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Hualien County
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 花蓮縣 Abbreviation(s): Hualien (花蓮) |
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| County seat | Hualien City |
| Region | Eastern Taiwan |
| County Magistrate | Hsieh Shen-shan (謝深山) |
| Cities | 1 |
| Townships | 12 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 4,628.57141 km² (1 of 25) |
| - % water | 1.0 % |
| Population | |
| - Total | 350,468 (14 of 25) |
| - Density | 76/km² |
| Symbols | |
| - County flower | Lotus (Nymphaeaceae) |
| - County tree | Peepul (Ficus religiosa) |
| - County bird | Maroon Oriole (Oriolus traillii) |
| Official websites | (Chinese) |
Hualien County (Traditional Chinese: 花蓮縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Hūalián Xiàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Hualián Siàn; Wade-Giles: Hua-lien Hsien; POJ: Hoa-liân-kōan) is the largest county in Taiwan Province, Republic of China and is located on the mountainous eastern coast of Taiwan. It contains the island's largest port. It is the starting point of the Eastern Cross-Island Railway (東部縱貫鐵路), and finish point of Suao-Hualien Highway (蘇花公路) and the Central Cross-Island Highway. It also contains part of Taroko National Park.
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Hualien was one of the last places on Taiwan to be settled by the Han Chinese, because it is isolated in location. It was mostly modernized in the 1960s. a Great white shark was caught off Hualien County, Taiwan, on May 14, 1997. Reportedly almost 7 meteres in length and weighing 2500 kg, it is the largest specimen ever recorded.
| Hanzi | Tongyong | Wade-Giles | Hanyu |
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| 花蓮市 | Hualian | Hua-lien | Huālián |
| 鳳林鎮 | Fonglin | Feng-lin | Fènglín |
| 玉里鎮 | Yuli | Yü-li | Yùlǐ |
| 新城鄉 | Sincheng | Hsin-ch'eng | Xīnchéng |
| 吉安鄉 | Ji-an | Chi-an | Jí'ān |
| 壽豐鄉 | Shoufong | Shou-feng | Shòufēng |
| 光復鄉 | Guangfu | Kuang-fu | Guāngfù |
| 豐濱鄉 | Fengbin | Feng-pin | Fēngbīn |
| 瑞穗鄉 | Rueisuei | Jui-sui | Ruìsuì |
| 富里鄉 | Fuli | Fu-li | Fùlǐ |
| 秀林鄉 | Sioulin | Hsiu-lin | Xiùlín |
| 萬榮鄉 | Wanrong | Wan-jung | Wànróng |
| 卓溪鄉 | Jhuosi | Chuo-hsi | Zhuóxī |
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| Provinces (streamlined) | Taiwan Province · Fuchien Province |  |
| Central Municipalities | Taipei City · Kaohsiung City | |
| Counties (Taiwan Province) | Taipei County · Taoyuan County · Hsinchu County · Miaoli County · Taichung County · Changhua County · Nantou County · Yunlin County · Chiayi County · Tainan County · Kaohsiung County · Pingtung County · Yilan County · Hualien County · Taitung County · Penghu County | |
| Counties (Fuchien Province) | Kinmen County · Lienchiang County | |
| Provincial Cities (Taiwan Province) | Keelung City · Hsinchu City · Taichung City · Chiayi City · Tainan City | |
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