Zaoqiao Explained

24.65°N 172°W

Official Name:Zaoqiao Township
Native Name:Chinese: {{nobold|造橋鄉
Other Name:Zaociao
Image Blank Emblem:File:Zaociao Township Office, Miaoli County.png
Blank Emblem Type:Zaociao Township Office, Miaoli County
Subdivision Type:Location
Area Total Km2:48
Population As Of:September 2023
Population Total:11639
Population Density Km2:auto
Zaoqiao Township
C:造橋鄉
Tp:Zàociáo Siang
P:Zàoqiáo Xiāng
W:Tsao4-ch'iao2 Hsiang1
Poj:Chō-kiô-hiong
Phfs:Cho-khièu-hiông
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Zaoqiao Township[1] / Zaociao Township[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] is a rural township in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan.

Geography

Administrative divisions

The township comprises nine villages: Dalong, Daxi, Fenghu, Jinshui, Longsheng, Pingxing, Tanwen, Zaoqiao and Zhaoyang.[8]

Politics

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

Education

Tourist attractions

Transportation

The township is accessible from Tanwen Station and Zaoqiao Station of the Taiwan Railways. Taiwan High Speed Rail also passes through the central part of the township, but no station is located here. The closest HSR services are from Miaoli HSR station in Houlong Township.

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: Organization. 21 September 2020. Miaoli County Fire Bureau. 1.13.2 Zaociao branch.
  3. Web site: Jurisdiction. 2010-06-08. 21 September 2020. Taiwan Miaoli District Prosecutors Office. Zaociao Township,.
  4. Web site: Chinese and English Table for police brigades of this department. 21 September 2020. 造橋分隊 Zaociao Branch.
  5. Web site: Flower Updates. 21 September 2020. The Hakka Tung Blossom Festival.
  6. Web site: https://www.moi.gov.tw/files/site_stuff/321/1/month/m1-07.xls. zh:1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數. Population for Township and District. August 2020. 21 September 2020. Ministry of the Interior. 造橋鄉 Zaociao Township 47.9978 4,142 12,286 6,508 5,778 112.63 2.97 256.
  7. Web site: Speed control system to help save leopard cats. 23 March 2020. 21 September 2020. Taipei Times. Shelley Shan. Following a grace period, police would start cracking down on drivers speeding along the section, which passes through Zaociao Township (造橋), it said..
  8. Web site: https://mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw/tables2.php?unit=32&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.
  9. Web site: 苗栗文化觀光旅遊網 .