Sanwan

Sanwan Township
Sanwan Township
Chinese	三灣鄉
Hanyu Pinyin	Sānwān Xiāng
Wade–Giles	San1-wan1 Hsiang1
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Sâm-vân-hiông
Hokkien POJ	Sam-oan-hiong

Township
三灣鄉
Township; 三灣鄉
Rural township
	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.gov.tw (in Chinese)

24°37′55″N 120°56′12″E / 24.632038°N 120.936787°E / 24.632038; 120.936787

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

Yongheshan Reservoir

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

Official website (in Chinese)

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[1] 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)

[2] 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.

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