24°37′55″N 120°56′12″E / 24.632038°N 120.936787°E
Township 三灣鄉 | |
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 Sanwan Township in Miaoli County | |
| Location | Miaoli County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Population (July 2018) | |
| • Total | 6,700 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
| Sanwan Township | |
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| Chinese | 三灣鄉 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Sānwān Xiāng |
| Wade–Giles | San1-wan1 Hsiang1 |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Sâm-vân-hiông |
| Hokkien POJ | Sam-oan-hiong |
Sanwan Township[1] is a rural township in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east.
Geography
- Area: 52.30 square kilometres (20.19 sq mi)
- Population: 6,864 (January 2017)[2]
Administrative divisions
The township comprises eight villages: Beipu, Dahe, Daping, Dingliao, Neiwan, Sanwan, Tongjing and Yonghe.
Politics
The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.
Tourist attractions
Yongheshan Reservoir in Sanwan Township
Notable natives
- Huang Yu-cheng, Minister of Hakka Affairs Council (2008-2014)
References
- ↑ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 1 July 2018. (in Chinese)
- ↑ 106年一月份人口統計下載區 [January 2017 Population Statistic Downloads]. mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw (in Chinese). Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service. January 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sanwan Township, Miaoli County.
- Official website
(in Chinese)
Cities and townships of Miaoli County | ||
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| Rural townships | ||
| Mountain indigenous townships | ||
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