Nantou County
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Nantou County 南投縣 |
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Top：Shuili Water Creek in Shuili Township, 2nd left:Mount Yu, 2nd right:Nantou County Museum of History in Nantou City, 3rd left:View of Sun Moon Lake, from Xuanzang Temple in Yuchi Township, 3rd right:Evergreen Glassland in Renci Township, Bottom left:Tou George Pond in Taiwan Educational University of Nature, Bottom right:Mount Hehuan
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| Coordinates: 23°54′55.28″N 120°41′4.32″E / 23.9153556°N 120.6845333°ECoordinates: 23°54′55.28″N 120°41′4.32″E / 23.9153556°N 120.6845333°E | |||
| Country | Taiwan | ||
| Province | Taiwan | ||
| Seat | Nantou City | ||
| Largest city | Nantou City | ||
| Boroughs | 1 cities, 12 (4 urban, 8 rural) townships | ||
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| • County Magistrate | Lin Ming-chen (KMT) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 4,106.436 km2 (1,585.504 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 2 of 22 | ||
| Population (Dec. 2014) | |||
| • Total | 514,315 | ||
| • Rank | 15 of 22 | ||
| • Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | National Standard Time (UTC+8) | ||
| Website | www |
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| Flower | Plum blossom (Prunus mume) | ||
| Tree | Camphor Laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) | ||
Nantou County (Chinese: 南投縣; pinyin: Nántóu Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-tâu-kōan) is the second largest county of Taiwan. It is also the only landlocked county in Taiwan. Its name derives from the Hoanya Taiwanese aboriginal word Ramtau. Nantou County is officially administered as a county of Taiwan Province.
Its mountainous area makes it a tourist destination; Sun Moon Lake is located in this county. Other well-known areas of the county are Hehuanshan and Sitou. Notable cities in Nantou are Nantou City and Puli Town. Nantou County butterfly is Broad-tailed swallowtail butterfly (Agehana maraho). Nantou's tung-ting tea is one of the most famous and high-quality oolong teas grown in Taiwan.
Before the arrival of Han Chinese to Nantou, the Atayal, Bunun and Tsou tribes were distributed throughout the northern and central Nantou. These groups pioneered the early development of mountain regions in Nantou.
In 1677, Lin Yi (Chinese: 林圯), a general under the command of Koxinga, led soldiers to establish residence in Shalianbao (modern-day Zhushan). The Han Chinese began to enter Nantou via two main routes, the Zhuoshui River and Maoluo River.
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