Gongguan Township () is a rural
township near the center of
Miaoli County
Miaoli County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''miáo lì xiàn''; Hakka PFS: ''Mèu-li̍t-yen''; Hokkien POJ: ''Biâu-le̍k-koān'' or ''Miâu-le̍k-koān'') is a county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is adjacent with Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the nort ...
,
Taiwan. Its
climate is
sub-tropical, mild and very rainy. The yearly average
humidity is 80%.
Geography
Gongguan occupies an area of .
[ As of January 2023, it had 10,676 households and a total population of 31,453.
]
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 19 villages: Beihe, Dakeng, Fude, Fuji, Fuxing, Guannan, Guantung, Guanzhong, Hegang, Heshan, Jianshan, Kaikuang, Nanhe, Renan, Shiqiang, Wugu, Yugu, Yuquan and Zhongyi.
Politics
The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency II electoral district
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for Legislative Yuan
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.
Economy
Oil and gas has been discovered and explored in the area since more than a century ago.
Transportation
* United Bus Gongguan Station
* Hsinchu Bus Gongguan Station
* Sun Yat-sen Freeway
National Freeway 1 (), also known as Sun Yat-sen Freeway (), is a freeway in Taiwan, the first freeway built in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung at the intersection of Xiao 2nd Road and Zhong 4th Road and ends in Kaohsiung at the intersection of Zh ...
Miaoli Interchange
* Ta1 6 Line
* County Road 128: Tongxiao － Sihu Hsiang Shuijiapu － Tongluo Hsiang － Gongguan Hsiang
* Miao 26-2: Miaoli City Sindong Street—Sindong Bridge－Gongguan Hsiang Beihe—Siyi Tunnel—Shihtan Hsiang
* Tai 72:EXPRESSWAY Houlong - Wenshui
* County Road 119甲:Kesu Bridge—Gongguan Along Mountain Way
* Xindong Bridge
Tourist attractions
* Miaoli Ceramics Museum
The Miaoli Pottery Museum or Miaoli Ceramics Museum () is a museum of pottery in Gongguan Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan.
History
The construction of the museum was completed by the end of 2005.
Architecture
The museum is housed in a 2-story ...
* Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall
The Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall or Taiwan Petroleum Exhibition Hall () is a museum about oil in Gongguan Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan.
History
The museum was established in 1981 by CPC Corporation in the area where oil was first dis ...
* Wugu Cultural Village
The Wugu Cultural Village () is a cultural center about ceramics in Gongguan Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Name
The name ''Wugu'' was derived from the nearby temple name. It represents the Chinese agriculture with the meaning of "five grai ...
* Taiwan Seri-Apiculture and Entomology Education Park
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Notable natives
* Yang Jih-sung
Yang Jih-sung (; 23 November 1927 – 23 November 2011) was a Taiwanese forensic scientist who became known as "Taiwan's Sherlock Holmes" for a career that spanned nearly five decades.
Career
Born in Miaoli County to a family of Hakka descent on ...
, former forensic scientist
* Yuhan Su
Yuhan Su (蘇郁涵) is a jazz vibraphonist and composer based in New York City. Born in Gongguan, Miaoli, Taiwan, she moved to Taipei when she was 18 and later to the United States from Taiwan in 2008 to study at Berklee College of Music.
Disc ...
, jazz vibraphonist and composer
References
External links
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Townships in Miaoli County
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