Introduction to nantou

Cihai (1999 edition) data: Nantou county name. Located in the middle of Taiwan Province Province, at the southern end of Taichung Basin. County governs Nantou City. Formerly known as Nantou Society. In the twenty-seventh year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (190 1), Nantou Hall was established and then abandoned. 1950 was divided by taichung county. According to the records of Taiwan Province Province, the county was named after Shanbao Nantou Society. "Nantou" is a transliteration of the local dialect. Nantou county is mountainous, and its economy is dominated by agriculture and forestry. Besides rice and sugarcane, agricultural products include tea, tobacco, bamboo shoots, castor, bananas, pineapples, oranges, apples, loquats and lychees. There are also wood processing, food processing, wine making, sugar making and other industries. Scenic spots include the famous Sun Moon Lake and Hehuanshan Waterfall. Nantou, located in the middle of Taiwan Province Island, is the only inland and mountainous county in Taiwan Province Province that does not depend on the coast. The county covers an area of 4 106 square kilometers and has a population of 542,000 (5438+0 at the end of 2006). In terms of population structure, there are fewer people from other provinces, mainly from southern Fujian, and the population of Gaoshan nationality is relatively concentrated. Gaoshan mainly includes Bunun, Atayal, Cao and Shao. It has jurisdiction over 4 towns (Nantou City and 4 towns of Puli, Caotun, Zhushan and Jiji) and 8 townships (Renai Township, Xinyi Township, Lugu Township, Shuili Township, Yuchi Township, Mingjian Township, Zhongliao Township and Guo Jing Township). County is located in Nantou City.