Houlong
24°37′N 120°47′E / 24.617°N 120.783°E
Houlong Township
Houlung | |
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Location | Miaoli County, Taiwan |
Area | |
• Total | 75.81 km2 (29.27 sq mi) |
Population (January 2023) | |
• Total | 34,355 |
Website | www |
Houlong Township | |
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Chinese | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Hòulóng Zhèn |
Wade–Giles | Hou4-lung2 Chen4 |
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Heu-liùng-chṳ́n |
Hokkien POJ | Āu-lâng-tìn |
Houlong Township[1] is an urban township in western Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is bordered by the Taiwan Strait on the west and Zaoqiao Township on the east.[2] It lies at the mouth of the Houlong River. Miaoli HSR station is located in Houlong.
Name
[edit]The township's name originates from that of a Taiwanese Plains Aborigines settlement. During the Kingdom of Tungning, the area was called Aulangsia (Chinese:
Geography
[edit]- Area: 75.81 square kilometres (29.27 sq mi)
- Population: 34,355 (January 2023 estimate)[4]
It lies at the mouth of the Houlong River.
Administrative divisions
[edit]The township comprises 23 villages: Beilong, Dashan, Dazhuang, Dongming, Fengfu, Funing, Fuxing, Haibao, Haipu, Jiaoyi, Longjin, Longkeng, Nangang, Nanlong, Puding, Shuiwei, Waipu, Wanbao, Xinmin, Xiushui, Xizhou, Zhonghe and Zhonglong.
Politics
[edit]The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency I electoral district for Legislative Yuan.
Education
[edit]Tourist attractions
[edit]- Ciyun Temple
- Chinghai Temple
- Guogang Shell Fossils
- Hakka Round House
- Haowangjiao
- Houlong Art House
- Maling Temple
- Waipu Fishing Port
- Xihu Wetland
- Yingtsai Academy
Transportation
[edit]Houlong Township is accessible from Dashan Station, Houlong Station, Longgang Station and Fengfu Station of the Taiwan Railways. Taiwan High Speed Rail has one station in the township, which is Miaoli Station.
Notable natives
[edit]- Liu Cheng-hung, Magistrate of Miaoli County (2005–2014)
References
[edit]- ^
臺灣 地區 鄉 鎮市區 級 以上 行政 區域 名稱 中 英 對照 表 Archived 2017-08-09 at the Wayback Machine Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 1 July 2018. (in Chinese) - ^ http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20140801000136&cid=1103[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Entry #40129".
臺灣 閩南語 常用 詞 辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011. - ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Chinese)