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 | |
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Da'an River | |
Taian Township Office, Miaoli County | |
Tai'an Township in Miaoli County | |
Location | Miaoli County, Taiwan |
Area | |
• Total | 615 km2 (237 sq mi) |
Population (July 2018) | |
• Total | 6,099 |
• Density | 9.9/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
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
- Guanwu National Forest Recreation Area
- Shei-Pa National Park
- Tai'an Hot Spring
- Xishuikeng Tofu Street
References
- "Organization". Miaoli County Fire Bureau. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
1.14.7 Taian branch
- "Jurisdiction". Taiwan Miaoli District Prosecutors Office. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
Taian Township.
- "Chinese and English Table for police brigades of this department". Retrieved 21 September 2020.
造橋分隊 Zaociao Branch
- 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
- 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),
- http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=108210&ctNode=430
- 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.
External links
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- Tai'an Township Office (in Chinese)