Sanwan
{{Short description|Rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan}}
{{Coord|24.632038|N|120.936787|E|display=title}}
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三灣鄉
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| settlement_type = Rural township
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| map_caption = Sanwan Township in Miaoli County
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| subdivision_name = Miaoli County, Taiwan
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{{Infobox Chinese |title=Sanwan Township |c=三灣鄉|p=Sānwān Xiāng|w=San1-wan1 Hsiang1|poj=Sam-oan-hiong|phfs=Sâm-vân-hiông|hide=no}}
Sanwan Township[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] Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 1 July 2018. {{in lang|zh}} 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: {{convert|52.30|km2}}
- Population: 6,864 (January 2017){{cite web
| url =http://mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw/xlsgetfile_10601m.php
| script-title =zh:106年一月份人口統計下載區
| trans-title=January 2017 Population Statistic Downloads
| language=Chinese
| date =January 2017
| website =mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw
| publisher =Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service
| access-date =2017-02-25}}
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
File:Yonghe Shan Reservoir.jpg in Sanwan Township]]
Notable natives
- Huang Yu-cheng, Minister of Hakka Affairs Council (2008-2014)
References
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