Shoufeng

Shoufeng Township
壽豐鄉
Rural township

Shoufeng Township in Hualien County
Location Hualien County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total 218 km2 (84 sq mi)
Population (July 2018)
 • Total 18,057
 • Density 83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Shoufeng Township
Chinese name
Chinese 壽豐鄉
Hanyu Pinyin Shòufēng Xiāng
Wade–Giles Shou4-feng1 Hsiang1
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Su-fûng-hiông
Hokkien POJ Siū-hong-hiong
Amis name
Amis Rinahem[1]

Shoufeng Township[2] is a rural township in Hualien County, Taiwan. The township sits in the north segment of Huadong Valley between Taiwan's Central Range and Hai'an Range near the Pacific Ocean.[3] The township is best known as the location of National Dong Hwa University (NDHU), a university and famous tourist attraction in East Taiwan.

Geography

A large part of the township is located centered on the Huadong Valley north of where the Shoufeng River empties into the Hualian River. The township extends eastward over the Hai'an Range to the Pacific Ocean in the east.

Administrative divisions

Shoufeng Township Office

The township comprises 15 villages: Chinan, Fengli, Fengping, Fengshan, Gonghe, Guangrong, Mizhan, Pinghe, Shoufeng, Shuhu, Shuilian, Xikou, Yanliao, Yuemei and Zhixue.

Demographics

It has 18,237 inhabitants in 7,016 households.

Education

National Dong Hwa University (NDHU)

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Shoufeng Station on the Hualien–Taitung Line

Taiwan Railway Administration stations on the Hualien–Taitung Line in Shoufeng include:

Highways in Shoufeng include:

  • Provincial Highway 9, a north-south route through the Huadong Valley
  • Provincial Highway 9C, (9丙), a north-south alternative route to PH 9
  • Provincial Highway 11, a north-south route along the Pacific coast
  • Provincial Highway 11C (11丙), a north-south route connecting National Dong Hwa University with PH 9 and PH 11.
  • County Road 193, along the east bank of the Hualian River

References

  1. ↑ Sing ‘Olam. 阿美語簡明詞典(學生版) O Citing no Pangcah. Taipei: 臺灣族群母語推行委員會, 2011. ISBN 9789868693630
  2. ↑ 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 5 November 2017. (in Chinese)
  3. ↑ http://www.erv-nsa.gov.tw/user/Article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=03000095

Coordinates: 23°52′N 121°31′E / 23.867°N 121.517°E / 23.867; 121.517


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