Hualien County

Chinese
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t=花蓮縣
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englishname = Hualien County
chinesename = 花蓮縣


emblem = Hualien_County_emblem.gif
abbreviation = Hualien (花蓮)


county seat = Hualien City
region = Eastern Taiwan
countymagistrate = Hsieh Shen-shan (謝深山)
totalarea = 4,628.57141
arearank = 1
percentwater = 1.0
totalpop = 350,468
poprank = 14
density = 76
citiesno = 1
townshipno = 12
countyflower = Lotus ("Nymphaeaceae")
countytree = Peepul ("Ficus religiosa")
countybird = Maroon Oriole ("Oriolus traillii")
website = hlhg.gov.tw (Chinese)

Hualien County is the largest county in Taiwan and is located on the mountainous eastern coast of Taiwan. It contains the island's largest port. It is the starting point of the Eastern Cross-Island Railway (東部縱貫鐵路), and finish point of Suao-Hualien Highway (蘇花公路) and the Central Cross-Island Highway. It also contains part of Taroko National Park.

History

Hualien was one of the last places on Taiwan to be settled by the Han Chinese, because it is isolated in location. It was mostly modernized in the 1960s. A great white shark was caught off Hualien County on May 14, 1997. Reportedly almost 7 meters in length and weighing 2500 kg, it is the largest specimen ever recorded.

Administration

ister cities

* (1984)

External links

* [http://www.hlhg.gov.tw/ Hualien County Government Website zh] [http://tour-hualien.hl.gov.tw/en/index.jsp en]
* [http://www.eastcoast-nsa.gov.tw/en/ East Coast National Scenic Area ]
* [http://www.taroko.gov.tw/TarokoPortalEng/0_0_0/default.aspx Taroko National Park ]