Tongxiao

Tongxiao Township 通霄鎮
Urban township
Tongxiao Township in Miaoli County
Location	Miaoli County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	107.85 km^2 (41.64 sq mi)
Population  (January 2023)
• Total	31,799
Website	www.tungshiau.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Tongxiao Township
Chinese	通霄鎮
Hanyu Pinyin	Tōngxiāo Zhèn
Wade–Giles	T'ung^1-hsiao^1 Chen^4
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Thûng-sêu-chṳ́n
Hokkien POJ	Thong-siau-tìn

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 (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

• Ju Ming, sculptor

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".

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)

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