24°37′N120°47′E / 24.617°N 120.783°E /24.617; 120.783
Houlong Township 後龍鎮 Houlung | |
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.svg) Houlong Township in Miaoli County | |
| Location | Miaoli County,Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 75.81 km2 (29.27 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2023) | |
• Total | 34,355 |
| Website | www (in Chinese) |
| Houlong Township | |
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| Chinese | 後龍鎮 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hòulóng Zhèn |
| Wade–Giles | Hou4-lung2 Chen4 |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Heu-liùng-chṳ́n |
| HokkienPOJ | Āu-lâng-tìn |
Houlong Township[1] is anurban township in westernMiaoli County,Taiwan. It is bordered by theTaiwan Strait on the west andZaoqiao Township on the east.[2] It lies at the mouth of theHoulong River.Miaoli HSR station is located in Houlong.
The township's name originates from that of aTaiwanese Plains Aborigines settlement. During theKingdom of Tungning, the area was calledAulangsia (Chinese:後壠社). Other variants ofAulang existed (e.g.,Chinese:凹浪/後壟;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Āu-lâng).[3] In 1920, duringJapanese rule, the place was renamed Kōryū Village (Japanese:後龍庄), under Chikunan District (竹南郡),Shinchiku Prefecture. This name closely matched the Japanese pronunciation of the previous names but with differentkanji (Chinese characters). This written form was retained after theKuomintang takeover of Taiwan in 1945; the characters are pronouncedHòulóng inMandarin Chinese. TheTaiwanese Hokkien pronunciation remainsĀu-lâng, based on the pre-1920 name.
It lies at the mouth of theHoulong River.
The township comprises 23 villages: Beilong, Dashan, Dazhuang, Dongming, Fengfu, Funing, Fuxing, Haibao, Haipu, Jiaoyi, Longjin, Longkeng, Nangang, Nanlong, Puding, Shuiwei, Waipu, Wanbao, Xinmin, Xiushui, Xizhou, Zhonghe and Zhonglong.
The township is part ofMiaoli County Constituency Ielectoral district forLegislative Yuan.
Houlong Township is accessible fromDashan Station,Houlong Station,Longgang Station andFengfu Station ofTaiwan Railway.Taiwan High Speed Rail has one station in the township, which isMiaoli Station.
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