Hsinchu (,), formerly known as Shinchiku during Japanese rule, is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan that is not a special municipality, with estimated 450,655 inhabitants. Hsinchu is a coastal city bordering the Taiwan Strait to the west, Hsinchu County to the north and east, and Miaoli County to the south. Hsinchu is nicknamed the Windy City for its strong northeastern monsoon during the autumn and winter seasons.
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Image: ROC flags at Hsinchu Municipal Government Hall 20181008
Image: Former wall moat of Tik tshàm City Walls (cropped)
Hsinchu County is a county administered as part of the nominal Taiwan Province of the Republic of China (ROC). Located in north-western Taiwan, the population of the county is mainly Hakka; with a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county. Zhubei is the county seat, where the government office and county office is located. A portion of the Hsinchu Science Park is located in Hsinchu County.
Hsinchu County Government
Hsinchu County Council
Yang Wen-ke, the incumbent Magistrate of Hsinchu County
Ta Hwa University of Science and Technology
