Emei, Hsinchu

Coordinates: 24°40′44″N 121°0′0″E / 24.67889°N 121.00000°E / 24.67889; 121.00000

Emei Township
峨眉鄉
Rural township

Emei Township in Hsinchu County
Location Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total 47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Population (July 2018)
 • Total 5,645
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)

Emei Township (Chinese: 峨眉鄉; pinyin: Éméi Xiāng) is a rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

History

Emei Township was originally named Goeh-bai (Chinese: 月眉; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Goe̍h-bâi), taking the name from the curved crescent moon shape of the Emei Stream (峨眉溪). In 1904, during Japanese rule, the township was renamed to Gabi (峨眉), which is retained as the present Emei.

Geography

  • Area: 46.80 km2 (18.07 sq mi)[1]
  • Population: 5,591 (January 2017)[2]

Administrative divisions

  • Emei Village
  • Zhongcheng Village
  • Shijing Village
  • Qixing Village
  • Fuxing Village
  • Huguang Village

Tourist attractions

  • Emei Lake
  • Erliao Divien Tree
  • Fuxing Old Street
  • Mount Shitou
  • Qixing Camphor Tree
  • Qixing Tree
  • Shierliao Leisure Agricultural Region
  • Xi Mao Bu Hanging Bridge

Notable natives

References

  1. ↑ "Emei Township Administration Office". Hcomt.gov.tw. 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  2. ↑ 106年1月 新竹縣人口統計報表 [Hsinchu County population table, January 2017]. hsinchu.gov.tw (in Chinese). Hsinchu County Gov't. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
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