The Haomeiliao Wetland (traditional Chinese: 好美寮濕地; simplified Chinese: 好美寮湿地; pinyin: Hǎoměiliáo Shīdì) is a wetland in Budai Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.
Haomeiliao Wetland | |
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好美寮濕地 (Chinese) | |
Location | Budai, Chiayi County, Taiwan |
Coordinates | 23°22′04.8″N 120°08′01.4″E / 23.368000°N 120.133722°E |
Type | wetland |
Surface area | 959 hectares (2,370 acres) |
The wetland was declared a nature reserve in 1985 by the Construction and Planning Agency of the Ministry of the Interior. In 1987, a large portion of mangroves were cut down and the remaining have slowly died due to land subsidence. In 1998, the Executive Yuan designated the wetland to be a natural reserve area.
The wetland is located at Longgong Estuary and it spreads across 959 hectares of area.
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