District Council website).

[6] 首長專欄 (list of leaders). Miaoli District Office, accessed November 28, 2018 (Chinese).

[7] The County Flower, County Bird, and County Tree. Miaoli County website, accessed April 29, 2018 .