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Nantou County Wikipedia

zh-tw:南投縣

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<caption><font size="+1">Nantou County
<br>南投縣</td></tr>
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<td align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid gray;">Image:Nantou county emblem.gif<br><small>Nantou County emblem</small>
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Abbreviation: Tou (投縣)
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<tr><td width=50%>Capital</td><td>Nantou City</td></tr>
<tr><td>Region </td><td>Central Taiwan</td></tr>
<tr><td>County magistrate</td><td>Lin Tseng-nan (林宗男)</td></tr>
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Area
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List of Taiwanese counties by area|Ranked 2 of 18
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&nbsp;- Total <br>
&nbsp;- % water
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4,106.436 1 E9 m2|km&sup2;<br>
?%
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Population
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List of Taiwanese counties by population|Ranked 11 of 18
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&nbsp;- Total (March 2004)<br>
&nbsp;- Density
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539,721<br>
131/km&sup2;
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<tr><td>Townships:</td><td>?</td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-top:3px solid gray;">County flower:</td><td style="border-top:3px solid gray;"> Plum blossom</td></tr>
<tr><td>County tree:</td><td>Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)</td></tr>
<tr><td>County bird:</td><td>?</td></tr>
<tr><td>County butterfly:</td><td>Broad-tailed swallowtail butterfly (Agehana maraho)</td></tr>
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Nantou is the second largest county of Taiwan. It is also the only county which does not share a border with the ocean. Its mountainous area makes it a tourist destination. The Sun Moon Lake is located in this county.

Notable cities in Nantou: Puli, Nantou|Puli

It is part of the Taiwan Province of the Republic of China.

See also: Political divisions of the Republic of China

Nantou's Dongding Oolong tea is world-famous.

Last Modified:   2005-04-13