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| Miaoli County 苗栗縣 Abbreviation(s): Miaoli (苗栗) or Miao (苗縣) |
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| County seat | Miaoli City |
| Region | Western Taiwan |
| County Magistrate | Liu, Cheng-Hung (劉政鴻) |
| Cities | 1 |
| Townships | 17 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1,820.3149 km² (11 of 25) |
| - % water | n/a % |
| Population | |
| - Total | 560,167 (Oct. 2008) ( |
| - Density | 307.73/km² |
| Symbols | |
| - County flower | European magpie (Pica pica) |
| - County tree | Tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans) |
| - County bird | Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) |
| Official websites | (Chinese) |
Miaoli County is a county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is officially administered as a county of Taiwan. The name Miaoli was coined using two Hakka words, cat (貓) and raccoon dog (狸), which phonetically approximate Pali (Bari), a community of Taokas people. Miaoli city is the capital of the county, and is also known as "Mountain Town", owing to the number of mountains nearby, making it a great place for hiking.
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Districts
City
- Miaoli City (苗栗市)
Townships
Urban townships
- Houlong Township (後龍鎮)
- Tongxiao Township (通霄鎮)
- Toufen Township (頭份鎮)
- Yuanli Township (苑裡鎮)
- Zhunan Township (竹南鎮)
- Zhuolan Township (卓蘭鎮)
Rural townships
- Dahu Township (大湖鄉)
- Gongguan Township (公館鄉)
- Nanzhuang Township (南庄鄉)
- Sanwan Township (三灣鄉)
- Sanyi Township (三義鄉)
- Shitan Township (獅潭鄉)
- Tai'an Township (泰安鄉)
- Tongluo Township (銅鑼鄉)
- Touwu Township (頭屋鄉)
- Xihu Township (西湖鄉)
- Zaoqiao Township (造橋鄉)
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