# Gongguan, Miaoli

24°30′19″N 120°50′41″E﻿ / ﻿24.505269°N 120.844749°E﻿ / 24.505269; 120.844749
Gongguan Township (Chinese: 公館鄉; pinyin: Gōngguǎn Xiāng) is a rural township near the center of Miaoli County, Taiwan. Its climate is sub-tropical, mild and very rainy. The yearly average humidity is 80%.

## Geography

Gongguan occupies an area of 71.45 square kilometres (27.59 sq mi). As of September 2023, it had 10,980 households and a total population of 31,327.

## Administrative divisions

The township comprises 19 villages: Beihe, Dakeng, Fude, Fuji, Fuxing, Guannan, Guantung, Guanzhong, Hegang, Heshan, Jianshan, Kaikuang, Nanhe, Renan, Shiqiang, Wugu, Yugu, Yuquan and Zhongyi.

## Politics

The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

## Economy

Oil and gas has been discovered and explored in the area since more than a century ago.

## Transportation

* United Bus Gongguan Station
* Hsinchu Bus Gongguan Station
* Sun Yat-sen Freeway Miaoli Interchange
* Ta1 6 Line
* County Road 128:Tongxiao － Sihu Hsiang Shuijiapu － Tongluo Hsiang － Gongguan Hsiang
* Miao 26-2:Miaoli City Sindong Street—Sindong Bridge－Gongguan Hsiang Beihe—Siyi Tunnel—Shihtan Hsiang
* Tai 72:EXPRESSWAY Houlong - Wenshui
* County Road 119甲:Kesu Bridge—Gongguan Along Mountain Way
* Xindong Bridge

## Tourist attractions

* Miaoli Ceramics Museum
* Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall
* Wugu Cultural Village
* Taiwan Seri-Apiculture and Entomology Education Park

## Notable natives

* Yang Jih-sung, former forensic scientist
* Yuhan Su, jazz vibraphonist and composer

## Climate

Climate data for Gongguan, Miaoli (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1995–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.3 (88.3) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.8 (92.8) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.0 (100.4) | 38.1 (100.6) | 39.2 (102.6) | 39.9 (103.8) | 40.0 (104.0) | 37.3 (99.1) | 34.1 (93.4) | 31.3 (88.3) | 40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 29.7 (85.5) | 32.0 (89.6) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.7 (90.9) | 31.6 (88.9) | 28.8 (83.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 21.8 (71.2) | 27.1 (80.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 27.4 (81.3) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.9 (82.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20.5 (68.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 22.2 (71.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) | 12.2 (54.0) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.3 (70.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.5 (76.1) | 22.7 (72.9) | 19.7 (67.5) | 16.7 (62.1) | 13.0 (55.4) | 18.6 (65.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) | 3.6 (38.5) | 5.1 (41.2) | 6.8 (44.2) | 12.4 (54.3) | 16.4 (61.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.4 (61.5) | 9.9 (49.8) | 5.8 (42.4) | 1.9 (35.4) | 1.4 (34.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.5 (2.07) | 85.9 (3.38) | 130.9 (5.15) | 146.3 (5.76) | 217.5 (8.56) | 282.8 (11.13) | 198.0 (7.80) | 283.3 (11.15) | 167.6 (6.60) | 38.1 (1.50) | 34.3 (1.35) | 40.6 (1.60) | 1,677.8 (66.05) |
| Average precipitation days | 6.2 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 97 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83.0 | 84.4 | 83.6 | 82.8 | 82.4 | 80.1 | 80.1 | 82.7 | 84.1 | 81.3 | 81.8 | 81.4 | 82.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 135.1 | 112.7 | 145.2 | 155.7 | 178.1 | 198.5 | 229.1 | 210.8 | 214.5 | 212.5 | 162.1 | 143.5 | 2,097.8 |
| Source: Central Weather Administration (precipitation days 1995–2020, sun 2008–2020) ||||||||||||||