Tongxiao Explained

Official Name:	Tongxiao Township 通霄鎮
Subdivision Type:	Location
Area Total Km2:	107.85
Population As Of:	January 2023
Population Total:	31,799

Tongxiao Township
C:	通霄鎮
P:	Tōngxiāo Zhèn
W:	T'ung^1-hsiao^1 Chen^4
Poj:	Thong-siau-tìn
Phfs:	Thûng-sêu-chṳ́n
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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 .

Geography

• Area:
• Population: 31,799 (January 2023 estimate)^[2]

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

• Flying Cow Ranch
• Gongtian Temple
• Taiyen Tongxiao Tourism Factory^[3]
• Tongxiao Beach Resort^[4]
• Tongxiao Electrodialysis Salt Factory
• Tongxiao Jinja
• Tongxiao Shrine
• Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage

Transportation

• 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

24.4833°N 161°W

Notes and References

1. http://gn.moi.gov.tw/GeoNames/DataFile/%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E5%9C%B0%E5%8D%80%E9%84%89%E9%8E%AE%E5%B8%82%E5%8D%80%E7%B4%9A%E4%BB%A5%E4%B8%8A%E8%A1%8C%E6%94%BF%E5%8D%80%E5%9F%9F%E5%90%8D%E7%A8%B1%E4%B8%AD%E8%8B%B1%E5%B0%8D%E7%85%A7%E8%A1%A8.pdf 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表
2. Web site: http://mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw/xlsgetfile_10601m.php . zh:106年一月份人口統計下載區 . January 2017 Population Statistic Downloads . zh . January 2017 . mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw . Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service . 2017-02-25.
3. Web site: Welcome to Taiyen Tongxiao Tourism Campus. tybio.com.tw.
4. Web site: eco-seaworld.com.tw.