Nanzhuang
24°34′12″N 121°00′57″E / 24.569919°N 121.015724°E
Nanzhuang Township
南庄鄉 Nanjhuang | |
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 An alley in the old town of Nanzhuang Township | |
.svg) Nanzhuang Township in Miaoli County | |
| Location | Miaoli County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 165 km2 (64 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2023) | |
• Total | 9,029 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
| Nanzhuang Township | |
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| Chinese | 南庄鄉 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Nánzhuāng Xiāng |
| Wade–Giles | Nan2-chuang1 Hsiang1 |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Nánjhuang Siang |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Nàm-chông-hiông |
| Hokkien POJ | Lâm-chng-hiong |
Nanzhuang Township[1][2] is a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Geography
[edit]It has a population total of 9,029 (January 2023)[3] and an area of 165.49 square kilometres (63.90 sq mi).
Demographics
[edit]The population consists of Hakkas, Hoklos and the indigenous Saisiyat and Atayal people.[4]
Administrative divisions
[edit]The township comprises nine villages: Nanfu, Nanjiang, Penglai, Shishan, Tianmei, Tung, Tunghe, Xi and Yuanlin.[3]
Politics
[edit]The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.
Transportation
[edit]- Guo-Guang Motor Transit Company
Tourist attractions
[edit]- Museum of Saisiyat Folklore
- Nanzhuang Old Street
- Nanzhuang Theater
- Quanhua Temple
- Shenxian Valley
- Shitoushan (Lion's Head Mountain) Temple
- Xiangtian Lake
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Museum of Saisiyat Folklore -
Quanhua Temple -
Shitoushan in Nanzhuang Township -
Xiangtian Lake
Notable natives
[edit]- Chuang Chi-fa, historian
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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 1 July 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ "南庄鄉公所".
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Taiwan Tourism Bureau (7 September 2019). "The Hidden Gems of Miaoli County". AmCham Taipei. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
External links
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli.
- Official website
(in Chinese)
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