The Haomeiliao Wetland () is a
wetland
A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...
in
Budai Township,
Chiayi County
Chiayi County (Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan.
Name
The former Chinese placename was ...
,
Taiwan
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.
History
The wetland was declared a nature reserve in 1985 by the
Construction and Planning Agency
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of the
Ministry of the Interior
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Lists of current ministries of internal affairs
Named "ministry"
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.
In 1987, a large portion of mangroves were cut down and the remaining have slowly died due to land subsidence. In 1998, the
Executive Yuan
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...
designated the wetland to be a natural reserve area.
Geography
The wetland is located at Longgong Estuary and it spreads across 959 hectares of area.
See also
*
Geography of Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known in the Western political circles, press and literature as Formosa, makes up 99% of the land area of the territori ...
References
Landforms of Chiayi County
Tourist attractions in Chiayi County
Wetlands of Taiwan
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