Sanwan Township is a rural township in northern

Miaoli County Miaoli is a county (Taiwan), 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 Regions of Taiwan, classified as "central Taiwan" by t ...

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. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east.

Geography

* Area: * Population: 6,864 (January 2017)

Administrative divisions

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

Politics

The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency II

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for

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Tourist attractions

* Yongheshan Reservoir

Notable natives

Huang Yu-cheng Huang Yu-cheng (; born 16 September 1953) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Hakka Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan from 20 May 2008 until 1 July 2014. Hakka Affairs Council ministry Ministry resignation On 1 July 201 ...

, Minister of

Hakka Affairs Council The Hakka Affairs Council (HAC; , Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hak-kâ Vî-yèn-fi) is a cabinet-level unit under the Executive Yuan of the government of Taiwan. Its mission is to revitalize Hakka language and culture, and promoting Hakka The Hakka ( ...

(2008-2014)

References

External links

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