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 2023)
• Total	31,799
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: 31,799 (January 2023 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

Transportation

Taiwan High Speed Rail passes through the central part of the township, but no station is currently planned.

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)

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 e 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