Tongxiao

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.

Tongxiao Township
通霄鎮
Urban township
Tongxiao Township in Miaoli County
Tongxiao Township in Miaoli County
LocationMiaoli County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total107.85 km2 (41.64 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2023)
 • Total31,799
Websitewww.tungshiau.gov.tw (in Chinese)
Tongxiao Township
Chinese通霄鎮
Hanyu PinyinTōngxiāo Zhèn
Wade–GilesT'ung1-hsiao1 Chen4
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThûng-sêu-chṳ́n
Hokkien POJThong-siau-tìn

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
Tongxiao Shrine
  • Flying Cow Ranch
  • Gongtian Temple
  • Taiyen Tongxiao Tourism Factory[4]
  • Tongxiao Beach Resort[5]
  • 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

References
  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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