Sanwan Explained

Official Name:	Township 三灣鄉
Subdivision Type:	Location
Area Total Km2:	52
Population As Of:	July 2018
Population Total:	6700
Population Density Km2:	auto

Sanwan Township
C:	三灣鄉
P:	Sānwān Xiāng
W:	San^1-wan^1 Hsiang^1
Poj:	Sam-oan-hiong
Phfs:	Sâm-vân-hiông
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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

• Area:
• Population: 6,864 (January 2017)^[2]

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 electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Tourist attractions

• Yongheshan Reservoir

Notable natives

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

Notes and References

1. http://gn.moi.gov.tw/GeoNames/DataFile/%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E5%9C%B0%E5%8D%80%E9%84%89%E9%8E%AE%E5%B8%82%E5%8D%80%E7%B4%9A%E4%BB%A5%E4%B8%8A%E8%A1%8C%E6%94%BF%E5%8D%80%E5%9F%9F%E5%90%8D%E7%A8%B1%E4%B8%AD%E8%8B%B1%E5%B0%8D%E7%85%A7%E8%A1%A8.pdf 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表
2. Web site: http://mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw/xlsgetfile_10601m.php . zh:106年一月份人口統計下載區 . January 2017 Population Statistic Downloads . Chinese . January 2017 . mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw . Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service . 2017-02-25.