Houlong
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Houlong Township[1] is an urban township in western Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is bordered by the Taiwan Strait on the west and Zaoqiao Township on the east.[2] It lies at the mouth of the Houlong River. Miaoli HSR station is located in Houlong.
Name
The township's name originates from that of a Taiwanese Plains Aborigines settlement. During the Kingdom of Tungning, the area was called Aulangsia (Template:Zh). Other variants of Aulang existed (e.g., Template:Zh).[3] In 1920, during Japanese rule, the place was renamed Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., under Template:Nihongo4, Shinchiku Prefecture. This name closely matched the Japanese pronunciation of the previous names but with different kanji (Chinese characters). This written form was retained after the Kuomintang takeover of Taiwan in 1945; the characters are pronounced Hòulóng in Mandarin Chinese. The Taiwanese Hokkien pronunciation remains Āu-lâng, based on the pre-1920 name.
Geography
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- Population: 34,355 (January 2023 estimate)[4]
It lies at the mouth of the Houlong River.
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 23 villages: Beilong, Dashan, Dazhuang, Dongming, Fengfu, Funing, Fuxing, Haibao, Haipu, Jiaoyi, Longjin, Longkeng, Nangang, Nanlong, Puding, Shuiwei, Waipu, Wanbao, Xinmin, Xiushui, Xizhou, Zhonghe and Zhonglong.
Politics
The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency I electoral district for Legislative Yuan.
Education
Tourist attractions
- Ciyun Temple
- Chinghai Temple
- Guogang Shell Fossils
- Hakka Round House
- Haowangjiao
- Houlong Art House
- Maling Temple
- Waipu Fishing Port
- Xihu Wetland
- Yingtsai Academy
Transportation
Houlong Township is accessible from Dashan Station, Houlong Station, Longgang Station and Fengfu Station of the Taiwan Railways. Taiwan High Speed Rail has one station in the township, which is Miaoli Station.
Notable natives
- Liu Cheng-hung, Magistrate of Miaoli County (2005–2014)
References
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- ↑ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Script error: No such module "webarchive". Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 1 July 2018. Template:In lang
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External links
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