Guangfu, Hualien

Guangfu Township 光復鄉 Fata'an (馬太鞍)
Coordinates: 23°38′6.23″N 121°25′21.94″E / 23.6350639°N 121.4227611°E / 23.6350639; 121.4227611Coordinates: 23°38′6.23″N 121°25′21.94″E / 23.6350639°N 121.4227611°E / 23.6350639; 121.4227611
Country	Taiwan
Region	Eastern Taiwan
Government
• Type	Township
Area
• Total	157.1100 km2 (60.6605 sq mi)
Population (December 2014)
• Total	13,395
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Post code	976
Subdivision	14 Villages
Website	www.guangfu.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Guangfu Township (Chinese: 光復鄉; pinyin: Guāngfù Xiāng) is a rural township located in mid Huatung Valley between Central Mountain Range and coastal Range of Hualien County, Taiwan. It has 14 villages and a population of 13,395 inhabitants, which the greatest aborigines here is Ami people. The main economical activity is agriculture.

Geography

The township is located at the Huatung Valley.

Administrative divisions

Dahua, Daan, Daping, Dama, Datong, Tungfu, Xifu, Nanfu, Beifu, Dajin, Daquan, Daxing, Dafu and Dafeng Village.

Tourist attractions

• Bao'an Temple
• Dafong Ecological Park
• Daxing Waterfall Memorial Park
• Hualien Sugar Factory (Taiwan Sugar Corporation)
• Mataian Culture Street
• Mataian Humanities Studio
• Matai'an Wetland Ecological Park
• Mudflow Memorial Park
• Tabalong aboriginal culture^[1]

Transportation

Guangfu Station

• Taiwan Railway Administration Guangfu and Dafu Station (Hualien-Taitung Line)
• Provincial Highway No.9 (Hualien-Taitung Provincial Highway)
• Provincial Highway No.11A (Guangfu-Fengbin)
• County Road No.193

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guangfu Township, Hualien County.

• Guangfu Township Administration Office
• Guangfu travel guide from Wikivoyage