Yuanli Township is an

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in southwestern

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 ...

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, occupying an area of , with a population of 43,923 in January 2023. Yuanli is known as "Miaoli's Granary."

Economy

Earlier, the main activities of the township is the production of mats, hats and hand-made woven products. However, nowadays those industries have declined due to the abundance of equivalent cheap goods. Currently the main economic activities of the township is

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cultivation, where 3,000 hectares of the township land is made up of rice fields. *

Yuanli Tsai's Old House Yuanli Township is an urban township in southwestern Miaoli County, Taiwan, occupying an area of , with a population of 43,923 in January 2023. Yuanli is known as "Miaoli's Granary." Economy Earlier, the main activities of the township is the p ...

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Taichung Irrigation Association
{{Townships in Taiwan Townships in Miaoli County Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages