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| Traditional Chinese | 新竹縣 | ||||||||||||||
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 新竹縣 Abbreviation(s): Zhu (竹縣) |
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| County seat | Zhubei City |
| Region | Northwestern Taiwan |
| County Magistrate | Cheng Yung-chin (鄭永金) |
| Cities | 1 |
| Townships | 12 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1,427.59 km² (12 of 25) |
| - % water | n/a % |
| Population | |
| - Total | 504,768 (Mar. 2009) (16 of 25) |
| - Density | 353.59/km² |
| Symbols | |
| - County flower | Camellia |
| - County tree | Broad-leaved Podocarpus (Decussocarpus nagi) |
| - County bird | Muller's Barbet (Megalaima oorti) |
| Official websites | [1] |
Hsinchu County is a county in northwestern Taiwan. It is officially administered as a county of Taiwan. The population is mainly Hakka; there is a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county.
Administration
Hsinchu County controls one township-level city (縣轄市), three urban townships (鎮), and nine rural townships (鄉).
See also: Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
| Name (English) | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Wade-Giles | Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ |
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| Zhubei | 竹北市 | Zhúběi | Chu2-pei3 | Tsuk-pet-sṳ |
| Guanxi Township | 關西鎮 | Guānxī | Kuan1-hsi1 | Kûan-sî-tsṳ́n |
| Zhudong Township | 竹東鎮 | Zhúdōng | Chu2-tung1 | Tsuk-tûng-tsṳ́n |
| Xinpu Township | 新埔鎮 | Xīnpǔ | Hsin1-p'u3 | Sîn-phû-tsṳ́n |
| Baoshan Township | 寶山鄉 | Bǎoshān | Pao3-shan1 | Pó-sân-tsṳ́n |
| Beipu Township | 北埔鄉 | Běipǔ | Pei3-p'u3 | Pet-phû-hiông |
| Qionglin Township | 芎林鄉 | Qiónglín | Ch'iung2-lin2 | Khiûng-lìm-hiông |
| Emei Township | 峨眉鄉 | Éméi | E2(or O2)-mei2 | Ngô-mì-hiông |
| Hengshan Township | 橫山鄉 | Héngshān | Heng2-shan1 | Vàng-sân-hiông |
| Hukou Township | 湖口鄉 | Húkǒu | Hu2-k'ou3 | Fù-khiéu-hiông |
| Jianshi Township | 尖石鄉 | Jiānshí | Chien1-shih2 | Tsiâm-sa̍k-hiông |
| Xinfeng Township | 新豐鄉 | Xīnfēng | Hsin1-feng1 | Sîn-fûng-hiông |
| Wufeng Township | 五峰鄉 | Wǔfēng | Wu3-feng1 | Ńg-fûng-hiông |
See also
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Coordinates: 24°50′0″N 121°0′53″E / 24.833333°N 121.01472°E
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