Hualien County

Hualien County 花蓮縣 Abbreviation(s): Hualien (花蓮)
County seat	Hualien City
Region	Eastern Taiwan
County Magistrate	Hsieh Shen-shan (謝深山)
Cities	1
Townships	12
Area
- Total	4,628.57141 km² (1 of 25)
- % water	1.0 %
Population
- Total	350,468 (14 of 25)
- Density	76/km²
Symbols
- County flower	Lotus (Nymphaeaceae)
- County tree	Peepul (Ficus religiosa)
- County bird	Maroon Oriole (Oriolus traillii)
Official websites	(Chinese)

Hualien County (Traditional Chinese: 花蓮縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Hūalián Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Hualián Siàn; Wade-Giles: Hua-lien Hsien; POJ: Hoa-liân-kōan) is the largest county in Taiwan Province, Republic of China and is located on the mountainous eastern coast of Taiwan. It contains the island's largest port. It is the starting point of the Eastern Cross-Island Railway (東部縱貫鐵路), and finish point of Suao-Hualien Highway (蘇花公路) and the Central Cross-Island Highway. It also contains part of Taroko National Park.

History

Hualien was one of the last places on Taiwan to be settled by the Han Chinese, because it is isolated in location. It was mostly modernized in the 1960s. a Great white shark was caught off Hualien County, Taiwan, on May 14, 1997. Reportedly almost 7 meteres in length and weighing 2500 kg, it is the largest specimen ever recorded.

Townships

Tropic of Cancer monument

Sister cities

• Bellevue, Washington, USA (1984)

External links

• Government website
  • In English
  • In traditional Chinese

Administrative divisions of the Republic of China (Current jurisdiction)

Provinces (streamlined): Taiwan Province | Fuchien Province Central Municipalities: Taipei City | Kaohsiung City Counties (Taiwan Province): Taipei County | Taoyuan County | Hsinchu County | Miaoli County | Taichung County | Changhua County | Nantou County | Yunlin County | Chiayi County | Tainan County | Kaohsiung County | Pingtung County | Yilan County | Hualien County | Taitung County | Penghu County Counties (Fuchien Province): Kinmen County | Lienchiang County Provincial Cities (Taiwan Province): Keelung City | Hsinchu City | Taichung City | Chiayi City | Tainan City

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