Nantou County

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Nantou County is a mountainous county in central Taiwan known for its indigenous communities, scenic landscapes like Sun Moon Lake, and its role in significant historical events.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Nantou County canonical 11
Nantou City 2
Nantou County Government 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Taiwan
administrativeStatus only landlocked county in Taiwan
borders Changhua County
Chiayi County
Hualien County
Kaohsiung
surface form: Kaohsiung City

Taichung
surface form: Taichung City

Yunlin County
capital Nantou County self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nantou City
contains Aowanda National Forest Recreation Area
Bagua Mountain foothills
Hehuanshan
Jade Mountain National Park vicinity
Sun Moon Lake
Thao community at Sun Moon Lake
Xitou Nature Education Area
containsRiver Dadu River headwaters
Zhuoshui River
country Republic of China
governedBy Nantou County self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nantou County Government
hasIndigenousGroup Atayal people
Bunun people
Seediq people
Thao people
Tsou people
hasMountainousTerrain true
hasSettlement Caotun Township
Yuchi Township
surface form: Guoxing Township

Jiji Township
Lugu Township
Mingjian Township
Nantou County self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nantou City

Puli Township
Ren’ai Township
Shuili Township
Xinyi Township
Yongxing Township
Yuchi Township
Zhongliao Township
Zhushan Township
historicalEvent 1999 Jiji earthquake epicenter region
development of hydroelectric projects in central Taiwan
isLandlocked true
knownFor Sun Moon Lake tourism
high-mountain agriculture
indigenous cultures
tea production
legislativeBody Nantou County Council
locatedIn Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan Province

central Taiwan
traversedBy Central Mountain Range
Xueshan Range

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Wushe Incident location Nantou County
Nantou County capital Nantou County self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nantou City
Nantou County hasSettlement Nantou County self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nantou City
Nantou County governedBy Nantou County self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nantou County Government
Seediq traditionalRegion Nantou County
Seediq Bale (film) setInLocation Nantou County
subject surface form: Seediq Bale
Wushe governedBy Nantou County
this entity surface form: Nantou County Government
Thao language region Nantou County
Seediq language region Nantou County
Seediq people traditionalRegion Nantou County
Kaxabu language isSpokenIn Nantou County
Wu Den-yih birthPlace Nantou County
Chiayi County borderedBy Nantou County
Taiwan Railways Administration operatesIn Nantou County
this entity surface form: Nantou