24°30′19″N 120°50′41″E / 24.505269°N 120.844749°E
Gonguan Township 公館鄉 | |
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Location | Miaoli County, Taiwan |
Area | |
• Total | 71 km2 (27 sq mi) |
Population (September 2023) | |
• Total | 31,327 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Website | www |
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]
Gongguan occupies an area of 71.45 square kilometres (27.59 sq mi).[1] As of September 2023, it had 10,980 households and a total population of 31,327.[2]
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]
The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.
Oil and gas has been discovered and explored in the area since more than a century ago.[4]