Touwu Explained

24.5833°N 171°W

Official Name:	Touwu Township 頭屋郷
Subdivision Type:	Location
Area Total Km2:	53
Population As Of:	September 2023
Population Total:	9835
Population Density Km2:	auto

Touwu Township
C:	頭屋郷
P:	Tóuwū Xiāng
W:	T'ou^2-wu^1 Hsiang^1
Poj:	Thâu-ok-hiong
Phfs:	Thèu-vuk-hiông
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Touwu Township^[1] is a rural township in north-western Miaoli County, Taiwan.

Geography

• Area:
• Population: 9,835 (September 2023)^[2]

Administrative divisions

The township comprises eight villages: Beikeng, Feifeng, Mingde, Mingfeng, Qudong, Shitan, Touwu and Xiangshan.^[2]

Politics

The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Tourist attractions

• Guanyin Temple
• Mingde Reservoir behind Mingde Dam
• Rihsin Island^[3]

Notable natives

• Chang Chiu-hua, Magistrate of Miaoli County (1989–1993)
• Rai Hau-min, President of Judicial Yuan (2010–2016)

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: https://mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw/tables2.php?unit=33&y=112&m=9 . zh:112年9月份人口統計下載區 . September 2023 Population Statistic Downloads . zh . September 2023 . mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw . Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service . 2023-10-31.
3. Web site: 苗栗文化觀光旅遊網 .