Sanwan

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.

Township
三灣鄉
Sanwan Township in Miaoli County
LocationMiaoli County, Taiwan
Area
  Total52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
  Total6,700
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Sanwan Township
Chinese三灣鄉
Hanyu PinyinSānwān Xiāng
Wade–GilesSan1-wan1 Hsiang1
Pha̍k-fa-sṳSâm-vân-hiông
Hokkien POJSam-oan-hiong

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

References

  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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