Xinfeng, Hsinchu Explained

Pushpin Map:Taiwan
Coordinates:24.9167°N 121°W
Official Name:Xinfeng Township
新豐鄉
Other Name:Sinfong, Hsinfeng
Subdivision Type:Location
Area Total Km2:46
Population As Of:February 2023
Population Total:58614
Population Density Km2:auto

Xinfeng Township is a rural township in Hsinchu County in northern Taiwan. It had an estimated population of 58,614 as of February 2023.[1]

History

Xinfeng is a major industrial and manufacturing center in Hsinchu. It shares the Hsinchu Industrial Park with its neighboring town, Hukou. It is also the home of Ming Hsin University.

Geography

Xinfeng, encompassing 46.35km2, is bounded by the Taiwan Strait on its west, Zhubei City to the south, Hukou Township to the east and Xinwu District of Taoyuan City on the north.[2]

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 17 villages: Fengkeng, Fuxing, Houhu, Jingpu, Potou, Puhe, Qiding, Ruixing, Shangkeng, Shanqi, Songbo, Songlin, Xhongxing, Xinfeng, Yuanshan, Zhonglun and Zhongxiao.[2]

Education

Tourist attractions

Transportation

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RailwayWest Main-lineXinfeng Station
HighwayTai1
HighwayTai15

Notable natives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://w3.hsinchu.gov.tw/house/print/city.aspx?y=112&m=2 . zh:112年2月 新竹縣人口統計報表 . Hsinchu County population table, February 2023 . zh . hsinchu.gov.tw . Hsinchu County Gov't . 14 February 2017.
  2. Web site: About Xinfeng Township Office . hsinchu.gov.tw . Hsinchu County Gov't . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025432/http://web.hsinchu.gov.tw/english/shinfeng/. 4 March 2016. dead . 12 February 2017.