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Miaoli City (Wade–Giles: Miao²-li⁴-shih⁴; Hakka PFS: Mèu-li̍t-sṳ; Hokkien POJ: Biâu-le̍k-chhī or Miâu-le̍k-chhī; Japanese Byōritsushi) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Miaoli County, Taiwan. Miaoli has a relatively high percentage of Hakka people. It had the second highest residential price and the highest commercial price for land in Miaoli County as of 2004, at NT$28,601 per square meter and NT$63,317 per square meter, respectively.
Etymology
The name Miaoli was coined using two Hakka syllables, 貓貍, which phonetically approximate Pali (Bari) from the Taokas language.
History
= Empire of Japan
=Miaoli Hsien was at first eliminated under Japanese rule. Bioritsu Cho (苗栗廳, Byōritsu Chō) was established in 1901. It was then divided over Shinchiku Chō (新竹廳) and Taichū Chō (臺中廳) in 1909. From 1920 to 1945, Byōritsu Town (苗栗街), Enri Town (苑裡街) and six villages were under the jurisdiction of Byōritsu District (苗栗郡), under Shinchiku Prefecture.
= Republic of China
=On 16 August 1950, Miaoli City (then Miaoli Township) was designed as the county seat of the newly established Miaoli County. On 25 December 1981, Miaoli Township was upgraded from urban township to a county-administered city as Miaoli City.
Population
As of September 2023, the population of Miaoli City was estimated at 86,327.
Administrative divisions
The city is administered as 28 villages: Beimiao, Datong, Fuan, Fuli, Fuxing, Gaomiao, Gongjing, Jiacheng, Jiangong, Jiaxin, Jingmiao, Lumiao, Nanshi, Qinghua, Shangmiao, Shengli, Shuiyuan, Weixiang, Weixin, Wenshan, Wensheng, Xinchuan, Xinmiao, Xinying, Yuhua, Yumiao, Yuqing and Zhongmiao.
Government institutions
Miaoli County Government
Miaoli County Council
Education
National United University
Tourist attractions
Chiou Chang-hai Commemorative Monument
Gongweixu Tunnel
Lai's Chastity Stone Arch
Martyr's Commemorative Tower
Miaoli County Urban Planning Exhibition Center
Miaoli Craft Park
Miaoli Mountain Park
Miaoli Railway Museum
Miaoli Wenchang Temple
Thinking Mother Pavilion
Yuqing Temple
Transportation
Notable bridge in the city is Xindong Bridge.
= Rail
=TRA Miaoli Station
TRA Nanshi Station
Taiwan High Speed Rail cuts through a part of the city, but no station is currently planned.
= Bus
=Bus services are operated by Miaoli Bus, Hsinchu Bus, and Kuo-Kuang Bus.
Sister city relations
- Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Climate
References
External links
Official website (in Chinese)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kabupaten Miaoli
- Yuanli
- Liu Cheng-hung
- Hsu Yao-chang
- Daftar kota di Taiwan
- Bahasa Pazeh
- Mò-yèn
- Li Yuan-tsu
- Brahma Empat Wajah
- Daftar kota di Tiongkok
- Miaoli
- Miaoli County
- Miaoli (disambiguation)
- List of cities in Taiwan
- Zhunan
- Tongluo
- Xihu, Miaoli
- Provincial Highway 72 (Taiwan)
- Miaoli HSR station
- County seat
