Nantou County
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{{ Infobox ROC county | englishname = Nantou County | chinesename = 南投縣 | emblem = Nantou county emblem.gif | abbreviation = Tou (投縣) | map = Nantou_County_location | capital = Nantou City | region = Central Taiwan | countymagistrate = Lin Tseng-nan (林宗男) | totalarea = 4,106.436 | arearank = 2 | percentwater = 0 | totalpop = 539,721 (2004) | poprank = 11 | density = 131 | citiesno = 1 | townshipno = 12 | countyflower = Mei blossom (Prunus mume) | countytree = Camphor Laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) | countybird = n/a | website = nantou.gov.tw (Chinese) }} Nantou County (Template:Zh-tpw; POJ: Lâm-tâu-kōan) is the second largest county of Taiwan. It is also the only county which does not share a border with the ocean. Its name derives from the Taiwanese aboriginal word Ramtau.
Its mountainous area makes it a tourist destination; Sun Moon Lake is located in this county.
Notable cities in Nantou: Puli.
Nantou county butterfly is: Broad-tailed swallowtail butterfly (Agehana maraho)
Nantou's Dongding Oolong tea is world-famous.
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District
City
- Nantou City (南投市)
Townships
- Caotun Township (草屯鎮)
- Guosing Township (國姓鄉)
- Jhongliao Township (中寮鄉)
- Jhushan Township (竹山鎮)
- Jiji Township (集集鎮)
- Lugu Township (鹿谷鄉)
- Mingjian Township (名間鄉)
- Puli Township (埔里鎮)
- Ren-ai Township (仁愛鄉)
- Shueili Township (水里鄉)
- Sinyi Township (信義鄉)
- Yuchih Township (魚池鄉)
Sister cities
See also
Political divisions of the Republic of China.
External links
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