Miaoli County

Miaoli County 苗栗縣
County
Top:A night view of Tongluo, Second left:Lonteng Ancient Bridge, Second right:Liyu Reserve Lake, Third left :Chunhsiang Strawberry Farm Park, Third right:Hakka Cultural Park, Bottom left: Osmamthus Street in Nanchuang, Bottom right:Mount Huoyen
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Coordinates: 24°33′48.29″N 120°49′32.98″E / 24.5634139°N 120.8258278°E / 24.5634139; 120.8258278
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Province	Taiwan Province (streamlined)
Region	Western Taiwan
Seat	Miaoli City
Largest city	Toufen
Boroughs	2 cities, 16 (5 urban, 11 rural) townships
Government
• County magistrate	Chung Tung-chin (Independent)
Area
• Total	1,820.3149 km2 (702.8275 sq mi)
• Rank	11 of 22
Population  (September 2023)
• Total	535,011
• Rank	11 of 22
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (National Standard Time)
ISO 3166 code	TW-MIA
Website	www.miaoli.gov.tw/eng/
Symbols
Bird	European magpie (Pica pica)
Flower	Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora)
Tree	Tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans)

Miaoli County (Mandarin Pinyin: miáo lì xiàn;^[1] Hakka PFS: Mèu-li̍t-yen; Hokkien POJ: Biâu-le̍k-koān or Miâu-le̍k-koān) is a county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is bordered by Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the north, Taichung to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the west. Miaoli is classified as "central Taiwan" by the National Development Council and "northern Taiwan" by the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau. Miaoli City is the capital of the county, and is also known as "Mountain Town", owing to the number of mountains nearby, making it a destination for hiking.