Tongxiao

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
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 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).

Geography

• Area: 107.85 square kilometres (41.64 sq mi)
• Population: 31,799 (January 2023 estimate)

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

• Flying Cow Ranch
• Gongtian Temple
• Taiyen Tongxiao Tourism Factory
• Tongxiao Beach Resort
• Tongxiao Electrodialysis Salt Factory
• Tongxiao Jinja
• Tongxiao Shrine
• Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage

Transportation

TRA Tongxiao Station

• TRA Baishatun Station
• TRA Tongxiao Station
• TRA Xinpu Station

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

Notable natives

• Ju Ming, sculptor

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)