Touwu

Touwu Township[1] is a rural township in north-western Miaoli County, Taiwan.

Touwu Township
頭屋郷
Touwu Township in Miaoli County
LocationMiaoli County, Taiwan
Area
  Total53 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
  Total10,792
  Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Touwu Township
Chinese頭屋郷
Hanyu PinyinTóuwū Xiāng
Wade–GilesT'ou2-wu1 Hsiang1
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThèu-vuk-hiông
Hokkien POJThâu-ok-hiong

Geography

  • Area: 52.45 square kilometres (20.25 sq mi)
  • Population: 11,097 (January 2017)[2]

Administrative divisions

The township comprises eight villages: Beikeng, Feifeng, Mingde, Mingfeng, Qudong, Shitan, Touwu and Xiangshan.[2]

Politics

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

Tourist attractions

  • Guanyin Temple
  • Mingde Reservoir behind Mingde Dam
  • Rihsin Island[3]

Notable natives

References

  1. 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 10 May 2018. (in Chinese)
  2. 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.
  3. http://miaolitravel.net/mainweb/article.aspx?Lang=2&Sno=03004402
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