Miaoli

{{About|Miaoli City|the county|Miaoli County|other uses|Miaoli (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Miaoli

| official_name =

| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hant|苗栗市}}}}

| settlement_type = County-administered city

| image_skyline = 苗栗市市街 - panoramio.jpg

| imagesize = 250px

| image_caption =

| image_map = Mèuli̍t - Biâule̍k - (Miaoli, Miaoli County).svg

| image_seal = Miaoli City emblem.svg

| mapsize =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{ROC-TW}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Taiwan Province (de facto dormant)

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Miaoli

| area_total_km2 = 37.89

| population_as_of = September 2023

| population_total = 86327

| population_density_km2 = 2,314

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Yu Wen-chung ({{lang|zh|余文忠}})

| parts_type = Administrative divisions

| parts =

| website = {{official url}} {{in lang|zh}}

}}

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|phfs=Mèu-li̍t-sṳ|poj=Biâu-le̍k-chhī or
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File:苗栗市公所 - panoramio.jpg

Miaoli City (Wade–Giles: Miao²-li⁴-shih⁴; Hakka PFS: Mèu-li̍t-sṳ; Hokkien POJ: Biâu-le̍k-chhī or Miâu-le̍k-chhī; Japanese Byōritsushi) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Miaoli County, Taiwan. Miaoli has a relatively high percentage of Hakka people. It had the second highest residential price and the highest commercial price for land in Miaoli County as of 2004, at NT$28,601 per square meter and NT$63,317 per square meter, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.miaoli.gov.tw/eng/4-3.php|title=Miaoli County Government|access-date=26 June 2012}}

Etymology

The name Miaoli was coined using two Hakka syllables, 貓貍, which phonetically approximate Pali (Bari) from the Taokas language.

History

=Empire of Japan=

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Miaoli Hsien was at first eliminated under Japanese rule. {{nihongo|Bioritsu Cho|苗栗廳|Byōritsu Chō}} was established in 1901. It was then divided over {{nihongo4||新竹廳|Shinchiku Chō}} and {{nihongo4||臺中廳|Taichū Chō}} in 1909. From 1920 to 1945, {{nihongo4|Byōritsu Town|苗栗街}}, {{nihongo4|Enri Town|苑裡街}} and six villages were under the jurisdiction of {{nihongo4|Byōritsu District|苗栗郡}}, under Shinchiku Prefecture.

=Republic of China=

On 16 August 1950, Miaoli City (then Miaoli Township) was designed as the county seat of the newly established Miaoli County. On 25 December 1981, Miaoli Township was upgraded from urban township to a county-administered city as Miaoli City.

Population

As of September 2023, the population of Miaoli City was estimated at 86,327.{{cite web

| url =https://mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw/tables2.php?unit=20&y=112&m=9

| script-title =zh:112年9月份人口統計下載區

| trans-title=September 2023 Population Statistic Downloads

| language=zh

| date =September 2023

| website =mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw

| publisher =Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service

| access-date =2023-10-31}}

Administrative divisions

File:Miaoli villages2.svg

The city is administered as 28 villages: Beimiao, Datong, Fuan, Fuli, Fuxing, Gaomiao, Gongjing, Jiacheng, Jiangong, Jiaxin, Jingmiao, Lumiao, Nanshi, Qinghua, Shangmiao, Shengli, Shuiyuan, Weixiang, Weixin, Wenshan, Wensheng, Xinchuan, Xinmiao, Xinying, Yuhua, Yumiao, Yuqing and Zhongmiao.

Government institutions

Education

National United University

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Notable bridge in the city is Xindong Bridge.

=Rail=

File:Miaoli Station east 20150426.jpg]]

Taiwan High Speed Rail cuts through a part of the city, but no station is currently planned.

=Bus=

File:苗栗總站(新竹客運) - panoramio.jpg

Bus services are operated by Miaoli Bus, Hsinchu Bus, and Kuo-Kuang Bus.

Sister city relations

{{flagdeco|Japan}} - Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.{{cite web|url=http://web.mlcg.gov.tw/mlcg/mlcg_en/p13.htm|title=City Exchange|year=2011|work=Miaoli City Office|language=en|access-date=1 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055821/http://web.mlcg.gov.tw/mlcg/mlcg_en/p13.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

Climate

{{Weather box|width=auto

|metric first=y

|single line=y

|collapsed = Y

|location = Miaoli City (2012–2023 normals, extremes 2012–present)

|Jan record high C = 29.5

|Feb record high C = 32.8

|Mar record high C = 32.3

|Apr record high C = 33.8

|May record high C = 36.0

|Jun record high C = 36.2

|Jul record high C = 38.8

|Aug record high C = 38.4

|Sep record high C = 37.0

|Oct record high C = 36.8

|Nov record high C = 32.6

|Dec record high C = 30.2

|Jan record low C = 2.8

|Feb record low C = 6.3

|Mar record low C = 8.3

|Apr record low C = 10.9

|May record low C = 14.9

|Jun record low C = 21.8

|Jul record low C = 22.4

|Aug record low C = 23.7

|Sep record low C = 20.3

|Oct record low C = 14.8

|Nov record low C = 8.0

|Dec record low C = 6.8

|Jan high C = 19.9

|Feb high C = 20.0

|Mar high C = 23.1

|Apr high C = 26.8

|May high C = 30.0

|Jun high C = 32.4

|Jul high C = 33.8

|Aug high C = 33.1

|Sep high C = 32.1

|Oct high C = 29.1

|Nov high C = 26.2

|Dec high C = 21.4

| year high C =

|Jan mean C = 16.1

|Feb mean C = 16.1

|Mar mean C = 18.9

|Apr mean C = 22.7

|May mean C = 26.3

|Jun mean C = 28.9

|Jul mean C = 29.9

|Aug mean C = 29.2

|Sep mean C = 28.1

|Oct mean C = 25.0

|Nov mean C = 22.1

|Dec mean C = 17.7

| year mean C =

|Jan low C = 13.3

|Feb low C = 13.4

|Mar low C = 15.6

|Apr low C = 19.5

|May low C = 23.3

|Jun low C = 26.2

|Jul low C = 26.9

|Aug low C = 26.3

|Sep low C = 25.0

|Oct low C = 22.0

|Nov low C = 19.1

|Dec low C = 14.9

| year low C =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 71.9

|Feb precipitation mm = 76.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 136.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 157.7

|May precipitation mm = 314.8

|Jun precipitation mm = 238.6

|Jul precipitation mm = 134.8

|Aug precipitation mm = 292.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 99.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 29.4

|Nov precipitation mm = 41.0

|Dec precipitation mm = 58.8

|year precipitation mm =

| Jan precipitation days = 7.3

| Feb precipitation days = 8.1

| Mar precipitation days = 10.8

| Apr precipitation days = 10.3

| May precipitation days = 11.8

| Jun precipitation days = 10.5

| Jul precipitation days = 8.2

| Aug precipitation days = 12.3

| Sep precipitation days = 6.6

| Oct precipitation days = 3.7

| Nov precipitation days = 5.5

| Dec precipitation days = 6.9

| year precipitation days =

| Jan humidity = 79.0

| Feb humidity = 81.5

| Mar humidity = 79.5

| Apr humidity = 77.0

| May humidity = 77.8

| Jun humidity = 74.1

| Jul humidity = 70.9

| Aug humidity = 74.4

| Sep humidity = 73.6

| Oct humidity = 72.3

| Nov humidity = 76.6

| Dec humidity = 76.6

| year humidity =

|source 1 = Central Weather Administration{{cite web

|url = https://codis.cwa.gov.tw/StationData

| title = 月報表(逐日資料) : 苗栗 (C0E750)

| publisher= Central Weather Administration

|access-date = 13 October 2024 }}

|source 2 = Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank (precipitation 2012–2023, precipitation days and humidity 2011–2024){{cite web |url = https://asrad.pccu.edu.tw/catalog/clim/

| title = 中央氣象署測站氣候資料 : 苗栗苗栗 C0E750

| publisher= Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank

|access-date = 13 October 2024 }}

}}

References

External links

{{official website}} {{in lang|zh}}