Hsinchu County
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| Traditional Chinese | 新竹縣 | ||||||||||||||
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 新竹縣 Abbreviation(s): Zhu (竹縣) |
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| County seat | Zhubei City |
| Region | Northwestern Taiwan |
| County Magistrate | Cheng Yung-chin (鄭永金) |
| Cities | 1 |
| Townships | 12 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1,427.59 km² (12 of 25) |
| - % water | n/a % |
| Population | |
| - Total | 504,768 (March 2009) (16 of 25) |
| - Density | 353.59/km² |
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| - County flower | Camellia |
| - County tree | Broad-leaved Podocarpus (Decussocarpus nagi) |
| - County bird | Muller's Barbet (Megalaima oorti) |
| Official websites | [1] |
Hsinchu County is a county in north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka; there is a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county. Zhubei is the capital of Hsinchu, where the government office and county office is located. Hsinchu is where most of the industrial factory and office of computer related companies are located, most known as Hsinchu Technology Zone in Taiwan. Or known as (Chinese: 新竹科學園區, literally "Hsinchu technology zone")
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See also: Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
Hsinchu County controls one county-controlled city , three urban townships, and nine rural townships. They are:
- Zhubei City 竹北市
- Baoshan 寶山鄉
- Beipu 北埔鄉
- Emei 峨眉鄉
- Hengshan 橫山鄉
- Hukou 湖口鄉
- Jianshi 尖石鄉
- Qionglin 芎林鄉
- Wufeng 五峰鄉
- Xinfeng 新豐鄉
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Coordinates: 24°50′0″N 121°0′53″E / 24.833333°N 121.01472°E
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