Tongxiao

Tongxiao Township
Tongxiao Township
Chinese	通霄鎮
Hanyu Pinyin	Tōngxiāo Zhèn
Wade–Giles	T'ung1-hsiao1 Chen4
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Thûng-sêu-chṳ́n
Hokkien POJ	Thong-siau-tìn

Tongxiao Township
通霄鎮
Tongxiao Township; 通霄鎮
Urban township
	Tongxiao Township in Miaoli County
Location	Miaoli County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	107.85 km2 (41.64 sq mi)
Population (January 2017)
• Total	35,389
Website	www.tungshiau.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Tongxiao Township^[1] is an urban township in southern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east.

History[]

The town was formerly called Thunsiau (Chinese: 吞霄; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thun-siau).^[2]

Geography[]

Area: 107.85 square kilometres (41.64 sq mi)
Population: 35,389 (January 2017 estimate)^[3]

Administrative divisions[]

The township comprises 24 villages: Baitung, Baixi, Chengbei, Chengnan, Fengshu, Fulong, Fuxing, Fuyuan, Meinan, Nanhe, Neidao, Neihu, Pingan, Pingding, Pingyuan, Tongnan, Tongtung, Tongwan, Tongxi, Wubei, Wumei, Wunan, Xinpu and Zuntou.

Politics[]

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

Tourist attractions[]

Tongxiao Shrine

Transportation[]

TRA Tongxiao Station

Notable natives[]

Ju Ming, sculptor

References[]

^ 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)
^ "Entry #40089 (吞霄)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
^ 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.
^ "Welcome to Taiyen Tongxiao Tourism Campus". tybio.com.tw.
^ "eco-seaworld.com.tw".

External links[]

Official website (in Chinese)

Coordinates: 24°29′N 120°41′E / 24.483°N 120.683°E / 24.483; 120.683

[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 1 July 2018. (in Chinese)

[2] "Entry #40089 (吞霄)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.

[3] 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.

[4] "Welcome to Taiyen Tongxiao Tourism Campus". tybio.com.tw.

[5] "eco-seaworld.com.tw".

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v t Cities and townships of Miaoli County
County seat: Miaoli City
Cities	Miaoli City Toufen
Urban townships	Houlong Tongxiao Yuanli Zhunan Zhuolan
Rural townships	Dahu Gongguan Nanzhuang Sanwan Sanyi Shitan Tongluo Touwu Xihu Zaoqiao
Mountain indigenous townships	Tai'an