Miaoli Hills () is an area of hills stretching across
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 ...
in north-central
Taiwan. The hills lie to the south of
Hsinchu Hills and to the north of
Taichung. They extend from the
Hsuehshan Mountain Range as part of
foothill
Foothills or piedmont are geographically defined as gradual increases in elevation at the base of a mountain range, higher hill range or an upland area. They are a transition zone between plains and low relief hills and the adjacent topograp ...
s of the range, and adjoin the northwestern seacoast of Taiwan. The
Hakka are a majority in this region.
See also
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Geography of Taiwan
Landforms of Taiwan
Hill lands
Landforms of Miaoli County
Hills of Asia
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