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Tahukou River
The Tahukou River () is a river in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is a tributary of Huwei River, which itself is a tributary Beigang River. See also *List of rivers in Taiwan This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over : * Dongshan River - Yilan County - *Lanyang River - Yilan County - ** Yilan River - Yilan County - ** Qingshui River - Yilan County - ** Luodong R ... References Rivers of Taiwan Landforms of Yunlin County {{Taiwan-river-stub ...
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Huwei River
Huwei Township () is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population of about 70,300. Name In the 17th century, during the Dutch era, '' Favorolang'' was one of the largest and most powerful aboriginal villages in Taiwan. The name has also been spelled ''Favorlang'', ''Favorlangh'', and ''Vovorollang''. Its location was north of Tirosen (modern-day Chiayi), and the Favorlang river had been called by the Chinese ''How-boe-khe'' () during the reign of the Qing Yongzheng Emperor (ca. 1722 – 1735). The Chinese name for the area () was later changed to ''Go-keng-chhu'' (). The name Favorlang is said to have derived from the ethnonym '' Babuza'', a tribe of the Taiwanese Plains Aborigines. In 1920, during Taiwan's Japanese era, the town was administered as , under , Tainan Prefecture. During this era, the town earned the nickname of . Government Administrative divisions There are 29 villages: Local government * Taiwan Yunlin District Court Economy * Huwei ...
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Beigang River
The Beigang River, formerly known as the Pakan from its Hokkien language, Hokkien pronunciation, is a river in Taiwan named for Beigang, Yunlin, Beigang, a port 20 kilometres from its mouth. It flows through Yunlin County, Yunlin and Chiayi County, Chiayi counties for 82 km. At the river mouth lies the Aogu Wetland at Dongshi, Chiayi, Dongshi Township of Chiayi County. Beigang River is moderately polluted. (Figure 1-8) Bridges * Beigang Tourist Bridge See also *List of rivers in Taiwan References Citations Bibliography

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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its Urbanization by country, highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined Free area of the Republic of China, territories under ROC control consist of list of islands of Taiwan, 168 islands in total covering . The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei (the capital), New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated countries. Tai ...
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Yunlin County
Yunlin is a Counties of Taiwan, county in Regions of Taiwan, western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County to the north at the Zhuoshui River, and Chiayi County to the south at the Beigang River. It has a population of 664,963 as of 2022. Yunlin is part of the Chianan Plain, a flat land known for its agriculture. Agricultural products of Yunlin County include pomelo, tea leaves, suan cai, papaya and Cucumis melo, melon. Yunlin's rivers give it potential for hydroelectricity. Douliu is the largest and capital city of Yunlin. It is the only county on the main island of Taiwan where no city with the same name exists. North–South divide in Taiwan#Northern drifters (beipiao), Yunlin is one of the least developed counties on the West coast, and suffers from emigration. History Dutch Formosa During the Dutch Formosa era, ''Ponkan'' (modern-day Beigang, Yunlin, Beigang) was an important coastal castle. Qing Dynasty Yu ...
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Tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they flow, drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean, another river, or into an endorheic basin. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob (river), Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream.
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List Of Rivers In Taiwan
This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over : * Dongshan River - Yilan County - *Lanyang River - Yilan County - ** Yilan River - Yilan County - ** Qingshui River - Yilan County - ** Luodong River - Yilan County - * Shuang River - New Taipei City - *Tamsui River - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Taipei City, Hsinchu County - ** Keelung River - New Taipei City, Taipei City, Keelung City - **Xindian River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - *** Jingmei River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - *** Beishi River - New Taipei City, Yilan County - *** Nanshi River - New Taipei City - **Dahan River (Takekan River) - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County - *** Sanxia River - New Taipei City - * Nankan River - Taoyuan City - * Fengshan River - Hsinchu County - *Touqian River - Hsinchu County - * Houlong River - Miaoli County - ** Wenshui River - Miaoli County *Da'an River - Miaoli County, Taichung City - * Fanziliao River ...
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Rivers Of Taiwan
This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over : * Dongshan River - Yilan County - * Lanyang River - Yilan County - ** Yilan River - Yilan County - ** Qingshui River - Yilan County - ** Luodong River - Yilan County - * Shuang River - New Taipei City - * Tamsui River - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Taipei City, Hsinchu County - ** Keelung River - New Taipei City, Taipei City, Keelung City - **Xindian River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - *** Jingmei River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - *** Beishi River - New Taipei City, Yilan County - *** Nanshi River - New Taipei City - **Dahan River (Takekan River) - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County - *** Sanxia River - New Taipei City - * Nankan River - Taoyuan City - * Fengshan River - Hsinchu County - *Touqian River - Hsinchu County - * Houlong River - Miaoli County - ** Wenshui River - Miaoli County * Da'an River - Miaoli County, Taichung City - * Fanzili ...
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