diff --git a/geocoder/admin1/patches/20180117_hsinchu_synonyms.sql b/geocoder/admin1/patches/20180117_hsinchu_synonyms.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5f5148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/geocoder/admin1/patches/20180117_hsinchu_synonyms.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+UPDATE global_province_polygons
+  SET synonyms = array_append(array_remove(synonyms, 'hsinchu'), 'hsinchu county'),
+      "name" = 'Hsinchu County'
+  WHERE adm1_code = 'TWN-1162';
diff --git a/geocoder/geocoder_download_patches.sh b/geocoder/geocoder_download_patches.sh
index 9e8ad88..dce4e1a 100644
--- a/geocoder/geocoder_download_patches.sh
+++ b/geocoder/geocoder_download_patches.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ VERSION=0.0.1
 
 PATCHES_LIST="20160203_countries_bh_isocode.sql
 20160622_countries_synonym_congo.sql
-20171004_merge_corsica_and_france.sql"
+20171004_merge_corsica_and_france.sql
+20180117_hsinchu_synonyms.sql"
 
 mkdir -p $TARGET_DIR_PATCHES