Xinpu, Hsinchu

Coordinates: 24°50′52″N 121°05′44″E / 24.84778°N 121.09556°E / 24.84778; 121.09556

Xinpu Township 新埔鎭
Urban township
Persimmons drying in Xinpu Township
Xinpu Township in Hsinchu County
Location	Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Population  (July 2018)
• Total	33,168
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)

Xinpu Township (Chinese: 新埔鎭; pinyin: Xīnpǔ Zhèn; also known as Hsinpu) is an urban township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

History[]

Xinpu was formerly known as Baliguo (吧哩嘓), a commercial center during the Jiaqing Emperor rule of Qing Dynasty.^[1]

Geography[]

Area: 72.19 square kilometres (27.87 sq mi)^[2]
Population: 33,713 (January 2017)^[3]

Administrative divisions[]

The township comprises 19 villages: Baoshi, Beiping, Hankeng, Jupu, Luming, Nanping, Neili, Qingshui, Shangliao, Sizuo, Tianxin, Wenshan, Wupu, Xialiao, Xinbei, Xinmin, Xinpu, Xinsheng and Zhaomen.^[2]

Tourist attractions[]

• Taiwan Cycling Route No.1 Passes through Xinpu township.^[4]
• Recently rebuilt (Early 2019) Hsinchu County Xinpu Township Office and Visitor Center

Transportation[]

Bus station in the township is Xinpu Bus Station of Hsinchu Bus.

Education[]

Elementary[]

• Xinzhuxianxinbuzhenguomin High School

Hsinchu County Xinpu Township National High School

• Ching-Shuei Elementary School

• Xinzhuxianxinbuzhenbaoshi Elementary School

Hsinchu County Xinpu County Bao-shi Elementary School

• Xinzhuxianxinbuzhenxinbu Elementary School

Hsinchu County Xinpu County Xinpu Elementary School

• Xinzhuxianxinbuzhenwenshan Elementary School

Hsinchu County Xinpu County Wen-shan Elementary School

• Fangliao Elementary School

• Jhao-Men Elementary School

• Xinzhuxianxinbuzhenxinxing Elementary School

Hsinchu County Xinpu County Xin-xing Elementary School

• Chao-Tung Elementary School

High Schools[]

• Xinzhuxianzhaomenguomin High School

Hsinchu County Zhao-men High School

• School Library Pei Pin, Hsin Chuw County

Hsinchu County Pei-ping Waldorf School

• 新竹縣照海華德福實驗教育機構

Hsinchu County Tsio-hai Waldorf Education Organization

• Tianzhujiaoneisi Vocational High School

Nei-si Catholic Vocational High School

Other[]

• 新埔數位機會中心(新埔DOC)

Xinpu [Something, ?"Digital Chance"?] Center

• 新竹縣私立仁美幼兒園

Hsinchu County Ren-mei Private Kindergarten

Notable natives[]

• Fangge Dupan, poet
• Lin Ming-chang, chemist

References[]

External links[]

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• Xinpu Township (in English)
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