Hualien County
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Hualien County 花蓮縣 |
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Top:Liyu Lake, Second left:A cigarette product house in Fenglin, Second right:Taroco Gorge in Cross Island Highway, Third left:Qixingtan Beach in Xincheng, Third right:Hualien Railroad Station, Bottom left:Cingshui Cliffs near Suhua Highway, Bottom right:A paddy field in Shoufeng, backyard in Central Mountain Range
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| Coordinates: 23°58′33.86″N 121°36′17.32″E / 23.9760722°N 121.6048111°ECoordinates: 23°58′33.86″N 121°36′17.32″E / 23.9760722°N 121.6048111°E | |||
| Country | Taiwan | ||
| Region | Eastern Taiwan | ||
| Seat | Hualien City | ||
| Largest city | Hualien City | ||
| Boroughs | 1 cities, 12 (2 urban, 10 rural) townships | ||
| Government | |||
| • County Magistrate | Fu Kun-chi (independent) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 4,628.5714 km2 (1,787.1014 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 1 of 22 | ||
| Population (December 2014) | |||
| • Total | 333,392 | ||
| • Rank | 20 of 22 | ||
| Time zone | National Standard Time (UTC+8) | ||
| Website | www |
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| Bird | Maroon Oriole (Oriolus traillii) | ||
| Flower | Lotus (Nymphaeaceae) | ||
| Tree | Peepul (Ficus religiosa) | ||
Hualien County (Chinese: 花蓮縣; pinyin: Huālián Xiàn) has the largest area of all counties in Taiwan, and is located on the country's mountainous eastern coast. It is the northern terminus of the Hualien-Taitung Line and the southern terminus of the North-Link Line of the Taiwan Railway Administration. In the Provincial Highway System, Hualien County is connected to other counties via the Suhua Highway, Huatung Highway, Hualien-Taitung Coast Highway and the Central Cross-Island Highway. Hualien County is famous for tourism. Tourism spots include the Taroko National Park and Yushan National Park and its coastline is well suited for biking purposes.
Hualien City is the county seat of Hualien County and has the largest population.
Modern-day Hualien City was originally called Kiray (Chinese: 奇萊; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kî-lâi), after the Sakiraya Taiwanese aborigines and their settlement.
Spanish settlers arrived in 1622 to pan for gold. Picking up the sounds of native words, these settlers called the area Turumoan (多羅滿; To-lô-boán). Han Chinese settlers arrived in 1851. Qing Dynasty records give the name of the region as Huilan (洄瀾; Hoê-liân; "eddies") due to the whirling of waters in the delta.
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