Gongguan Township () is a rural

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near the center of

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. Its

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, mild and very rainy. The yearly average

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is 80%.

Geography

Gongguan occupies an area of . As of September 2023, it had 10,980 households and a total population of 31,327.

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

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for

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Economy

Oil and gas has been discovered and explored in the area since more than a century ago.

Transportation

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Gongguan Station * Hsinchu Bus Gongguan Station *

Sun Yat-sen Freeway National Freeway 1 (), also known as Sun Yat-sen Freeway (), is a turnpike in Taiwan, the first restricted controlled-access highway built in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung at the intersection of Xiao 2nd Road and Zhong 4th Road and ends in Kao ...

Miaoli Interchange * Ta1 6 Line *

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Tongxiao Tongxiao Township is an urban township in southern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east. History The town was formerly called ''Thunsiau'' (). Geography *Area: * Population: 31,799 (Ja ...

－ Sihu Hsiang Shuijiapu － Tongluo Hsiang － Gongguan Hsiang * Miao 26-2:

Miaoli City Miaoli City (Wade–Giles: ''Miao²-li⁴-shih⁴''; Hakka Chinese, Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ, PFS: ''Mèu-li̍t-sṳ''; Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Biâu-le̍k-chhī'' or ''Miâu-le̍k-chhī''; Japanese language, Japanese Byōritsushi) is a cou ...

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 The Xindong Bridge () is a bridge connecting Gongguan Township and Miaoli City in Miaoli County, Taiwan. History The construction of the bridge began in 1995 and was completed in 1997. Technical specifications The total length of the bridge i ...

Tourist attractions

* Miaoli Ceramics Museum * Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall * Wugu Cultural Village * Taiwan Seri-Apiculture and Entomology Education Park

Notable natives

* Yang Jih-sung, 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 ...