Miaoli City

Miaoli (Chinese苗栗市, Pinyin Miaoli Shì ) is a town of about 90,000 inhabitants in the Republic of China on Taiwan. It is the capital of the district of Miaoli.

Location

Miaoli is located in the northwestern part of Taiwan in the valley of Houlong River, which flows east and north of the city center and less than 10 km north-west flows into the Formosastraße. The western part of the city area is occupied by hills reaching heights of about 240 m. Due to numerous mountains in the area Miaoli also bears the nickname " Mountain City".

The city has a connection to Highway 1, the main north- south axis of Taiwan, as well as a station of the conventional railroad. The route of the Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail roams the city without stopping.

History

The area of the city of Miaoli was originally settled by Taokas, an indigenous people of Taiwan. In their language means Miaoli " level ".

As of 1737, the region was settled by immigrants from mainland China, mainly Hakka from Guangdong Province. To date, the Hakka have a high proportion of the population Miaoli, the city is one of its centers in Taiwan.

During the Japanese rule over Taiwan Miaoli was the capital of a district of Shinchiku Prefecture. Under the Republic of China, the city was seat of the county Miaoli and initially had the status of a township (镇, zhen ). A district town, she was promoted in 1981 to the big city (市Chinese, Pinyin Shì ).