Miaoli

	Miaoli ; 苗栗市
	; Station buildings in Miaoli
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State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
County :	Miaoli
Coordinates :	24 ° 34 ' N , 120 ° 49' E Coordinates: 24 ° 34 '0 " N , 120 ° 49' 20" E
Height :	50 - 240 m
Area :	37.8878 km²
Residents :	88,340 (Sep 2018)
Population density :	2,332 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code :	(+886) (0) 37
Postal code :	360
ISO 3166-2 :	TW-MIA
Community type :	city
Structure :	28 districts ( 里 , Lǐ )
Mayor :	Qiu Bingkun (邱炳坤) (independent)
Website :	www.mlcg.gov.tw
	Miaoli
	Miaoli

Miaoli ( Chinese 苗栗市 , Pinyin Miáolì Shì ) is a city with almost 90,000 inhabitants in the Republic of China on Taiwan . It is the capital of Miaoli County .

location

Miaoli is the political, economic and cultural center of the district of the same name. The city is located in the northwestern part of Taiwan in the valley of Houlong -Flusses, the east and north flows past the city center and around 10 km north-west in the Taiwan Strait opens. The western part of the urban area is occupied by hills that reach heights of about 240 m. Due to the numerous mountains in the area, Miaoli is also known as the "mountain town".

The city has a connection to Highway 1, Taiwan's most important north-south artery, and a conventional railway station. The route of the Taiwan High Speed Rail touches the city area without stopping.

The 3789 hectare urban area comprises around 1800 hectares of mountain land and 900 hectares of agricultural land in the east.

history

The area of the city of Miaoli was originally settled by Taokas , an indigenous people of Taiwan . In their language, Miaoli means "plane".

From 1737 the region was settled by immigrants from mainland China, mostly Hakka from Guangdong Province . To this day, the Hakka make up a large proportion of the population of Miaoli, and the city is one of their centers in Taiwan.

During the Japanese rule of Taiwan , Miaoli was the capital of a district in Shinchiku Prefecture . Under the Republic of China, the city became the seat of the district of Miaoli and initially had the status of a township ( 鎮 , Zhèn ). On December 25, 1981, it was promoted to City ( 市 , Shì ).

The United National University (NNU), founded in 2003, is located in Miaoli .

population

The proportion of the Hakka population in Miaoli was estimated at almost 90% in 2016 based on a sample survey. The categorization as "Hakka" is complex, however, and many people indicate in surveys that they feel they belong to more than one identity (e.g. also as a Hoklo ). In contrast, the proportion of indigenous peoples in Miaoli was low. At the end of 2017, 780 people (approx. 0.9%) were counted here.

City administration

Districts of Miaoli with numbering according to the list opposite. The colors indicate membership in different constituencies

Miaoli is divided into 28 districts ( 里 , Lǐ ) (the numbering given below has no official character).

1. Lümiao ( 綠苗里 )
2. Yumiao ( 玉苗里 )
3. Xinmiao ( 新苗里 )
4. Qingmiao ( 青苗里 )
5. Zhongmiao ( 中苗里 )
6. Shangmiao ( 上苗里 )
7. Gaomiao ( 高苗里 )
8. Beimiao ( 北苗里 )
9. Huaqingli ( 華清里 )
10. Yuqingli ( 玉清里 )
11. Yuhua ( 玉華里 )
12. Weixiang ( 維祥里 )
13. Weixin ( 維新里 )
14. Fu'an ( 福安里 )
15. Fuxing ( 福星里 )
16. Jiangong ( 建功里 )
17. Jiaxin ( 嘉新里 )
18. Jiasheng ( 嘉盛里 )
19. Datong ( 大同里 )
20. Gongjing ( 恭敬里 )
21. Shengli ( 勝利里 )
22. Shuiyuan ( 水源里 )
23. Nanshi ( 南勢里 )
24. Xinying ( 新英里 )
25. Xinchuan ( 新川里 )
26. Fuli ( 福麗里 )
27. Wenshan ( 文山里 )
28. Wensheng ( 文聖里 )

Twin cities

Miaoli has various partnership agreements with other cities. However, the contacts with the three US locations are not very active. In contrast, the exchange with the Japanese partner community is quite intensive.