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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 is the largest county in Taiwan 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.
[edit] 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 on May 14, 1997. Reportedly almost 7 meters in length and weighing 2500 kg, it is the largest specimen ever recorded.
[edit] Administration
| Tongyong |
Hanzi |
Wade-Giles |
Hanyu |
| Hualien City |
花蓮市 |
Hua-lien |
Huālián |
| Fonglin Township |
鳳林鎮 |
Feng-lin |
Fènglín |
| Yuli Township |
玉里鎮 |
Yü-li |
Yùlǐ |
| Fengbin Township |
豐濱鄉 |
Feng-pin |
Fēngbīn |
| Fuli Township |
富里鄉 |
Fu-li |
Fùlǐ |
| Guangfu Township |
光復鄉 |
Kuang-fu |
Guāngfù |
| Jhuosi Township |
卓溪鄉 |
Chuo-hsi |
Zhuóxī |
| Ji-an Township |
吉安鄉 |
Chi-an |
Jí'ān |
| Rueisuei Township |
瑞穗鄉 |
Jui-sui |
Ruìsuì |
| Shoufong Township |
壽豐鄉 |
Shou-feng |
Shòufēng |
| Sincheng Township |
新城鄉 |
Hsin-ch'eng |
Xīnchéng |
| Sioulin Township |
秀林鄉 |
Hsiu-lin |
Xiùlín |
| Wanrong Township |
萬榮鄉 |
Wan-jung |
Wànróng |
[edit] Sister cities
[edit] External links
Bellevue, Washington, USA (1984)
