Tai'an, Miaoli

Tai'an Township / Taian Township[1][2][3][4][5] (Chinese: 泰安鄉; pinyin: Tài'ān Xiāng) is a mountain indigenous township in southeastern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is the largest township and the only mountain indigenous township in Miaoli County.[6]

Tai'an Township

泰安鄉

Taian
Mountain indigenous township
Da'an River
Taian Township Office, Miaoli County
Tai'an Township in Miaoli County
LocationMiaoli County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total615 km2 (237 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
 • Total6,099
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)

Geography

Tai'an Township is a mountainous region without convenient transportation both between villages and between Tai'an itself and outside townships. The sources of the Houlong and Da-an rivers are found in the township. More than two thirds of the population consists of the indigenous Atayal people.

  • Area: 614.51 square kilometres (237.26 sq mi)
  • Population: 5,923 people (January 2017)[7]

Administrative divisions
Administrative divisions of Tai'an Township

The township comprises eight villages: Bagua, Daxing, Jinshui, Meiyuan, Qingan, Shilin, Xiangbi and Zhongxing.[7]

Politics

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

Tourist attractions

References
  1. "Organization". Miaoli County Fire Bureau. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 1.14.7 Taian branch
  2. "Jurisdiction". Taiwan Miaoli District Prosecutors Office. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 21 September 2020. Taian Township.
  3. "Chinese and English Table for police brigades of this department". Retrieved 21 September 2020. 造橋分隊 Zaociao Branch
  4. 1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior. August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 泰安鄉 Taian Township 614.5127 1,976 5,795 3,105 2,690 115.43 2.93 9
  5. Steven Crook (22 November 2019). "Highways and Byways: Railway culture at Taian". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 September 2020. Taian TRA Station isn’t in Miaoli County’s Taian Township (泰安鄉),
  6. http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=108210&ctNode=430
  7. 106年一月份人口統計下載區 [January 2017 Population Statistic Downloads]. mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw (in Chinese). Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service. January 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
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