Nantou County

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Nantou County (Traditional Chinese: 南投縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Nántóu Xiàn; Wade-Giles: Nan-t'ou hsien; POJ: Lâm-tâu-kōan) is the second largest county of Taiwan. It is also the only county which does not share a border with the ocean. Its name derives from the Taiwanese aboriginal word Ramtau.

Its mountainous area makes it a tourist destination; Sun Moon Lake is located in this county.

Notable cities in Nantou: Puli.

Nantou county butterfly is: Broad-tailed swallowtail butterfly (Agehana maraho)

Nantou's Dongding Oolong tea is world-famous.

Contents

1 District

1.1 City
1.2 Townships

2 Sister cities
3 See also
4 External links

District

City

Nantou City (南投市)

Townships

Caotun Township (草屯鎮)
Guosing Township (國姓鄉)
Jhongliao Township (中寮鄉)
Jhushan Township (竹山鎮)
Jiji Township (集集鎮)
Lugu Township (鹿谷鄉)
Mingjian Township (名間鄉)
Puli Township (埔里鎮)
Ren-ai Township (仁愛鄉)
Shueili Township (水里鄉)
Sinyi Township (信義鄉)
Yuchih Township (魚池鄉)

Sister cities

West Valley City, Utah, USA

External links

[Nantou County Government]
[maps]

Administrative divisions of the Republic of China

Provinces (streamlined):	Taiwan Province \| Fuchien Province
Central Municipalities:	Kaohsiung City \| Taipei City
Counties (Taiwan Province):	Changhua County \| Chiayi County \| Hsinchu County \| Hualien County \| Kaohsiung County \| Miaoli County \| Nantou County \| Penghu County \| Pingtung County \| Taichung County \| Tainan County \| Taipei County \| Taitung County \| Taoyuan County \| Yilan County \| Yunlin County
Counties (Fuchien Province):	Kinmen County \| Lienchiang County
Provincial Cities (Taiwan Province):	Chiayi City \| Hsinchu City \| Keelung City \| Taichung City \| Tainan City