Xihu, Changhua

Coordinates: 23°57′34″N 120°28′48″E / 23.95944°N 120.48000°E / 23.95944; 120.48000

Xihu Township
溪湖鎮
Urban township

Xihu Township in Changhua County
Location Changhua County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total 32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population (July 2018)
 • Total 55,441
 • Density 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Xihu, Changhua
Chinese 溪湖鎮

Xihu Township (Chinese: 溪湖鎮; pinyin: Xīhú Zhèn) is an urban township in the middle of Changhua County, Taiwan.[1] It is a traditional farming village. Along with Xiluo, it is one of the centers of vegetable-growing on the western side of the island. Famous local foods include lamb hotpot and kyoho grapes.

Geography

The area of Xihu township is 32.0592 km2. As of January 2017, its population was 55,694, including 28,302 males and 27,392 females.[2]

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 25 villages, which are Beishi, Biantou, Dating, Datu, Dazhu, Dingzhuang, Guanghua, Guangping, Hetung, Hutung, Huxi, Macuo, Nande, Panpo, Pinghe, Taiping, Tianzhong, Tungliao, Tungxi Village.Xiliao, Xishi, Xixi, Zhongjiao, Zhongshan and Zhongzhu.

Education

The township has one senior high school (溪湖高中), two middle schools (溪湖國中, 成功國中) and five elementary schools (湖東國小, 湖西國小, 湖南國小, 湖北國小, 溪湖國小).

Tourist attractions

During the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan (1895-1945), Xihu was an important center for sugar manufacturing; because of demand for sugar transport, a railway system was set up. Local officials have now set up a tourist train featuring a 60-year-old steam engine that pulls several train carriages full of tourists during weekend runs. The locomotive is Taiwan's first unmodified steam engine, Engine No. 346.

Transportation

Xihu Bus Station

Bus station in the township is Xihu Bus Station of Yuanlin Bus.

References

  1. ↑ http://town.chcg.gov.tw/xihu/00home/index7.asp
  2. ↑ 統計資料 | 一月 | 表四 [Statistics|January|Table 4]. accounting.chcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Changhua County Government. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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