Hukou, Hsinchu

Hukou Township (Chinese: 湖口鄕; pinyin: Húkǒu Xiāng) is a rural township of Hsinchu County, Taiwan. With an area of 58.43 km2 (22.56 sq mi), it is the third largest township in the county. Hukou had an estimated population of 77,908 in December 2019.[1]

Not to be confused with Kouhu.

Hukou Township
湖口鄕
Rural township
Seal
Hukou Township in Hsinchu County
LocationHsinchu County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total58.4303 km2 (22.5601 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
 • Total77,567
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Hukou Township Office

The Hukou army base houses the 542nd Armor Brigade of the 6th Army Corps of the Republic of China Army.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 20 villages: Aishi, Boluo, Decheng, Fenghuang, Fengshan, Hexing, Hujing, Hukou, Hunan, Renshi, Shengli, Tungxing, Xiaoshi, Xinshi, Xinyi, Zhangan, Zhangling, Zhongshi, Zhongxing and Zhongzheng.[2]

Economy

The township is home to the Hsinchu Industrial Park.

Education
  • China University of Technology, Hsinchu campus
  • Hsinchu county Hukou senior high school, incl. grades 7 to 9
  • Hsinchu county Xinhu junior high school
  • Hsinchu county Chungcheng junior high school
  • Hsinchu county Hukou elementary school
  • Hsinchu county Changan elementary school
  • Hsinchu county Xinshih elementary school
  • Hsinchu county Xinhu elementary school
  • Hsinchu county Chungxing elementary school
  • Hsinchu county Hexing elementary school
  • Hsinchu county Huaxing elementary school
Hukou Township
Chinese湖口鄉
Traditional Chinese湖口鄉

Tourist attractions
  • Armor School Museum
  • Hukou Old Street
  • Sanyuan Temple of Laohukou[3]
  • Catholic Church of Laohukou [4]
    Hukou Sanyuan Temple

Transportation

Rail
Hukou Station

The Taiwan Railways Administration serves Hukou via the Beihu and Hukou stations.

Road
Hukou Bus Station

The bus station in the township of Hukou is called the bus station of Hsinchu Bus Corp.

Notable natives

References
  1. 106年1月 新竹縣人口統計報表 [Hsinchu County population table, January 2017]. hsinchu.gov.tw (in Chinese). Hsinchu County Gov't. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-12-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Sanyuan Temple of Laohukou". 新竹縣文化局.
  4. "Catholic Church of Laohukou". 新竹縣文化局. Archived from the original on 2017-10-27.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.