Miaoli, Taiwan Province, Taiwan

🇹🇼 Miaoli City is a county-administered city and the county seat of Miaoli County, Taiwan. Miaoli has a relatively high percentage of Hakka people. It had the second highest residential price and the highest commercial price for land in Miaoli County as of 2004, at NT$28,601 per square meter and NT$63,317 per square meter, respectively.

Etymology The name Miaoli was coined using two Hakka syllables, 貓貍, which phonetically approximate Pali (Bari) from the Taokas language.

History Miaoli Hsien was at first eliminated under Japanese rule. Bioritsu Cho (苗栗廳, Byōritsu Chō) was established in 1901. It was then divided over Shinchiku Chō (新竹廳) and Taichū Chō (臺中廳) in 1909. From 1920 to 1945, Byōritsu Town (苗栗街), Enri Town (苑裡街) and six villages were under the jurisdiction of Byōritsu District (苗栗郡), under Shinchiku Prefecture.

Republic of China On 16 August 1950, Miaoli City (then Miaoli Township) was designed as the county seat of the newly established Miaoli County. On 25 December 1981, Miaoli Township was upgraded from urban township to a county-administered city as Miaoli City.

Population As of September 2023, the population of Miaoli City was estimated at 86,327.

Administrative divisions The city is administered as 28 villages: Beimiao, Datong, Fuan, Fuli, Fuxing, Gaomiao, Gongjing, Jiacheng, Jiangong, Jiaxin, Jingmiao, Lumiao, Nanshi, Qinghua, Shangmiao, Shengli, Shuiyuan, Weixiang, Weixin, Wenshan, Wensheng, Xinchuan, Xinmiao, Xinying, Yuhua, Yumiao, Yuqing and Zhongmiao.

Education • National United University.

Tourist attractions • Chiou Chang-hai Commemorative Monument • Gongweixu Tunnel • Lai’s Chastity Stone Arch • Martyr's Commemorative Tower • Miaoli County Urban Planning Exhibition Center • Miaoli Craft Park • Miaoli Mountain Park • Miaoli Railway Museum • Miaoli Wenchang Temple • Thinking Mother Pavilion • Yuqing Temple.

Transport Notable bridge in the city is Xindong Bridge.

Transport: Rail • TRA Miaoli Station • TRA Nanshi Station

Taiwan High Speed Rail cuts through a part of the city, but no station is currently planned.

Transport: Bus Bus services are operated by Miaoli Bus, Hsinchu Bus, and Kuo-Kuang Bus.