24°36′55″N 120°45′10″E / 24.6153°N 120.7528°E / 24.6153; 120.7528

Houlong River
Hakka Bridge over Houlong River
Map showing the mouth of Houlong River
Map showing the mouth of Houlong River
Houlong River in Taiwan
Native name後龍溪 (Chinese)
Location
CountryTaiwan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationJiali Mountain (加里山)
Mouth 
 • location
Taiwan Strait: Miaoli County
Length58.3 km (36.2 mi)
Basin size536.59 km2 (207.18 sq mi)

The Houlong River (Chinese: 後龍溪; pinyin: Hòulóng Xī; Wade–Giles: Hou4-lung2 Hsi1) is a river in northwestern Taiwan.[1] It flows through Miaoli County for 58 kilometers.[2][3]

Bridges

See also

References

  1. ^ "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Geography & demographics". The Republic of China Yearbook 2015. Executive Yuan. 2015. pp. 40–53. ISBN 978-986-04-6013-1. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  3. ^ "Houlong River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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