Gongguan, Miaoli
Coordinates: 24°30′19″N 120°50′41″E / 24.505269°N 120.844749°E
Gongguan Township 公館鄉 | |
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Rural township | |
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Gongguan Township in Miaoli County | |
Location | Miaoli County, Taiwan |
Area | |
• Total | 71 km2 (27 sq mi) |
Population (July 2018) | |
• Total | 33,444 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Gongguan Township (Chinese: 公館鄉; pinyin: Gōngguǎn Xiāng) is a rural township near the center of Miaoli County, Taiwan. Its climate is sub-tropical, mild and very rainy. The yearly average humidity is 80%.[1]
Geography
Gongguan occupies an area of 71.45 square kilometres (27.59 sq mi).[1] As of January 2017, it had 10,676 households and a total population of 34,179.[2]
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 19 villages: Beihe, Dakeng, Fude, Fuji, Fuxing, Guannan, Guantung, Guanzhong, Hegang, Heshan, Jianshan, Kaikuang, Nanhe, Renan, Shiqiang, Wugu, Yugu, Yuquan and Zhongyi.[3]
Economy
Oil and gas has been discovered and explored in the area since more than a century ago.[4]
Transportation
- United Bus Gongguan Station
- Hsinchu Bus Gongguan Station
- Sun Yat-sen Freeway Miaoli Interchange
- Ta1 6 Line
- County Road 128:Tongsiao - Sihu Hsiang Shuijiapu - Tongluo Hsiang - Gongguan Hsiang
- Miao 26-2:Miaoli City Sindong Street—Sindong Bridge-Gongguan Hsiang Beihe—Siyi Tunnel—Shihtan Hsiang
- Tai 72:EXPRESSWAY Houlong - Wenshui
- County Road 119甲:Kesu Bridge—Gongguan Along Mountain Way
Tourist attractions
- Miaoli Ceramics Museum
- Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall
- Taiwan Seri-Apiculture and Entomology Education Park
- Wugu Culture Village[5]
References
- 1 2 地理環境 [Geography & Environment]. kungkuan.gov.tw (in Chinese). GonguangTownship Office. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ↑ 106年一月份人口統計下載區 [January 2017 Population Statistic Downloads]. mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw (in Chinese). Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service. January 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ↑ 轄區介紹 [Jurisdiction]. kungkuan.gov.tw (in Chinese). GonguangTownship Office. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ↑ http://ns2.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2010/07/30/2003479186
- ↑ http://miaolitravel.net/mainweb/article.aspx?Lang=2&Sno=03004403
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