Sanwan

24.632038°N 120.936787°E / 24.632038; 120.936787

Sanwan Township 三灣鄉
Rural township
Sanwan Township in Miaoli County
Location	Miaoli County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population  (July 2018)
• Total	6,700
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Website	www.sanwan.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Sanwan Township
Chinese	三灣鄉
Hanyu Pinyin	Sānwān Xiāng
Wade–Giles	San1-wan1 Hsiang1
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Sâm-vân-hiông
Hokkien POJ	Sam-oan-hiong

Sanwan Township^[1] is a rural township in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east.

Geography

• Area: 52.30 square kilometres (20.19 sq mi)
• Population: 6,864 (January 2017)^[2]

Administrative divisions

The township comprises eight villages: Beipu, Dahe, Daping, Dingliao, Neiwan, Sanwan, Tongjing and Yonghe.

Politics

The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Tourist attractions

Yongheshan Reservoir in Sanwan Township

• Yongheshan Reservoir

Notable natives

• Huang Yu-cheng, Minister of Hakka Affairs Council (2008-2014)