The Nankang River also called the Nanhong River, is a river that flows through Nantou County

Nantou County

Nantou County is the second largest county of Taiwan. It is also the only landlocked county in Taiwan. Its name derives from the Hoanya Taiwanese aboriginal word Ramtau. Nantou County is officially administered as a county of Taiwan....

, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. Its main tributary is the Mei River. It is an important tributary

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 for the Dadu River. It flows through Taichung City  for 35km.

Overview

The river flows through the south part of Guoxing Township

Guoxing, Nantou

Guoxing is a rural township in Nantou County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 21,037 and an area of 175.7042 square kilometres.-External links:*...

, through Puli Township

Puli, Nantou

Puli is an urban township in Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the geographic center of Taiwan.In the 19th century the city was known as Posia or Polisia . The Atayal name of the settlement was Sabaha Bakalas, meaning "house of stars"....

, the eastern part of Yuchi Township, and the central-west part of Ren-ai Township

Ren-ai, Nantou

Ren-ai is a rural township in Nantou County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 15,511 and an area of 1,273.5312 square kilometres.-External links:*...

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