Houlong River

The Houlong River is a river in northwestern . It flows through for 58 kilometers.
Wikipedia
Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Hou-lung Ch’i”, “Hou-lung Hsi”, and “Houlong Si”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Longgang railway station and Hou-lung Station.

Railway station
Photo: SElefant, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Longgang is a railway station on Taiwan Railway West Coast line located in , , .

Railway station
Photo: SElefant, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Houlong is a railway station on Taiwan Railway West Coast line located in Houlong Township, , . is situated 3 km east of Houlong River.

Place of worship
Photo: Suzuki1314, Public domain.
is a place of worship, which is situated 2½ km east of Houlong River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houlong and Xihu.

Town
Photo: Yuriy kosygin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Township is an urban township in western , . It is bordered by the Taiwan Strait on the west and on the east. It lies at the mouth of the River. is located in . is situated 3½ km east of Houlong River.

Town
Photo: 鄭力嘉, CC BY 3.0.
Township is a rural township in , . is situated 6 km south of Houlong River.

Photo: Yuriy kosygin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
City is a county-administered city and the county seat of , . has a relatively high percentage of Hakka people. It had the second highest residential price and the highest commercial price for land in County as of 2004, at NT$28,601 per square meter and NT$63,317 per square meter, respectively.

Houlong River

Latitude
24.61405° or 24° 36′ 51″ north
Longitude
120.75934° or 120° 45′ 34″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
7QP2JQ75+JP
Geo­Names ID
1676011
Wiki­data ID
Q11070260
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In Other Languages

From Amis to Welsh—“Houlong River” goes by many names.
  • Amis: “Holong Saowac”
  • Cebuano: “Houlong Xi (suba sa Republika sa Tsina, lat 24,61, long 120,76)”
  • Cebuano: “Houlong Xi”
  • Chinese: “後龍溪”
  • French: “Houlong”
  • Japanese: “後龍渓”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Āu-lâng-khe”
  • Sakizaya: “Hou-long a sauwac”
  • Welsh: “Afon Houlong”

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