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Miao-li
Taiwan
Miao-li, shih (city) and seat of Miao-li hsien (county), northwestern Taiwan, 19 mi (31 km) southwest of Hsin-chu city, in the northern part of the islandās western coastal plain. Situated on the west bank of the Hou-lung Hsi (river), the city is a market centre for watermelons, sugarcane, and citrus fruits produced in the surrounding agricultural region. Miao-li is the site of a large liquid ammonia plant and is also the operations centre of the nearby Miao-li oil field. It is connected by the Chung-shan freeway and the West Line railway to Taipei, Taiwanās capital, in the northeast and to the port of Kao-hsiung in the south. Pop. (2007 est.) 91,082.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.
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