Sanwan

Rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan

24°37′55″N 120°56′12″E﻿ / ﻿24.632038°N 120.936787°E﻿ / 24.632038; 120.936787

Rural township

Township
三灣鄉

Rural township

Sanwan Township in Miaoli County

Location| Miaoli County, Taiwan
Area

• Total

| 52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population

(July 2018)

• Total

| 6,700
• Density| 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Website| www.sanwan.gov.tw (in Chinese)
Sanwan Township

Chinese| 三灣鄉
Hanyu Pinyin| Sānwān Xiāng
Wade–Giles| San1-wan1 Hsiang1
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ| Sâm-vân-hiông
Hokkien POJ| Sam-oan-hiong

Sanwan Township[1] is a rural township in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east.

## Geography

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* Area: 52.30 square kilometres (20.19 sq mi)
* Population: 6,864 (January 2017)[2]

## Administrative divisions

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The township comprises eight villages: Beipu, Dahe, Daping, Dingliao, Neiwan, Sanwan, Tongjing and Yonghe.

## Politics

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The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

## Tourist attractions

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Yongheshan Reservoir in Sanwan Township

* Yongheshan Reservoir

## Notable natives

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* Huang Yu-cheng, Minister of Hakka Affairs Council (2008-2014)

## References

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1. ^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 1 July 2018. (in Chinese)
2. ^ 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.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sanwan Township, Miaoli County.

* Official website (in Chinese)

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Cities and townships of Miaoli County

County seat: Miaoli City

Cities|

* Miaoli City
* Toufen

Urban townships|

* Houlong
* Tongxiao
* Yuanli
* Zhunan
* Zhuolan

Rural townships|

* Dahu
* Gongguan
* Nanzhuang
* Sanwan
* Sanyi
* Shitan
* Tongluo
* Touwu
* Xihu
* Zaoqiao

Mountain indigenous townships|

* Tai'an

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Townships in Taiwan

Urban
townships|

| Changhua|

* Beidou
* Erlin
* Hemei
* Lukang
* Tianzhong
* Xihu

|

Chiayi|

* Budai
* Dalin

Hsinchu|

* Guanxi
* Xinpu
* Zhudong

Hualien|

* Fenglin
* Yuli

Kinmen|

* Jincheng
* Jinhu
* Jinsha

Miaoli|

* Houlong
* Tongxiao
* Yuanli
* Zhunan
* Zhuolan

Nantou|

* Caotun
* Jiji
* Puli
* Zhushan

Pingtung|

* Chaozhou
* Donggang
* Hengchun

Taitung|

* Chenggong
* Guanshan

Yilan|

* Luodong
* Su'ao
* Toucheng

Yunlin|

* Beigang
* Dounan
* Huwei
* Tuku
* Xiluo

Rural
townships|

| Changhua|

* Dacheng
* Dacun
* Ershui
* Fangyuan
* Fenyuan
* Fuxing
* Huatan
* Pitou
* Puxin
* Puyan
* Shengang
* Shetou
* Tianwei
* Xianxi
* Xiushui
* Xizhou
* Yongjing
* Zhutang

|

Chiayi|

* Alishan
* Dapu
* Dongshi
* Fanlu
* Lioujiao
* Lucao
* Meishan
* Minxiong
* Shuishang
* Xikou
* Xingang
* Yizhu
* Zhongpu
* Zhuqi

Hsinchu|

* Baoshan
* Beipu
* Emei
* Hengshan
* Hukou
* Qionglin
* Xinfeng

Hualien|

* Fengbin
* Fuli
* Guangfu
* Ji'an
* Ruisui
* Shoufeng
* Xincheng

Kinmen|

* Jinning
* Lieyu
* Wuqiu

Lienchiang|

* Beigan
* Dongyin
* Juguang
* Nangan

Miaoli|

* Dahu
* Gongguan
* Nanzhuang
* Sanwan
* Sanyi
* Shitan
* Tongluo
* Touwu
* Xihu
* Zaoqiao

Nantou|

* Guoxing
* Lugu
* Mingjian
* Shuili
* Yuchi
* Zhongliao

Penghu|

* Baisha
* Huxi
* Qimei
* Wangan
* Xiyu

Pingtung|

* Changzhi
* Checheng
* Fangliao
* Fangshan
* Gaoshu
* Jiadong
* Jiuru
* Kanding
* Ligang
* Linbian
* Linluo
* Liuqiu
* Manzhou
* Nanzhou
* Neipu
* Wandan
* Wanluan
* Xinpi
* Xinyuan
* Yanpu
* Zhutian

Taitung|

* Beinan
* Changbin
* Chihshang
* Dawu
* Donghe
* Luye
* Lüdao
* Taimali

Yilan|

* Dongshan
* Jiaoxi
* Sanxing
* Wujie
* Yuanshan
* Zhuangwei

Yunlin|

* Baozhong
* Cihtong
* Dapi
* Dongshi
* Erlun
* Gukeng
* Kouhu
* Linnei
* Lunbei
* Mailiao
* Shuilin
* Sihu
* Taisi
* Yuanchang

Mountain
indigenous
townships|

| Hsinchu|

* Jianshi
* Wufeng

|

Hualien|

* Wanrong
* Xiulin
* Zhuoxi

Miaoli|

* Tai'an

Nantou|

* Ren'ai
* Xinyi

Pingtung|

* Chunri
* Laiyi
* Majia
* Mudan
* Sandimen
* Shizi
* Taiwu
* Wutai

Taitung|

* Daren
* Haiduan
* Jinfeng
* Lanyu
* Yanping

Yilan|

* Datong
* Nan'ao

Note: Pinyin is the national standard and promulgated by the Ministry of Interior. Exceptions: "Lukang" instead of "Lugang" and names of Counties.

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