Hsinchu County
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Hsinchu County 新竹縣 |
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| Coordinates: 24°50′0″N 121°0′53″E / 24.83333°N 121.01472°ECoordinates: 24°50′0″N 121°0′53″E / 24.83333°N 121.01472°E | |||
| Country | Taiwan | ||
| Region | Northwestern Taiwan | ||
| Seat | Zhubei City | ||
| Largest city | Zhubei City | ||
| Boroughs | 1 cities, 12 (3 urban, 9 rural) townships | ||
| Government | |||
| • County Magistrate | Chiu Ching-chun (KMT) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,427.59 km2 (551.20 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 12 of 22 | ||
| Population (December 2014) | |||
| • Total | 537,630 | ||
| • Rank | 11 of 22 | ||
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | National Standard Time (UTC+8) | ||
| Website | www.hsinchu.gov.tw | ||
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| Bird | Muller's barbet (Megalaima oorti) | ||
| Flower | Camellia | ||
| Tree | Broad-leaved podocarpus (Nageia nagi) | ||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Xīnzhú Xiàn |
| Wade–Giles | Hsin1-chu2 Hsien4 |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Sinjhú Siàn |
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| Hokkien POJ | Sin-tek-kōan |
Hsinchu County (Chinese: 新竹縣; pinyin: Xīnzhú Xiàn; Wade–Giles: Hsin1-chu2 Hsien4) 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 county capital, where the government office and county office is located. Hsinchu County is where most of the industrial factory and office of computer related companies are located, and is often called the Hsinchu Technology Zone (新竹科學園區; Xīnzhú kēxuéyuán qū; Hsin1-chu2 K'o1-hsüeh2-yüan2 Ch'ü1).
Before the arrival of Han people, the Hsinchu area was the homeland of Taokas Pingpu, Saisiyat, and Atayal tribes. In 1626, after Spain occupied northern Taiwan, Spanish missionaries arrived at Teckcham (Chinese: 竹塹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-khàm). Fukienese (Hoklo) and Hakka people came during the Ming Dynasty era (1368-1644) and began to cultivate the land from the plains near the sea towards the river valleys and hills. After the ousting of the Dutch is 1662, the Kingdom of Tungning ruled part of southwestern Taiwan until 1683.
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