Houlong River

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Coordinates: 24°36′55″N 120°45′10″E / 24.6153°N 120.7528°E / 24.6153; 120.7528

Houlong River
Hakka Bridge in Miaoli, Taiwan.JPG
Hakka Bridge over Houlong River
Native name後龍溪 (Chinese)
Location
CountryTaiwan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationJiali Mountain (加里山)
Mouth 
 • location
Taiwan Strait: Miaoli County
Length58.3 km (36.2 mi)
Basin size536.59 km2 (207.18 sq mi)

The Houlong River (Chinese: 後龍溪; pinyin: Hòulóng Xī; Wade–Giles: Hou4-lung2 Hsi1) is a river in northwestern Taiwan.[1] It flows through Miaoli County for 58 kilometers.[2][3]

Bridges

See also

References

  1. ^ "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Geography & demographics". The Republic of China Yearbook 2015. Executive Yuan. 2015. pp. 40–53. ISBN 978-986-04-6013-1. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  3. ^ "Houlong River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.