Geography
Changhua county is located on the West coast of Taiwan, bordering Taichung metropolitan area on the north, thus Changhua and Taichung are often referred to as the Taichung–Changhua metropolitan area. The South of Changhua is bordered with Yunlin County by the Zhuoshui River.
Changhua spans roughly 40km vertically and horizontally, and owns a 60km coastline. The total area is 1074km2, being Taiwan's smallest county. The landscape of Changhua can be roughly divided into two, one being the Western flat land, and the other being Changhua flat land. This two combines together measures up to 88% of the Changhua county's total area. The highest elevation in Changhua being "Hen shan" (443m).
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