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County
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Coordinates: 24°50′0″N 121°0′53″E / 24.83333°N 121.01472°E / 24.83333; 121.01472Coordinates: 24°50′0″N 121°0′53″E / 24.83333°N 121.01472°E / 24.83333; 121.01472
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Region	Northwestern Taiwan
Seat	Zhubei City
Largest city	Zhubei City
Boroughs	1 cities, 12 (3 urban, 9 rural) townships
Government
• County Magistrate	Yang Wen-ke (KMT)
Area
• Total	1,427.59 km2 (551.20 sq mi)
Area rank	12 of 22
Population (January 2017)
• Total	547,794
• Rank	11 of 22
• Density	380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Website	www.hsinchu.gov.tw
Symbols
Bird	Muller's barbet (Megalaima oorti)
Flower	Camellia
Tree	Broad-leaved podocarpus (Nageia nagi)

Hsinchu County (Mandarin Pīnyīn: Xīnzhú Xiàn; Hakka PFS: Sîn-chuk-yen; Hokkien POJ: Sin-tek-koān) 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. A portion of the Hsinchu Science Park is located in Hsinchu County.

History

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). Minnanese (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.

Qing Dynasty

In 1684, Zhuluo County was established during Qing Dynasty rule, and Han people again cultivated the Teckcham area. Teckcham was first settled by Han Chinese in 1711 and renamed Hsinchu in 1875.^[1] Hsinchu was a part of Taipeh Prefecture. In the late 19th century, Hoklo people dominated the coastal plain area, forcing the Saisiyat and Atayal tribes to move to Jianshi and Wufeng area, while the Hakka and Taokas plains tribes settled together in the river valleys and hills area.

Japanese rule

In 1920, during the Japanese rule of Taiwan, Shinchiku Prefecture covered the areas of modern-day Hsinchu County, Hsinchu City, Miaoli County and Taoyuan City.

Post-war

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Hsinchu County was established on 25 December 1945.^[2]

Xiangshan Township of the county was incorporated into Hsinchu City on 1 July 1982, .

Geography

Hsinchu County is located at the northwest part of Taiwan Island. It borders Taoyuan City to the north, Miaoli County to the south, Taiwan Strait to the west and Xueshan and Dabajian Mountain to the east. With an area spanning up to 1,427.59 km² (551.20 sq mi), Hsinchu County area composed mainly of uplands, tablelands and mountains, except for the alluvial plains of the Fengshan River and Touqian River mouth area and partial ancient river land.^[2]

Climate

Average Temperature of Hsinchu

The average climate in Hsinchu County is mild.^[3]

Administration

Hsinchu County Government

Hsinchu County Council

Yang Wen-ke, the incumbent Magistrate of Hsinchu County

Hsinchu County controls 1 city, 3 urban townships, 6 rural townships and 2 mountain indigenous townships.^[4]Zhubei City is the seat of Hsinchu County which houses the Hsinchu County Government and Hsinchu County Council. The incumbent Magistrate of Hsinchu County is Yang Wen-ke of the Kuomintang. The administrative division of the county are:

Colors indicate the common language status of Hakka and Formosan languages within each division.

Demographics

The population of the county consists of Hakka, Hoklo, aborigines and new immigrants. The Hakka people constituted around 84% of the total population in 2014, while the aborigines consisted mainly of Atayal and Saisiyat people.^[5] As of January 2017, the total population was 547,794, with 267,599 females and 280,195 males in 187,644 households.^[6]

Economy

High tech industry

After the founding of Hsinchu Science Park in 1980, a high number of high-tech industries began to grow and expand outside the park, attracting workers coming to work and settle in the county.

Education

Ta Hwa University of Science and Technology

Education in Hsinchu County is administered by the Education Department of Hsinchu County Government. The county is home to the Minghsin University of Science and Technology and Ta Hwa University of Science and Technology.

Energy

Power generations

Hsinchu County is home to the gas-fired Hsintao Power Plant with a capacity of 600 MW located in Guanxi Township.

Water supply

Hsinchu County houses the Baoshan Dam, supplying cooling water for factories in the Hsinchu Science Park and neighboring Hsinchu City. The dam can contain water up to 5,470,000 m³ with a catchment area of 3.2 km² (1.2 sq mi).

Tourist attractions

Leofoo Village Theme Park

• Beipu Citian Temple


• Mount Dabajian


• Former Residence of Zhang Xueliang


• Green World Ecological Farm


• Leofoo Village Theme Park


• Little Ding-Dong Science Theme Park


• Rueylong Museum


• Shei-Pa National Park


• Tapung Old Fort


• Zhudong Animation and Comic Creative Park


• Zhudong Timber Industry Exhibition Hall


• Beipu Old Street


• Neiwan Old Street


• Emei Huge Buddha Statue

Transportation

THSR Hsinchu Station

Rail

The Hsinchu Station of the Taiwan High Speed Rail is located in the county at Zhubei City. Hsinchu County is crossed by three Taiwan Railways Administration lines, which are the Liujia Line, Neiwan Line and Western Line.

Notable people

• 
  Hebe Tien, Singer-actress and a member of girl group S.H.E
  


• 
  Joe Chen, Actress


• 
  Cyndi Wang, Singer-actress


• 
  Joanne Tseng, Acress


• 
  Landy Wen, Singer


• 
  Miu Chu, Singer


• 
  Chen Ying-git, Singer

International relations

Sister cities

• 
  Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan


• 
  Santa Clara, California, United States


• 
  Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hsinchu County.

• 
  Hsinchu County Government website (in Chinese)
  


• 
  Hsinchu County Government website (in English)